randy

«randy» in Mova's school dictionary: a boy's or man's name, often short for Randall or Randolph — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a name: Randy; also adjective randy — rude, for adults)

meaning for a pupil

1) Randy is a boy's or man's name, often short for Randall or Randolph. tree →

2) As an ordinary word, randy is a rude adult word; pupils will meet it mostly as the name. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths: a person in a story, usually the one who owns, buys or gives things. In everyday life: a common first name in the USA and Canada.

examples

• Randy has 12 baseball cards. tree →
• Randy gave 4 cards to his brother. tree →
• Randy runs 3 miles every day. tree →
• How many cards does Randy have now? tree →
• Randy and his sister walk to school together. tree →
• Randy scored the winning goal. tree →

note

A name carries no clue; follow what Randy does (gets, gives, spends). Trap: when two names appear, keep track of whose amount changes. As a name it always has a capital letter: Randy.

Trees and pragmatics

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