vegetarian

«vegetarian» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who does not eat meat or fish — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a vegetarian, vegetarians); adjective (a vegetarian meal)

meaning for a pupil

1) A vegetarian is a person who does not eat meat or fish. tree →

2) Vegetarian food has no meat or fish in it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and health lessons, some families and pupils are vegetarian for reasons of health, animal care, religion or the environment. School menus often have a vegetarian option. Vegetarians may still eat eggs and dairy; vegans eat no animal products at all. In science, animals that eat only plants are «herbivores», not «vegetarians». Phrases: «vegetarian option», «a vegetarian diet», «go vegetarian».

examples

• My best friend is vegetarian, so we made veggie burgers. tree →
• The school has a vegetarian lunch every day. tree →
• Vegetarians do not eat meat or fish. tree →
• Is this pizza vegetarian? tree →
• My aunt went vegetarian to help animals. tree →
• Beans and lentils give vegetarians protein. tree →
• Out of 30 children, 6 chose the vegetarian meal. tree →

note

Countable noun and adjective; one word. Short form: «veggie». Trap: a vegetarian is not a vegan; vegetarians often eat cheese, milk and eggs. For animals use «herbivore».

In the corpora

• People are vegetarian or vegan for health, belief or love of animals, so never try to make them eat meat.
• Vegetarians can get all their nutrients from beans, eggs, dairy, nuts, grains and vegetables.
• Ahimsa means non-violence to all living things; it is why many Hindus are vegetarian.

Trees and pragmatics

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