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# app

noun (app, apps)

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

## Everyday

An app is a program on a phone, tablet or computer, like a game, a map or a calculator. It is short for «application». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/app/#m1)

### In the lessons

a thing counted on a phone: apps are added (downloaded) and taken away (deleted); in everyday life apps help with maps, weather and school work; phrases: «download an app», «delete an app», «open the app», «app store»

### Examples

- Dave had 23 apps on his phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/app/#x1)
- He deleted 8 apps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/app/#x2)
- She downloaded 6 new apps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/app/#x3)
- How many more apps than files did he have left? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/app/#x4)
- I use a maths app to practise times tables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/app/#x5)
- The weather app says it will rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/app/#x6)
- Ask a parent before you download a new app. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/app/#x7)
- Tap the app to open it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/app/#x8)

### Note

Countable: an app, apps. A thing counted. «download» adds apps, «delete» takes them away. Trap: problems often mix apps and files; keep the two kinds apart. Safety: some apps ask for personal details; check with an adult first.

## On Mova

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