popular
part of speech
adjective (popular, more popular, most popular)
meaning for a pupil
1) Popular means liked by many people, like a popular game or a popular person. tree →
2) Popular also means done, believed or chosen by many people, like a popular name or a popular idea. tree →
3) Popular can mean made for ordinary people, not experts, like popular music. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school, «popular» is used for favourites in data: in a tally chart or bar chart, the most popular choice is the one with the biggest count (the mode). In feelings lessons, being popular is not the same as being kind; it is good to have a few good friends. Phrases: «the most popular», «popular with», «a popular choice», «pop music» (short for popular music).
examples
- Football is very popular in our school. tree →
- The most popular fruit in our class survey was apples. tree →
- She is popular because she is kind to everyone. tree →
- That park is popular with families. tree →
- The new book became popular very quickly. tree →
- Olivia is a popular name for girls. tree →
- The bar chart shows which pet is most popular. tree →
- Ice cream is popular on hot days. tree →
note
Comparatives: «more popular, most popular» (not «popularer»). Noun: «popularity». In maths, «most popular» = the category with the biggest number (the mode); «least popular» = the smallest. Popular does not mean good or true; many people can like something wrong.
In the corpora
- But a bot repeats popular beliefs as easily as facts.
- Okean Elzy is a Ukrainian rock band formed in 1994 and popular for decades.
- I am a toad — the well-known and popular Mr.
- Some accounts are bots or fake accounts that repeat the same thing to make an idea look more popular.
- Some accounts are bots or fake accounts that repeat the same message to make an idea look more popular than it is.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «popular» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.