pear
part of speech
noun (pear, pears)
meaning for a pupil
1) A pear is a sweet, juicy fruit, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, with a green, yellow or brown skin. tree →
2) A pear tree is the tree that grows pears. tree →
3) «Pear-shaped» means narrow at the top and wide at the bottom; «go pear-shaped» (UK) means go wrong. tree →
sense in the lessons
a fruit on the table; a counted thing («Each bag has 5 pears»); in everyday life a healthy snack; in science pears grow from flowers on pear trees and hold seeds in the core
examples
- I put one pear on the table. tree →
- Ana picked 7 pears and gave 2 to Jo. tree →
- Each bag has 5 pears. tree →
- This pear is soft and juicy. tree →
- Pears grow on trees in the orchard. tree →
- I had a pear and some cheese for a snack. tree →
- Cut the pear and take out the core. tree →
- A light bulb is pear-shaped. tree →
- “Give me another basket of pears,” he said. tree →
note
A fruit; counts in «how many fruits». No operation clue. Do not mix «pear» (fruit) with «pair» (two of the same: a pair of socks) or «pare» (to cut the skin off): all three sound the same.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «pear» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.