ski

«ski» in Mova's school dictionary: one of a pair of long narrow flat boards fixed to boots… — 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 (a ski, skis); verb (ski, skis, skied, skiing)

meaning for a pupil

1) A ski is one of a pair of long narrow flat boards fixed to boots for sliding over snow. tree →

2) To ski means to move over snow on skis. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life families in Canada, the northern USA, Europe, New Zealand and Australia's Snowy Mountains go skiing in winter. In PE and safety lessons, pupils learn to wear a helmet and stay on marked runs. Phrases: go skiing, ski slope, ski lift, ski resort, water ski.

examples

• We went skiing in the mountains. tree →
• I fell over on my skis. tree →
• She skis faster than her dad. tree →
• The ski lift took us to the top. tree →
• Always wear a helmet when you ski. tree →
• He learned to water ski on the lake. tree →
• Put your skis on the rack. tree →

note

Past: "skied"; -ing: "skiing" (two i's). Countable noun: a pair of skis. Said "skee". Safety: stay on runs that match your level and watch for other skiers; avalanche signs must be obeyed.

In the corpora

• Water, sand and snow reflect UV, so you can burn even under an umbrella or on a ski slope.

Trees and pragmatics

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