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School
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
schools
Examples
He forgot his homework and had to rush back to school to get it.
02
a large number of fish or sea mammals that swim together
Examples
A school of fish swam past us as we snorkeled in the clear water.
03
a group of artists who share similar beliefs, styles or ideas in their work
04
a building where young people receive education
05
the process of being formally educated at a school
06
the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session
07
an educational institution's faculty and students
to school
01
to teach someone a specific subject, skill, or area of knowledge
Transitive: to school sb on a subject | to school sb in a subject
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
school
3rd person singular
schools
Present participle
schooling
Past simple
schooled
Past participle
schooled
Examples
The professor schooled the students on advanced physics theories.
02
(of fish and sea mammals) to form a large group and to feed or move in it
Intransitive
Examples
The herring school in large numbers, creating shimmering silver clouds as they move through the water.
Lexical Tree
preschool
school
