notable
part of speech
adjective (notable; more notable); noun (a notable, notables — formal)
meaning for a pupil
1) Worth noticing or important enough to be noticed. tree →
2) Famous or well known, as in "a notable writer". tree →
3) (noun, formal) An important or famous person. tree →
sense in the lessons
Used in history and news ("notable events", "notable people") and in school writing for something important. Phrases: "notable for", "a notable exception" (one that doesn't follow the pattern).
examples
- The town is notable for its old castle. tree →
- Marie Curie was a notable scientist. tree →
- There was a notable improvement in his reading. tree →
- Most birds can fly; the penguin is a notable exception. tree →
- The day's notable events were a fire drill and a visit from an author. tree →
- Many local notables came to the opening. tree →
- Her kindness was notable. tree →
note
Adverb "notably" (especially). Similar: "noteworthy", "remarkable". Not the same as "noticeable" (easy to see); "notable" means important or worth mentioning.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «notable» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.