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# classmate

noun (classmate, classmates)

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

## Everyday

A classmate is a person in the same class as you at school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classmate/#m1)

### In the lessons

maths: people counted, often sharing things (each classmate gets so many: a product); school: working in pairs with a classmate, birthday treats for the class, valentines; stories: friends and new classmates; safety: be kind to a new classmate, tell a teacher if a classmate is hurt

### Examples

- She gives 2 cookies to each of her 24 classmates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classmate/#x1)
- He has 18 classmates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classmate/#x2)
- How many valentines for all her classmates? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classmate/#x3)
- 5 classmates came to the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classmate/#x4)
- My classmate helped me with my reading. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classmate/#x5)
- A new classmate joined us today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classmate/#x6)
- We wrote cards for our classmates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classmate/#x7)
- I sit next to my classmate Sam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classmate/#x8)

### Note

Often «each classmate» makes a product. Trap: «her 24 classmates» does not count her, so the class has 25. One word, no space.

## On Mova

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