tribute

«tribute» in Mova's school dictionary: something said, done or given to show respect, thanks or… — 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 tribute, tributes)

meaning for a pupil

1) A tribute is something said, done or given to show respect, thanks or admiration for someone: «a tribute to the nurses». tree →

2) In history, a tribute was money, food or goods that a weaker country or people had to pay to a stronger ruler. tree →

3) A tribute act or tribute band copies the music of a famous band. tree →

4) «To be a tribute to» means to show how good something is: «The garden is a tribute to her hard work». tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons, conquered lands paid tribute to the Romans or to other empires. In everyday life and the news, people «pay tribute» to someone who has died or done something brave, with words, flowers or a minute's silence. In stories, a tribute is sometimes a person sent as a payment. Phrases: «pay tribute to», «a fitting tribute», «tribute band», «in tribute to».

examples

• The school planted a tree as a tribute to our old caretaker. tree →
• Fans left flowers in tribute to the singer. tree →
• The king demanded tribute from the villages. tree →
• Everyone paid tribute to the brave firefighters. tree →
• We went to see a Beatles tribute band. tree →
• Her neat work is a tribute to her patience. tree →
• “Have you collected my tribute from Denmark?” tree →

note

Countable. «Pay tribute to» is the usual phrase. Do not confuse with «tributary» (a small river that flows into a bigger one).

In the corpora

• And the LORD'S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
• And the beeves were thirty and six thousand, of which the LORD'S tribute was threescore and twelve.
• And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred, of which the LORD'S tribute was threescore and one.
• And the persons were sixteen thousand, of whom the LORD'S tribute was thirty and two persons.
• And Moses gave the tribute, which was set apart for the LORD, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Trees and pragmatics

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