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# gal

noun (gals) (informal)

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

## Everyday

1. A gal is a girl or young woman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gal/#m1)
2. (dialect) A gal can be a sweetheart, as in old songs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gal/#m2)

### In the lessons

in folk tales and old songs, a girl or a sweetheart; in a country voice

### Examples

- The little gal ran to the well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gal/#x1)
- Her gal came to visit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gal/#x2)
- I saw a gal at the fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gal/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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