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# honeymoon

noun (a honeymoon, honeymoons); verb (honeymoon, honeymoons, honeymooned, honeymooning)

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

## Everyday

1. A honeymoon is a holiday that a newly married couple take together just after their wedding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeymoon/#m1)
2. The honeymoon (period) is the happy, easy time at the start of something new, like a new job or a new leader, before problems begin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeymoon/#m2)
3. To honeymoon is to go on a honeymoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeymoon/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories about weddings, the couple leave for their honeymoon after the party. In news and adult talk, a new prime minister or teacher has a «honeymoon period». Phrases: «go on honeymoon», «on their honeymoon», «the honeymoon is over», «honeymoon suite».

### Examples

- After the wedding they went on honeymoon to Italy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeymoon/#x1)
- My aunt sent us a postcard from her honeymoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeymoon/#x2)
- The hotel gave them the honeymoon suite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeymoon/#x3)
- They honeymooned on a quiet island. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeymoon/#x4)
- The new coach had a short honeymoon before we started losing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeymoon/#x5)
- When the puppy chewed the sofa, the honeymoon was over! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeymoon/#x6)
- Mum and Dad showed us photos from their honeymoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeymoon/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Use «a honeymoon» (the h is pronounced). «The honeymoon is over» is an idiom: the easy start has ended. Mostly about married couples; a holiday before a wedding is not a honeymoon.

## On Mova

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