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# boon

noun (a boon, boons)

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

## Everyday

1. Something that is very helpful and makes life better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boon/#m1)
2. (old) A favour or request someone asks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boon/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and news: «the new library is a boon to the village». In old stories, a hero asks the king for a boon. Phrase: a boon companion (an old phrase for a close friend).

### Examples

- The new bus route is a boon for the school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boon/#x1)
- The rain was a boon to the farmers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boon/#x2)
- Calculators are a boon for long sums. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boon/#x3)
- The knight asked the queen for a boon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boon/#x4)
- Free Wi-Fi is a real boon on holiday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boon/#x5)

### Note

Countable: a boon, boons. Opposite: a burden, a curse, a drawback. Often «a boon to/for».

## On Mova

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