patio

«patio» in Mova's school dictionary: a flat, paved area next to a house, used for sitting… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a patio, patios)

meaning for a pupil

A patio is a flat, paved area next to a house, used for sitting, eating and relaxing outside. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, families have barbecues on the patio and put tables, chairs and plant pots there. Safety: patios can be slippery when wet or icy. Phrases: "patio doors" (big glass sliding doors), "patio furniture".

examples

• We had a barbecue on the patio. tree →
• Grandma grows tomatoes in pots on the patio. tree →
• The cat sleeps on the warm patio stones. tree →
• Slide open the patio doors. tree →
• Dad swept the patio after the storm. tree →
• Be careful, the patio is slippery in the rain. tree →

note

Plural: patios. Comes from Spanish. Pronounced PAT-ee-oh.

In the corpora

• A trampoline should have a safety net and frame pads, with space around it on soft ground, away from fences and patios.

Trees and pragmatics

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