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# adorn

verb (adorn, adorns, adorned, adorning)

«adorn» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To decorate something or make it look more beautiful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorn/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories jewels, flowers, lights or carvings adorn a castle, a crown, a person or a room.

### Examples

- «It is light that adorns me,» said the flower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorn/#x1)
- Flowers adorn the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorn/#x2)
- Carvings adorn the old temple. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorn/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «adorn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorn/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«adorn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/adorn.html) on Mova free.

