pyjama

«pyjama» in Mova's school dictionary: Loose, comfortable clothes for sleeping in, usually a top… — 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 (pyjamas — usually plural; pyjama as an adjective: pyjama top)

meaning for a pupil

1) (pyjamas) Loose, comfortable clothes for sleeping in, usually a top and trousers. tree →

2) (pyjama, before another noun) Belonging to pyjamas: «pyjama party», «pyjama top». tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and routines: put on pyjamas at bedtime; «pyjama day» at school for charity. In hygiene, change pyjamas regularly. Phrases: «a pair of pyjamas», «in your pyjamas», «pyjama party», «PJs».

examples

• I put on my pyjamas after my bath. tree →
• We had a pyjama party at my friend's house. tree →
• My pyjama top has stars on it. tree →
• It was pyjama day at school, so we came in our PJs. tree →
• Grandpa gave me a new pair of pyjamas. tree →
• Don't go outside in your pyjamas! tree →

note

Usually plural: «pyjamas» or «a pair of pyjamas». UK spelling «pyjamas»; US spelling «pajamas». Short form: «PJs». Use «pyjama» (singular) only before another noun.

In the corpora

• That night he dreams he has to fight Jake in front of the whole school, in his pyjamas.

Trees and pragmatics

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