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# ms

noun / title (Ms — with a capital M; Ms. in US English); also an abbreviation «ms» = millisecond(s)

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

## Everyday

1. Ms (said «miz») is a title used before a woman's surname, whether she is married or not: «Ms Patel». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#m1)
2. «ms» (small letters) is short for millisecond, one thousandth of a second. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#m2)
3. MS can be short for manuscript or for multiple sclerosis (an illness). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#m3)

### In the lessons

At school children often call female teachers «Ms» plus their surname: «Good morning, Ms Brown.» In letters and forms, Ms is a polite title for any woman. In science and computing, «ms» means milliseconds: a fast reaction is about 200 ms. Phrases: «Dear Ms…», «Ms Smith».

### Examples

- Good morning, Ms Lee! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#x1)
- Ms Patel is our new class teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#x2)
- Write «Dear Ms Jones» at the start of your letter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#x3)
- Ms is used for women, married or not. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#x4)
- The light flashed for 50 ms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#x5)
- Our reaction times were about 250 ms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#x6)
- Ms Garcia teaches us maths. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#x7)
- Ask Ms Wilson if we can go outside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#x8)

### Note

Titles: Mr (men), Mrs (married women), Miss (unmarried women or girls), Ms (any woman), Mx (anyone, gender-neutral). UK English usually writes «Ms» without a full stop; US English writes «Ms.». Maths: 1 second = 1000 ms; 500 ms = half a second.

## On Mova

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