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# lake

noun (lake, lakes)

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

## Everyday

1. A lake is a big area of water with land all around it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lake/#m1)
2. Most lakes have fresh water, not salty sea water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lake/#m2)
3. A lake can also be a pool of something else, like «a lake of lava». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lake/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school maths: a place in a story; birds, boats or fish on a lake; distance around a lake (a perimeter). In geography: the Great Lakes of North America, Lake Taupō in New Zealand; rivers flow into and out of lakes. In everyday life and safety: swimming, boating, ice skating on lakes. Phrases: «on the lake», «in the lake», «around the lake», «lakeside».

### Examples

- There are 20 ducks on the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lake/#x1)
- The path around the lake is 3 km. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lake/#x2)
- They walked to the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lake/#x3)
- 8 boats are on the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lake/#x4)
- We swam in the lake in summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lake/#x5)
- The Great Lakes are between Canada and the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lake/#x6)
- Never walk on a frozen lake unless an adult says the ice is safe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lake/#x7)
- Fish and frogs live in the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lake/#x8)

### Note

Countable: «a lake». Capital letter in names: «Lake Superior». A pond is smaller; the sea is salty and much bigger. Maths: a place; the distance around it is a perimeter. Trap: walking around the lake twice doubles the distance. Safety: swim only where it is allowed and with an adult.

## On Mova

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