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# candy

noun (candy, candies)

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

## Everyday

1. Candy is a sweet food made with sugar, like a lollipop or a toffee. In the UK and Ireland it is called sweets, and in Australia and New Zealand lollies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candy/#m1)
2. A candy is one piece of it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candy/#m2)

### In the lessons

a thing counted, shared, eaten or given; often split into equal bags; at Halloween children collect candy; phrases: «a piece of candy», «candy bar», «cotton candy» (candyfloss), «candy cane»

### Examples

- Bobby had 30 pieces of candy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candy/#x1)
- He ate 12 pieces of candy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candy/#x2)
- She shares 24 candies equally among 4 friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candy/#x3)
- How many candies did they have in all? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candy/#x4)
- We got lots of candy on Halloween. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candy/#x5)
- Too much candy is bad for your teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candy/#x6)
- A candy cane is red and white. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candy/#x7)
- Never take candy from a stranger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candy/#x8)
- Green candy and green pop-corn were offered for sale, as well as green shoes, green hats, and green clothes of all sorts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candy/#x9)

### Note

Uncountable (some candy) and countable (candies). A thing counted. «ate», «gave away» take away; «shares equally» divides. Trap: «pieces of candy» counts the pieces, not a different thing.

## On Mova

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