tailor

«tailor» in Mova's school dictionary: a person whose job is to make, mend or change clothes… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun, verb (tailor, tailors, tailored, tailoring)

meaning for a pupil

1) A tailor is a person whose job is to make, mend or change clothes, especially suits and coats. tree →

2) To tailor clothes is to make them fit a person exactly. tree →

3) To tailor something is to make it suit a special need: a plan tailored to each child. tree →

sense in the lessons

Maths: a worker who makes clothes; cloth used per suit, buttons sewn per coat, money earned: the rate tells you to multiply. Stories: The Brave Little Tailor, «The Emperor's New Clothes». Everyday: tailor-made (made just for you).

examples

• A tailor needs 2 meters of cloth for each suit. tree →
• The tailor sewed 5 buttons on each coat. tree →
• The tailor made 12 shirts in a week. tree →
• He charges 20 dollars for each dress. tree →
• The tailor measured Dad for a new suit. tree →
• The brave little tailor killed seven flies with one blow. tree →
• The lessons are tailored to each child. tree →
• On the way he met a tailor. tree →

note

Countable noun; regular verb. A person of the story; the rate (cloth per suit, buttons per coat) tells you to multiply. Trap: none.

Trees and pragmatics

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