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# plus

preposition (plus); noun (a plus, pluses or plusses); adjective (plus); conjunction (plus — informal: and also)

«plus» 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. Plus means add. 3 plus 4 is 7. The sign for plus is +. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plus/#m1)
2. Plus means and also: «It is cheap, plus it is fun». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plus/#m2)
3. A plus is a good thing, an advantage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plus/#m3)
4. Plus after a number means more than: «ages 8 plus», «A plus» (A+) is a top mark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plus/#m4)
5. In French, plus means "no more" or "not any more." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plus/#m5)

### In the lessons

In maths: the word for addition; also «and more»; «plus tax», «plus shipping». In everyday life: «ages 12+» on games and films, «A+» grades. In science: a plus sign marks a positive charge on a battery. In stories: «and, plus, she was late!»

### Examples

- What is 6 plus 5? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plus/#x1)
- 10 plus 8 equals 18. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plus/#x2)
- It costs 20 dollars plus 2 dollars tax. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plus/#x3)
- Seven plus three is ten. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plus/#x4)
- The game is for ages 8 plus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plus/#x5)
- She got an A plus on her test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plus/#x6)
- The house is near the beach, plus it has a garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plus/#x7)
- Being near school is a big plus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plus/#x8)
- The battery has a plus end and a minus end. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plus/#x9)
- Nous n’irons plus au bois, Les lauriers sont coupés, [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plus/#x10)

### Note

A direct clue: add. Trap: «plus tax» or «plus shipping» means add an extra amount. Opposite: minus. Addition can be done in any order: 3 + 4 = 4 + 3. «8+» on a toy means for children 8 and older, not exactly 8.

## In Jewish tradition

In maths: the word for addition; also «and more»; «plus tax», «plus shipping». In everyday life: «ages 12+» on games and films, «A+» grades. In science: a plus sign marks a positive charge on a battery. In stories: «and, plus, she was late!»

### Examples

- Soul; the word is NPSh, which is commonly translated soul, meaning the living personality of man, animal or existing thing : it corresponds almost to the Theosophic Prana plus the stimulus of Kama. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/plus/#x1)
- 7) Like Pythagoras, who taught that the digits inclusive number ten which are typified in Tetraktys, (Τετρακτὺς) namely: 1 plus 2 plus 3 plus 4 equal 10, and which comprise the whole arithmetical system of nature, etc. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/plus/#x2)

### Note

A direct clue: add. Trap: «plus tax» or «plus shipping» means add an extra amount. Opposite: minus. Addition can be done in any order: 3 + 4 = 4 + 3. «8+» on a toy means for children 8 and older, not exactly 8.

## On Mova

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