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# pedestrian

noun (a pedestrian, pedestrians); adjective (pedestrian)

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

## Everyday

1. A pedestrian is a person who is walking, especially in a street, not riding or driving. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pedestrian/#m1)
2. (adjective) For people who walk: a pedestrian crossing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pedestrian/#m2)
3. (adjective) Dull and ordinary, with nothing special. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pedestrian/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in road safety lessons: pedestrians use the pavement (sidewalk) and cross at a pedestrian crossing (crosswalk, zebra crossing). Drivers must give way to pedestrians at crossings. Phrases: "pedestrian crossing", "pedestrian zone".

### Examples

- Pedestrians should use the crossing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pedestrian/#x1)
- Stop, look and listen before you cross as a pedestrian. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pedestrian/#x2)
- The town centre is a pedestrian zone with no cars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pedestrian/#x3)
- The car stopped to let the pedestrians cross. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pedestrian/#x4)
- Wear bright clothes at night so drivers can see pedestrians. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pedestrian/#x5)
- The bridge is for pedestrians and bikes only. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pedestrian/#x6)
- His story was rather pedestrian and a bit boring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pedestrian/#x7)
- On his way a chariot passed him, in which sat an old man with two servants, who rudely pushed the pedestrian out of the path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pedestrian/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a pedestrian. UK "pedestrian crossing / zebra crossing", USA "crosswalk". "Pedestrian" comes from the Latin for "foot".

## On Mova

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