romeo
part of speech
noun (a romeo, romeos — informal); proper noun (Romeo — a name)
meaning for a pupil
1) (a name) Romeo is a boy's name; the most famous Romeo is the young lover in Shakespeare's play «Romeo and Juliet». tree →
2) (informal) A young man who flirts a lot or acts like a romantic lover: «he thinks he's a real Romeo». tree →
3) In the radio spelling alphabet (NATO), «Romeo» stands for the letter R. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and everyday life it is used for a boy who is very romantic. In the spelling alphabet used by pilots, police and soldiers, R is said as «Romeo» so it is not misheard. Phrases: «a real Romeo», «Romeo and Juliet», «Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo».
examples
- In the spelling alphabet, R is «Romeo». tree →
- «Romeo and Juliet» is a sad love story by Shakespeare. tree →
- He's a bit of a Romeo, always giving girls flowers. tree →
- The pilot spelt R-A-Y as «Romeo, Alpha, Yankee». tree →
- Romeo is a popular boy's name in Italy. tree →
- Our cat is called Romeo. tree →
- The boy’s real name was Romeo, but everyone called him Lamp-Wick, for he was long and thin and had a woebegone look about him. tree →
note
Usually with a capital letter. Trap: «wherefore art thou Romeo» means «why are you Romeo?» (why are you from the enemy family), not «where are you». Calling someone «a Romeo» is light teasing.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «romeo» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.