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# educational

adjective

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

## Everyday

1. Educational means teaching you something or helping you learn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/educational/#m1)
2. Connected with schools and teaching, as in «educational system». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/educational/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used about games, toys, TV shows, trips and websites that help children learn. Phrases: «educational toys», «an educational trip», «educational value». It tells the reader that something is good for learning, often also fun.

### Examples

- We went on an educational trip to the science museum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/educational/#x1)
- This app is fun and educational. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/educational/#x2)
- Grandma gave me an educational board game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/educational/#x3)
- Museums are very educational places. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/educational/#x4)
- The documentary was really educational. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/educational/#x5)
- The government spends money on educational programmes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/educational/#x6)

### Note

«An educational» (vowel sound) — use «an». Not the same as «educated» (a person who has learned a lot). Adverb: educationally.

## On Mova

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