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# skate

verb (skate, skates, skated, skating); noun (a skate, skates)

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

## Everyday

1. To skate means to glide on ice with ice skates or on the ground with roller skates or a skateboard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skate/#m1)
2. A skate is a boot with a blade or wheels on the bottom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skate/#m2)
3. A skate is also a flat sea fish, a bit like a ray. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skate/#m3)
4. Skate can also be an insulting word for a poor, worn-out horse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skate/#m4)

### In the lessons

In sports and play, children ice skate at rinks and on frozen lakes, and roller skate or skateboard in parks. In safety lessons, they wear a helmet, knee and elbow pads, and they never skate on ice unless an adult has checked it is thick and safe. Phrases: ice skating, roller skating, skate park, skateboard, a pair of skates.

### Examples

- We went ice skating at the rink on Saturday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skate/#x1)
- She can skate backwards! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skate/#x2)
- I got new roller skates for my birthday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skate/#x3)
- Always wear a helmet when you skate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skate/#x4)
- Never skate on a frozen pond unless an adult says it's safe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skate/#x5)
- He skated round the park on his skateboard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skate/#x6)
- My skates are too small now. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skate/#x7)
- A skate is a flat fish that lives on the sea floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skate/#x8)
- Imagine the feelings of Sunol if a car-horse called her a “skate,” and you can imagine how the Australian horse felt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skate/#x9)

### Note

Regular verb: skated, skating (drop the e). Skates usually come in pairs: «a pair of skates». A skater is a person who skates. Thin ice can break; falling through ice in cold water is very dangerous.

## On Mova

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