original
part of speech
adjective (original); noun (an original, originals)
meaning for a pupil
1) First; existing at the beginning, before changes: «the original plan». tree →
2) New and different, not copied: «an original idea». tree →
3) (noun) The first real thing, not a copy: «This painting is the original». tree →
sense in the lessons
In English and art lessons: «use original ideas», «write an original story» — do not copy. In maths problems: «the original price», «the original number» — the amount before a change; percentages of change are worked out from the original. In history and museums: «the original document». Phrases: «in its original form», «the original version».
examples
- The original price was twenty dollars, but now it is half price. tree →
- Write an original poem, not one you copied. tree →
- The museum has the original painting; the poster is a copy. tree →
- Our original plan was to go camping. tree →
- That's a very original idea! tree →
- The original Olympic Games were held in ancient Greece. tree →
- A number doubled is 18; what was the original number? tree →
- file which includes the original illustrations. tree →
note
In maths, «original» = the starting value: change = new − original, and «percent increase» = change ÷ original × 100. Adverb «originally» = at first. Noun «origin» = where something comes from. Opposites: «copy» (noun), «copied» or «unoriginal» (adjective).
In the corpora
- A cover is a song written by someone else; an original is one the band wrote itself.
- There is no "change 30 percent and it's yours" rule; what matters is whether the original can still be recognised.
- Cleaning products are kept in their original bottles, locked away or up high.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «original» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.