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# lego

noun, a brand name (Lego / LEGO, uncountable; a Lego brick, Lego bricks); used like a noun for the toy bricks

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

## Everyday

1. Lego is a toy made of small plastic bricks that click together so you can build things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lego/#m1)
2. People also say «Lego» for one set or the pieces themselves, as in «a box of Lego». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lego/#m2)

### In the lessons

Everyday and play: children build houses, vehicles and robots with Lego; in school, Lego is used for counting, making arrays, symmetry, design-and-technology and simple robotics. Safety: tiny pieces can choke babies and toddlers, so keep them away from little ones; treading on Lego in bare feet really hurts. Phrases: «a Lego set», «Lego bricks», «build with Lego».

### Examples

- I built a spaceship out of Lego. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lego/#x1)
- Please put your Lego back in the box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lego/#x2)
- Ouch, I stepped on a Lego brick! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lego/#x3)
- We used Lego bricks to show multiplication arrays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lego/#x4)
- Keep small Lego pieces away from the baby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lego/#x5)
- My cousin got a big Lego set for his birthday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lego/#x6)
- The Lego tower was taller than me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lego/#x7)
- Our robotics club uses Lego motors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lego/#x8)

### Note

It is a brand name, so the company writes it LEGO with capitals; people often write «Lego». In the UK people usually say «some Lego» (uncountable), in the US often «Legos» (countable). Small pieces are a choking hazard for children under three.

## On Mova

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