school

/skuːl/ noun

Definition

PLACE [C] › a place where children go to be educated: Which school do you go to? I ride my bike to school.

TIME [U] › the time that you spend at school: I like school. We're going shopping after school. I started school when I was five.

PEOPLE [no plural] › all the students and teachers at a school: The whole school took part in the project.

a dance/language/riding, etc school › a place where you can study a particular subject

PART [C] › a part of a college or university: the University of Cambridge Medical School

UNIVERSITY [C, U] US informal › in the US, any college or university, or the time you spend there: Which schools did you apply for?

FISH [C] › a group of fish or other sea animals

→ See also boarding school → See also elementary school → See also grade school → See also grammar school → See also high school → See also junior high school → See also junior school → See also middle school → See also night school → See also nursery school → See also prep school → See also preparatory school → See also primary school → See also public school → See also secondary school → See also state school

(Definition of school noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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