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# official

adjective (official); noun (an official, officials)

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

## Everyday

1. Official means approved by people in charge, like a government, school or organisation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/official/#m1)
2. Official also means done as part of a job or in a formal way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/official/#m2)
3. An official is a person with an important job in an organisation, like a referee or a government worker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/official/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, official documents include passports and birth certificates; an official website or app comes from the real organisation. In online safety, children check whether information or a message is official or fake. In sports, officials such as referees and umpires enforce the rules. Official languages are the languages a country uses for law and government. Phrases: official language, official website, make it official, school official, officially.

### Examples

- English is an official language of Canada, along with French. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/official/#x1)
- The results are now official. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/official/#x2)
- Get information from the official website. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/official/#x3)
- The officials checked the race times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/official/#x4)
- The prime minister made an official visit to Ireland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/official/#x5)
- It's official: we're getting a puppy! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/official/#x6)
- Ask an official at the station for help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/official/#x7)
- Ireland has two official languages, Irish and English. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/official/#x8)
- The Sultan's officials returned to the ship and showed the royal order to the captain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/official/#x9)

### Note

Do not confuse with «officer» (police officer) or «office» (a workplace). Adverb: officially. Unofficial = not approved.

## On Mova

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