Meaning of school | Babel Free

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1. school (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning)
2. school (an institution for educating children)
3. An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.
   Canada, India, US, countable, uncountable
4. A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.
   collective
5. Of or relating to school or education in schools: school supplies; a school dictionary.
6. school (the followers of a particular doctrine)
7. school (a place of learning)
8. An educational institution providing primary and secondary education, prior to tertiary education (college or university).
   British, countable, uncountable
9. A multitude.
10. A large group of aquatic animals, especially fish, swimming together; a shoal.
11. crag
12. At Eton College, a period or session of teaching.
    UK, countable, uncountable
13. To swim in or form into a school.
14. third-person singular present indicative
15. Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.
    countable, uncountable
16. To impart knowledge and skill to:coach, discipline, educate, instruct, teach, train, tutor.
17. second-person singular imperative
18. An art movement, a community of artists.
    countable, uncountable
19. to train through practice. We must school ourselves to be patient. oefen يُدَرِّب، يُمَرِّن обучавам disciplinar naučit se sich erziehen skole εκπαιδεύωenseñar, educar, formar koolitama آموزش دادن oppia apprendre à לְלַמֵד प्रशिक्षित करना školovati nevel melatih skóla; þjálfa, aga addestrare, imparare 訓練する 교육하다 išmokyti mācīties; apvaldīt melatih trainenskolere, lære oppćwiczyć, zaprawiać się تدریس کول disciplinar a deprinde приучать naučiť sa (iz)uriti (se), navaditi (se) naučiti skola, öva ...
20. The followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine; a school of thought.
    countable, uncountable
21. a bag for carrying books etc to and from school. She had a schoolbag on her back. skoolsak حَقيبَه مَدْرَسِيَّه учлищна чанта mochila školní brašna die Schultasche skoletaske σχολική τσάνταmochila koolikott كيف مدرسه koulureppu sac d'écolierילקוט स्कूल बैग školska torba iskolatáska tas sekolah skólataska cartella 学生カバン 통학 가방 mokyklinis krepšys, kuprinė skolassoma beg sekolah schooltasskoleveske torba szkolna, tornister بیگ pasta ghiozdan школьный ранец/портфель školská taška šolska torba škol...
    etc
22. The time during which classes are attended or in session in an educational institution.
    countable, uncountable
23. a boy or girl who goes to school. skoolseun, skoolmeisie تِلْميذ، طالِب مَدْرَسي ученик/чка aluno školák, -ačka der/die Schüler(in) skoleelev μαθητής, μαθήτριαalumno; alumna koolipoiss, koolitüdruk دانش آموز دختر يا پسر koululainen écolier/-ière תלמיד, תלמידה स्कूली लड़का učenik, đak diák pelajar skólapiltur/-stúlka scolaro, scolara 生徒 학생 moksleivis, moksleivė skolnieks; skolniece murid sekolah scholier skoleelev/-gutt/-jente uczeń, uczennica زده كوونكى، شاګرد aluno şcolar, şcolăriţă ученик, ...
24. The room or hall in English universities where the examinations for degrees and honours are held.
    countable, uncountable
25. a child who goes to school. skoolkind طالِب مَدْرَسي дете, което ходи на училище aluno dítě školou povinné das Schulkind skolebarn σχολιαρόπαιδο alumno koolilaps بچه مدرسه اي koululainen écolier/-ière תלמיד विद्यार्थी जीवन školarac iskolás anak sekolah skólabarn alunno, alunna 学童 학동 moksleivis skolēni kanak-kanak sekolah schoolkinduczeń باسواد aluno şcolar школьник školopovinné dieťa šolar učenik skolbarn เด็กเล็ก ๆ ที่ไปโรงเรียน okul çocuğu, öğrenci 學童 молодший школяр, молодша школярка اسکول...
26. The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age.
    countable, uncountable
27. a day on which children go to school. On a school-day I get up at seven o'clock. skooldag يوْم تَعْليمي في المَدْرَسَه учебен ден dia de escola školní den die Schulzeit skoledag ημέρα σχολείου, καθημερινή día de escuela koolipäev روز مدرسه koulupäivä jour d'école יוֹם לִימוּדִים स्कूली दिना školski dan tanítási nap hari sekolah skóladagur giorno di scuola 登校日 수업일 diena, kai bûna pamokos mācību diena hari sekolah schooldagskoledag dzień zajęć szkolnych روز مکتب dia de escola zi de şcoală день ...
28. An establishment offering specialized instruction, as for driving, cooking, typing, coding, etc.
    countable, uncountable
29. the time of a person's life during which he goes to school. skooldae أيام التَّلْمَذَه училищни години tempos de escola školní léta die Schulzeit skoletid μαθητικά χρόνια años del colegio kooliaeg روزهاي تحصيل kouluvuodet années d'école תְקוּפַת הַלִימוּדִים विद्यार्थी जीवन školsko doba diákévek masa sekolah skólaskylda/-ár (giorni di scuola) 学校時代 학창시절 mokykliniai metai skolas laiks/gadi zaman persekolahan schooljaren skoletid lata szkolne د تحصيل ورځى tempos de escola anii de şcoală/de învăţ...

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Examples

“Our children attend a public school in our neighborhood.”

“Harvard University is a famous American postsecondary school.”

“One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.”

“Divinity, history and geography are studied for two schools per week.”

“We are enrolled in the same university, but I attend the School of Economics and my brother is in the School of Music.”

“The Barbizon school of painters were part of an art movement towards Realism in art, which arose in the context of the dominant Romantic movement of the time.”

“These economists belong to the monetarist school.”

“Let no man be leſſe confident in his holy faith […] by reason of any difference of judgement vvhich is in the ſeveral Schools of Chriſtians concerning the effects and conſequent bleſſings of this Sacrament.”

“Here the stripped panelling was warmly gold and the pictures, mostly of the English school, were mellow and gentle in the afternoon light.”

“I’ll see you after school.”

“He was a gentleman of the old school.”

“His face pale but striking, though not handsome after the schools.”

“The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel.”

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