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# education

noun (education; an education)

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

## Everyday

1. Education is the teaching and learning that happens at school, college and university. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/education/#m1)
2. The knowledge and skills a person gets from learning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/education/#m2)
3. Teaching about a special subject, like «road safety education» or «physical education». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/education/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in school life and news. Phrases: «physical education (PE)», «a good education», «higher education», «further education (UK)», «special education». It tells the reader about learning and schools.

### Examples

- Every child has the right to an education. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/education/#x1)
- PE stands for physical education. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/education/#x2)
- My aunt works in education as a teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/education/#x3)
- She got a good education at her local school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/education/#x4)
- Road safety education teaches us how to cross safely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/education/#x5)
- Higher education means university and college. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/education/#x6)

### Note

Mostly uncountable, but «a good education» uses «a». Adjective: educational; verb: educate; a person who is «educated» has had a lot of education. PE = physical education.

## On Mova

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