token
part of speech
noun (a token, tokens); adjective (token)
meaning for a pupil
1) A token is a round piece of metal or plastic used instead of a coin, for example in games or machines. tree →
2) A token is a card or voucher that you can exchange for goods: a book token (UK). tree →
3) A token of something is a sign or symbol of a feeling: a token of thanks. tree →
4) As an adjective, token means small and done only for show: a token effort. tree →
5) (computers) A token is a piece of text or a code that a program reads or that proves who you are. tree →
sense in the lessons
In board games you move your token around the board. In money lessons tokens are like vouchers. In stories a ring or flower can be a token of love. Phrases: a token of thanks, by the same token (for the same reason), a token gesture.
examples
- Put a token in the slot to play the game. tree →
- I got a book token for my birthday. tree →
- She gave him a flower as a token of thanks. tree →
- Move your token three squares forward. tree →
- He made only a token effort to tidy his room. tree →
- By the same token, you must help too. tree →
- The program splits the sentence into tokens. tree →
- “This is a token of my thanks!” tree →
note
Countable noun. «Token» as an adjective (token effort) means not real or serious. «By the same token» = for the same reason. In language models, a token is a small piece of text.
In the corpora
- I have set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between Me and the earth.
- But if this thing be true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in the damsel;
- That frustrateth the tokens of the imposters, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
- Have ye not asked them that go by the way; and will ye misdeem their tokens,
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «token» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.