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# diary

noun (diary, diaries)

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

## Everyday

1. A diary is a book where you write what happens each day and how you feel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diary/#m1)
2. A diary is also a book or calendar where you write plans and appointments. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diary/#m2)

### In the lessons

maths: a book with pages written per day; a story word or pages counted (days = total pages ÷ pages per day); English: writing a diary entry, famous diaries from history; everyday life: a homework diary, a nature diary; science: a diary of a plant's growth

### Examples

- She writes 2 pages in her diary every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diary/#x1)
- The diary has 120 pages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diary/#x2)
- How many days until the diary is full? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diary/#x3)
- He bought 3 diaries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diary/#x4)
- Write a diary entry about your weekend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diary/#x5)
- I keep a diary with a lock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diary/#x6)
- We kept a diary of the bean plant's growth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diary/#x7)
- Anne Frank wrote a famous diary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diary/#x8)
- The General's lady kept a diary, and in this diary was recorded every ball she attended and every visit she received. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diary/#x9)

### Note

Often a rate (pages per day) and a total (pages in the diary): days = total ÷ rate. Trap: do not confuse diary with dairy (milk). Plural: diaries. US English also says «journal».

## On Mova

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