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# envelope

noun (envelope, envelopes)

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

## Everyday

1. An envelope is a flat paper cover in which you put a letter or card before posting it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#m1)
2. An envelope can be any covering that wraps something, like the layer of gases around a planet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#m2)
3. To envelop something is to wrap it or surround it completely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, children address envelopes for birthday cards and letters with the name, street, town and postcode, and a stamp in the top right corner. In maths, you can work out sums «on the back of an envelope» (quick rough working). Phrases: «seal an envelope», «address an envelope», «brown envelope», «push the envelope» (= try new, bolder things).

### Examples

- Put the letter in the envelope and lick the flap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#x1)
- Write the address clearly on the envelope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#x2)
- Stick the stamp in the top right corner of the envelope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#x3)
- She opened the envelope and found a birthday card. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#x4)
- The winner's name was in a sealed envelope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#x5)
- We did a quick sum on the back of an envelope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#x6)
- The pilot liked to push the envelope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#x7)
- The Dryad saw herself enveloped in lace and silk, like the women of wealth and of high birth around her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#x8)

### Note

Pronounced «EN-vuh-lohp» or «ON-vuh-lohp». Do not confuse with the verb «envelop» (no «e» at the end, «en-VEL-up»), which means to wrap or surround completely. Countable.

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life, children address envelopes for birthday cards and letters with the name, street, town and postcode, and a stamp in the top right corner. In maths, you can work out sums «on the back of an envelope» (quick rough working). Phrases: «seal an envelope», «address an envelope», «brown envelope», «push the envelope» (= try new, bolder things).

### Note

Pronounced «EN-vuh-lohp» or «ON-vuh-lohp». Do not confuse with the verb «envelop» (no «e» at the end, «en-VEL-up»), which means to wrap or surround completely. Countable.

## On Mova

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