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# article

noun (an article, articles)

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

## Everyday

1. An article is a piece of writing in a newspaper, magazine or website. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/article/#m1)
2. An article is a single thing or object, especially one of a set, as in an article of clothing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/article/#m2)
3. In grammar, the articles are the words a, an and the. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/article/#m3)
4. An article is one part of a law or rule list. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/article/#m4)

### In the lessons

In English lessons pupils learn the articles a, an (indefinite) and the (definite), and write newspaper articles. In everyday life people read articles online and in papers. Phrases: newspaper article, article of clothing, definite article, indefinite article.

### Examples

- I read an article about sharks in the magazine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/article/#x1)
- We wrote a newspaper article about the school fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/article/#x2)
- A, an and the are called articles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/article/#x3)
- Use an before a vowel sound: an apple. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/article/#x4)
- The is the definite article. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/article/#x5)
- Each article of clothing should have your name in it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/article/#x6)
- The article said the park will open next week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/article/#x7)
- Not every article on the internet tells the truth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/article/#x8)
- Each article was in keeping with its surroundings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/article/#x9)

### Note

Countable: an article, articles. Grammar: a/an = indefinite article (any one), the = definite article (a particular one). Use an before a vowel sound (an hour, an umbrella) and a before a consonant sound (a uniform, a horse). Check who wrote an online article before believing it.

## On Mova

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