online

«online» in Mova's school dictionary: Connected to the internet or done on it: "online games" — 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 (online); adverb (online)

meaning for a pupil

1) Connected to the internet or done on it: "online games". tree →

2) As an adverb, on the internet: "We shop online." tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and safety: online safety — keep personal information private (name, school, address, passwords), don't meet people you only know online, be kind online, tell a trusted adult if something online upsets you; not everything online is true. In school, online learning and research. Phrases: go online, stay safe online, online games, online shopping.

examples

• We did our homework online. tree →
• Never share your address online. tree →
• Be kind to others online. tree →
• Not everything you read online is true. tree →
• My grandma shops online. tree →
• Tell an adult if something online scares you. tree →
• Some people online pretend to be someone else. tree →
• Is the printer online? tree →

note

Usually one word: "online". Opposite: offline. People you meet online are still strangers, even after many chats.

In the corpora

• Above them are «royal sources», newspaper columns and online guesses — some right, many wrong, none of them checkable.
• When a famous person is ill, people online rush to guess.
• Many online photos are filtered or edited; comparing your real face to an edited picture is unfair on yourself.
• Trolling means sending many cruel messages online; you can disagree strongly with someone without abusing them.
• Online cruelty drives real people off social media; memes mocking someone's looks are bullying, even when lots of people share them.

Trees and pragmatics

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