pint

«pint» in Mova's school dictionary: a unit for measuring liquids such as milk or beer — 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 pint, pints)

meaning for a pupil

1) A pint is a unit for measuring liquids such as milk or beer. tree →

2) (UK, informal) «A pint» often means a glass of beer: «going for a pint». tree →

3) (informal) Something «pint-sized» is very small. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths and measurement: in the UK an imperial pint is about 568 millilitres; in the US a pint is about 473 millilitres; 8 pints make a gallon, 2 pints make a quart. In the UK milk is still sold in pints and beer in pints in pubs. Phrases: «a pint of milk», «half a pint», «pint-sized».

examples

• Can you buy a pint of milk on the way home? tree →
• There are 8 pints in a gallon. tree →
• A UK pint is about 568 ml. tree →
• Grandad went to the pub for a pint. tree →
• Half a pint of water is enough for the plant. tree →
• Our pint-sized puppy is very brave. tree →
• How many pints of juice are in 4 quarts? tree →
• The recipe needs a pint of stock. tree →
• But the brandy went up in price, and the taverner said that he must have fourpence for the half-pint. tree →

note

Abbreviation: pt. UK and US pints differ, which is a trap in maths problems: check which one is meant. Conversions: 1 gallon = 8 pints; 1 quart = 2 pints; UK 1 pint ≈ 0.57 L. Pronounced PYNT, rhyming with «pine» + t, not with «mint».

In the corpora

• Later he tells Sam, «I'd give that clock away ten times to have one more pint with him.»

Trees and pragmatics

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