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# paper

noun (paper, papers); verb (paper, papers, papered, papering — cover walls with paper)

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

## Everyday

1. Paper is the thin material we write and draw on. Books and newspapers are made of paper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paper/#m1)
2. A paper is a newspaper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paper/#m2)
3. Papers are documents, like a passport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paper/#m3)
4. A paper is also a test or a piece of written school work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paper/#m4)
5. Paper (adjective) means made of paper: a paper plane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paper/#m5)

### In the lessons

In maths: sheets of paper counted, shared or used; newspapers delivered; folding paper for fractions and symmetry. In school: «exam paper», «hand in your papers». In science: paper is made from wood pulp from trees and can be recycled. In everyday life: paper bags, the paper round (UK) or paper route (USA).

### Examples

- She has 20 sheets of paper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paper/#x1)
- Each student gets 3 pieces of paper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paper/#x2)
- He delivers 40 papers every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paper/#x3)
- Cut the paper into 4 equal parts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paper/#x4)
- Fold the paper in half to find the line of symmetry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paper/#x5)
- Paper is made from trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paper/#x6)
- Please recycle your scrap paper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paper/#x7)
- Dad reads the paper at breakfast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paper/#x8)
- We made paper planes at lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paper/#x9)
- "Master clerk," said a servant who entered with some papers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paper/#x10)

### Note

Usually counted in sheets or pieces. Sharing paper equally = divide. Trap: «paper» can mean newspaper, then each paper is one newspaper. As a material it is uncountable («some paper»); «a paper» is a newspaper or test. Folding in half twice makes 4 equal parts.

## In Jewish tradition

In maths: sheets of paper counted, shared or used; newspapers delivered; folding paper for fractions and symmetry. In school: «exam paper», «hand in your papers». In science: paper is made from wood pulp from trees and can be recycled. In everyday life: paper bags, the paper round (UK) or paper route (USA).

### Note

Usually counted in sheets or pieces. Sharing paper equally = divide. Trap: «paper» can mean newspaper, then each paper is one newspaper. As a material it is uncountable («some paper»); «a paper» is a newspaper or test. Folding in half twice makes 4 equal parts.

## On Mova

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