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# john

noun (John — a name; john — slang for a toilet, American)

«john» 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. John is a boy's or man's name, one of the most common in English. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/john/#m1)
2. In American slang, the john means the toilet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/john/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths, a name of a person in the story only. In stories and history, many kings, saints and famous people are called John. Phrases: «John Doe» (American, for an unknown person).

### Examples

- John has 10 apples. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/john/#x1)
- John buys 4 more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/john/#x2)
- John is 3 years older than Mary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/john/#x3)
- John and his sister walk to school together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/john/#x4)
- King John lived in England long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/john/#x5)
- John's football shirt has the number 9. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/john/#x6)

### Note

As a name, write it with a capital J: John. Short forms: Johnny, Jack. A name only; it carries no clue. Keep track of whose amount is John's. Trap: «John is 3 years older than Mary» means add 3 to Mary's age to get John's.

## In Jewish tradition

In maths, a name of a person in the story only. In stories and history, many kings, saints and famous people are called John. Phrases: «John Doe» (American, for an unknown person).

### Examples

- Proofed, formatted and Unicode transliteration by John Bruno Hare. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/J/john/#x1)
- Some are of the opinion that John Reuchlin, while others maintain that Paul Riccius was the author of it. (See Wolfii Biblioth. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/J/john/#x2)

### Note

As a name, write it with a capital J: John. Short forms: Johnny, Jack. A name only; it carries no clue. Keep track of whose amount is John's. Trap: «John is 3 years older than Mary» means add 3 to Mary's age to get John's.

## On Mova

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