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# mrs

abbreviation, title (Mrs, used before a family name)

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

## Everyday

1. Mrs is a title put before the family name of a married woman, as in Mrs Smith. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mrs/#m1)
2. Children often use it to speak to or about their teacher: Good morning, Mrs Brown. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mrs/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and school: polite way to address women teachers and neighbours. In stories it tells you the character is an adult (usually married) woman. Related titles: Mr (man), Miss (unmarried woman or girl, also used for teachers in the UK), Ms (any woman, married or not), Dr (doctor).

### Examples

- Mrs Patel is my teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mrs/#x1)
- Good morning, Mrs Jones! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mrs/#x2)
- Mrs Brown lives next door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mrs/#x3)
- Please give this note to Mrs Lee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mrs/#x4)
- Mr and Mrs Smith have two children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mrs/#x5)
- Mrs Wilson read us a story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mrs/#x6)
- Is it Mrs or Ms? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mrs/#x7)
- Our head teacher is Mrs Green. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mrs/#x8)
- He took Mrs. Darling’s kiss with him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mrs/#x9)

### Note

Always written with a capital M. Pronounced «MISS-iz». In British English no full stop (Mrs); in American English with one (Mrs.). Use with the family name, not the first name: Mrs Smith, not Mrs Anna. If you do not know if a woman is married, Ms is safe.

## On Mova

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