replenishment

«replenishment» in Mova's school dictionary: Filling something up again after it has been used or emptied — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (replenishment; mostly uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Filling something up again after it has been used or emptied. tree →

2) The new supply that fills it up. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and nature it describes water refilling a lake or underground store after rain, or the body replacing lost water. In everyday life shops replenish shelves and you replenish a pencil case. Phrases: «replenishment of stocks», «water replenishment».

examples

• Rain brings replenishment to the reservoir. tree →
• The shop waits for the replenishment of its milk supplies. tree →
• After the race, our bodies need replenishment of water and salts. tree →
• The ship stopped at the port for replenishment. tree →
• Replenishment of the forest takes many years after a fire. tree →
• The class store cupboard needs replenishment of glue sticks. tree →

note

Formal; verb: «replenish». In maths it means adding back: a tank with 20 litres left and 80 litres of replenishment holds 100 litres.

Trees and pragmatics

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