word
part of speech
noun (word, words); verb (word, worded — rare)
meaning for a pupil
1) A word is a unit of language with a meaning, like «apple» or «run». tree →
2) A word can be a short talk or news: «Can I have a word?». tree →
3) Your word is a promise: «I give you my word». tree →
4) new sense tree →
sense in the lessons
the cue words that point to operations; a word problem is a maths problem told in sentences; phrases: «cue word», «word problem», «in other words», «keep your word», «word for word»
examples
- Look at the word «lost»: it tells us to subtract. tree →
- The word «each» tells us the groups are equal. tree →
- Read every word of the problem. tree →
- «Cat» is a word with three letters. tree →
- Look up a new word in the dictionary. tree →
- She kept her word and came to my party. tree →
- In other words, we need to hurry. tree →
- Can I have a word with you after class? tree →
note
Countable: a word, words. Cue words help, but the whole sentence decides. Trap: «more» in «how many more … than» means subtract.
In the corpora
- Employers often glance at a CV for less than a minute, so grown-ups fuss over every word.
- Family feuds often start over money, a will or hurtful words, and they can last for years.
- A friendly word early stops a big row later.
- Sometimes grown-ups close a door, lower their voices or spell out words so children won't understand.
- Grumbling about a noisy party is easier than knocking, but a knock and a kind word usually fix it.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «word» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.