name
part of speech
noun (name, names); verb (name, names, named, naming)
meaning for a pupil
1) A name is the word we call a person, pet, place or thing. tree →
2) To name something is to give it a name. tree →
3) To name something is also to say what it is: «Name three colours.» tree →
4) A name can mean what people think of you: «a good name». tree →
sense in the lessons
a word of the story; also «name the shape» or «write the name»; rarely counted (names on a list); in science every living thing has a name; phrases «first name», «last name», «call someone names» (be rude), «in the name of», «named after»
examples
- Her name is Lily. tree →
- Name the shape with 5 sides. tree →
- There are 24 names on the list. tree →
- He wrote his name 3 times. tree →
- We named our puppy Biscuit. tree →
- Can you name the planets in order? tree →
- The town is named after a river. tree →
- It is unkind to call people names. tree →
note
Usually carries no number. Names of people tell who owns which amount. Trap: keep track of which name has which number. Names of people and places start with a capital letter. Safety: do not tell your full name and address to strangers online.
In the corpora
- Starting a new job means learning new systems, names and rules all at once, so people come home tired.
- Many children call a step-parent by their first name, and it is fine to ask what to call them.
- Morning sickness is feeling or being sick in early pregnancy, and despite the name it can happen at any time of day.
- Parents often make a shortlist of names, and the name must be registered officially within a few weeks of the birth.
- When an old person gets confused or calls you the wrong name, it is the illness, not a lack of love.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «name» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.