official

«official» in Mova's school dictionary: approved by people in charge, like a government, school… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (official); noun (an official, officials)

meaning for a pupil

1) Official means approved by people in charge, like a government, school or organisation. tree →

2) Official also means done as part of a job or in a formal way. tree →

3) An official is a person with an important job in an organisation, like a referee or a government worker. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, official documents include passports and birth certificates; an official website or app comes from the real organisation. In online safety, children check whether information or a message is official or fake. In sports, officials such as referees and umpires enforce the rules. Official languages are the languages a country uses for law and government. Phrases: official language, official website, make it official, school official, officially.

examples

• English is an official language of Canada, along with French. tree →
• The results are now official. tree →
• Get information from the official website. tree →
• The officials checked the race times. tree →
• The prime minister made an official visit to Ireland. tree →
• It's official: we're getting a puppy! tree →
• Ask an official at the station for help. tree →
• Ireland has two official languages, Irish and English. tree →
• The Sultan's officials returned to the ship and showed the royal order to the captain. tree →

note

Do not confuse with «officer» (police officer) or «office» (a workplace). Adverb: officially. Unofficial = not approved.

In the corpora

• A divorce is the official legal end of a marriage, and "the divorce came through" means the court has finished it.
• At the bottom are the facts: dates, official statements from the Palace, things filmed for everyone to see.
• Many pop songs are written by teams, and everyone whose work is used gets a credit, an official mention.
• "Collateral damage" is official military language for ordinary people killed or property destroyed by accident in an attack.
• "Neutralized" in official military or police talk means killed.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «official» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.