sunset

«sunset» in Mova's school dictionary: the time in the evening when the sun goes down below the… — 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 sunset, sunsets; sunset — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Sunset is the time in the evening when the sun goes down below the horizon. tree →

2) A sunset is the colours in the sky when the sun goes down. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science sunset happens because the Earth spins; the sun sets in the west. Sunset times change with the seasons: later in summer, earlier in winter. In stories sunset marks the end of the day or a story. Phrases: «at sunset», «watch the sunset», «ride off into the sunset».

examples

• We watched a beautiful sunset at the beach. tree →
• The sky was orange and pink at sunset. tree →
• We must be home by sunset. tree →
• The sun sets in the west. tree →
• Sunset is later in summer than in winter. tree →
• The cowboy rode off into the sunset. tree →
• Bats come out after sunset. tree →
• Towards sunset he left his work and turned to go home. tree →

note

Countable or uncountable. Opposite: sunrise. Never look straight at the sun, even at sunset, as it can hurt your eyes. Myth: the sun does not really move down — the Earth turns away from it.

In the corpora

• "Sunsetting" means ending or discontinuing a product: the firm stops making or running it.
• During Ramadan many Muslims do not eat or drink from dawn to sunset, and friends are kind about it.
• Example: during Ramadan a girl in Birmingham fasts from dawn to sunset.
• Eid al-Fitr is the Muslim festival that ends Ramadan, a month of fasting from dawn to sunset.
• Priya only wanted to explore GTA 6's huge sunny world, drive along the beach and look at the sunsets.

Trees and pragmatics

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