tag
part of speech
noun (tag, tags); verb (tag, tags, tagged, tagging)
meaning for a pupil
1) A tag is a small label tied or stuck on something, like a price tag or a name tag. tree →
2) Tag is a running game where one player chases and touches the others. tree →
3) To tag is to touch someone in the game, or to put a label on something. tree →
4) To tag along is to go with others. tree →
sense in the lessons
a price tag or a label counted; in the playground, a game of tag; online, tagging people in a photo; phrases «price tag», «name tag», «tag along», «You're it!»
examples
- The price tag says 15 dollars. tree →
- Each shirt has a tag. tree →
- She put 20 name tags on the desk. tree →
- They played tag for 30 minutes. tree →
- Tag, you're it! tree →
- Can I tag along to the shops? tree →
- The dog wears a tag with its name. tree →
- Cut the tag off your new shirt. tree →
- The scientists put tags on the birds to follow them. tree →
- Ask before you tag a friend in a photo. tree →
note
A label; a price tag gives a price. Trap: «played tag» is a game, not a thing counted. Online safety: do not tag people or places in photos without asking.
In the corpora
- Borrowing always has a price called interest, so the total paid back is more than the price tag.
- In graffiti slang, bombing means spraying lots of tags quickly, usually illegally; it has nothing to do with real bombs.
- Released animals often wear radio collars or satellite tags, so scientists can see whether they find food, survive and have young.
- Games rely on players being honest about what happened, like being tagged.
- If a game of tag gets too rough, you say it needs to be gentler and tell the duty teacher if it continues.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «tag» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.