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school1

 
 
pronunciation:
skul
parts of speech:
noun, verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: A school is a place for teaching and learning.
Lara and Alex go to the same school. Sometimes they are in the same class.Our school has many classrooms, a cafeteria, a gym, and a large playground outside.
 
definition 2: School is the time when students attend school.
Daryl's school starts in September.Layla overslept and was late for school.
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: schools, schooling, schooled
definition: If someone is schooled in something, they have been trained in how to do it. If someone schools you in gardening, they give you training in how to care for a garden.
Both girls and boys of that time were schooled in formal dancing.My mom says that her grandmother schooled her in good manners.
similar words:
instruct, teach
Word History
The word school comes from schole, an ancient Greek word that means "leisure time spent in learning."
Word Builder: school +
  • schooling:
    formal education.
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some things found in schools
some things happening in schools
time periods in schools