pirate

«pirate» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who attacks and robs ships at sea — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a pirate, pirates); verb (pirate, pirates, pirated, pirating — to copy illegally)

meaning for a pupil

1) A pirate is a person who attacks and robs ships at sea. tree →

2) In stories and games, a pirate is a sailor with a ship, a flag and often a hidden treasure. tree →

3) To pirate a film, song or game means to copy it or share it without permission and without paying. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories a pirate is an exciting, often dangerous character: a captain, a parrot, a treasure map, an eye patch, «walk the plank». In history lessons pirates were real robbers of the sea, and they still exist in some parts of the world. In everyday life and online safety, «pirated» films or games are illegal copies that can carry viruses. Phrases: pirate ship, pirate flag, pirate treasure, dress up as a pirate, software piracy.

examples

• The pirate buried his treasure on a small island. tree →
• We dressed up as pirates for the school play. tree →
• The pirate ship had a black flag with a skull on it. tree →
• Real pirates were criminals, not friendly heroes. tree →
• Long John Silver is a famous pirate in a story. tree →
• Downloading a pirated game is against the law. tree →
• The children drew a pirate map with a big red X. tree →
• Pirates still attack some cargo ships today. tree →
• “Bill Jukes dead!” cried the startled pirates. tree →

note

Countable noun: a pirate, two pirates. The crime is «piracy» (uncountable). The verb is mostly used about copying: «pirated copies». Storybook pirates are friendly or funny, but real pirates hurt and robbed people — do not mix the story with history. A «parrot» is the bird that often sits on a pirate's shoulder in pictures.

In the corpora

• When a bot pretends to be a pirate or a footballer, it is still pretending; quotes it invents were never really said.
• èr («ar!» like a pirate, falling) is two when counting; for two of something you say liǎng.
• His mum suggested half for games and half for saving; he grumbled like a grumpy pirate, but agreed.

Trees and pragmatics

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