store
part of speech
noun, verb (store, stores, stored, storing)
meaning for a pupil
1) A store is a shop where people buy things (the usual word in American English). tree →
2) To store means to keep things in a place until you need them. tree →
3) A store is a supply kept for later: a store of food for winter. tree →
4) A storeroom is a room for keeping things. tree →
5) A department store is a big shop with many sections. tree →
sense in the lessons
Maths: a shop where things are bought and sold, with prices and stock; or to keep things in boxes, jars or shelves: «stores 6 on each shelf» is a rate. Science: squirrels store nuts for winter; plants store food in roots. Computers: store files. Everyday: grocery store, store cupboard, «in store» (coming soon).
examples
- The store has 40 apples. tree →
- Mom bought 3 shirts at the store. tree →
- The store sold 25 toys on Monday. tree →
- He stores 6 jars on each shelf. tree →
- Squirrels store nuts for the winter. tree →
- Store the milk in the fridge. tree →
- The computer stores all my photos. tree →
- Who knows what surprises are in store for us? tree →
- But there was another surprise and fright in store for them. tree →
note
Countable noun; verb stored, storing. As a shop it is the place of buying (money spent) and selling (stock goes down). «Stores 6 on each shelf» is a rate: shelves × 6. Trap: store (US) = shop (UK); «storey» (UK) is a floor of a building.
In the corpora
- Even when a bot forgets, the company may still store what you typed.
- Computers are fast at sums and storing facts but weak at common sense, such as knowing when a joke hurts someone.
- What you type or upload may be stored by a company you have never met.
- Circular breathing means breathing in through the nose while pushing out air stored in the cheeks, so the sound never stops.
- Research shows sleep helps the brain store new movement skills, so practice plus rest works better than practising tired for hours.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «store» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.