sleepover

«sleepover» in Mova's school dictionary: A party or visit when a child stays the night at a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a sleepover, sleepovers)

meaning for a pupil

A party or visit when a child stays the night at a friend's house, often with games, films and snacks. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life sleepovers are a big part of friendship. Manners: say thank you to the host's parents, follow their house rules, help tidy up. In safety and body-safety lessons: your parents should know where you are; you can call home if you feel uncomfortable; no adult or older child should ask you to keep secrets or break rules; it's fine to say no to a sleepover. Phrases: have a sleepover, go to a sleepover, sleepover party.

examples

• I'm going to a sleepover at Ella's house on Friday. tree →
• At the sleepover we watched a film and ate popcorn. tree →
• We had a sleepover in sleeping bags on the floor. tree →
• Remember to thank your friend's parents after the sleepover. tree →
• If you feel worried at a sleepover, you can call home. tree →
• Mum said I could have a sleepover for my birthday. tree →

note

One word: sleepover. In the UK people also say «sleepover» or «stay over». A «pyjama party» (UK) / «pajama party» (US) is similar.

In the corpora

• Ghost stories at a sleepover are fun because everyone knows they are stories, and nobody gets hurt.
• Vivid example: in Manchester, Freya comes home from a sleepover yawning.
• Parents may ring other parents after a sleepover; this is to keep all the children safe, not to get anyone in trouble.
• At a sleepover you can always ask to ring home if a film is too old for you.
• At a sleepover you bring your own things, follow bedtime rules and thank the family in the morning.

Trees and pragmatics

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