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# environment

noun (the environment; an environment, environments)

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

## Everyday

1. The environment is the natural world — air, water, land, plants and animals — that all living things depend on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/environment/#m1)
2. An environment is the surroundings and conditions where a person, animal or plant lives or works. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/environment/#m2)
3. In computing, an environment is the set of programs and settings you work in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/environment/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and geography lessons we study how plants and animals are adapted to their environment, and how pollution, litter and climate change harm the environment; recycling, saving energy and planting trees help protect it. At school a «safe learning environment» means a classroom where everyone feels safe. Phrases: «protect the environment», «harm the environment», «a safe environment», «environment-friendly», «natural environment».

### Examples

- We should protect the environment by recycling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/environment/#x1)
- Litter is bad for the environment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/environment/#x2)
- A polar bear's environment is cold and icy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/environment/#x3)
- Plants need the right environment to grow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/environment/#x4)
- Our school wants a safe, friendly environment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/environment/#x5)
- Cars that burn petrol pollute the environment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/environment/#x6)
- Camels are adapted to a desert environment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/environment/#x7)
- Saving water is good for the environment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/environment/#x8)

### Note

Tricky spelling: there is an n before the m: enviro-N-ment. Adjective: environmental. «The environment» (with «the») usually means nature in general.

## On Mova

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