packet
part of speech
noun (packet, packets)
meaning for a pupil
1) A packet is a small bag or box that holds things, like seeds or crisps. tree →
2) A packet can also mean a small parcel sent by post. tree →
3) «Cost a packet» (UK, informal) means cost a lot of money. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths: a group container: so many items in each packet; packets bought; packets needed (divide and round up). In everyday life: a packet of crisps, biscuits, seeds or tissues. In science: seed packets tell how deep and far apart to plant. In stories: a mysterious packet arrives.
examples
- A packet has 12 stickers. tree →
- She bought 3 packets of seeds. tree →
- Each packet costs 2 pounds. tree →
- How many packets does he need for 50 sweets? tree →
- Read the back of the seed packet before planting. tree →
- He opened a packet of crisps. tree →
- The cheese comes in a packet of 10 slices. tree →
- That new bike must have cost a packet! tree →
- An Ass and a Dog were on their travels together, and, as they went along, they found a sealed packet lying on the ground. tree →
note
«In each packet» is a rate: total = per packet × packets. Finding packets needed means divide, then round up. Trap: count items, not packets. «Packet» is common in British English; Americans often say «pack» or «package» (a pack of gum, a bag of chips).
In the corpora
- A blue fish label on packets shows fish from a fishery checked as well managed.
- Mum opens the cupboard and finds tiny dark droppings like grains of rice and a chewed hole in the cereal packet.
- Nitrogen hardly reacts, so crisp packets are filled with it to keep the crisps fresh.
- Opening packets with your teeth and chewing pencils or ice can crack teeth.
- Using teeth as tools, such as opening packets or bottles, is a common way children crack and chip teeth.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «packet» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.