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# smile

noun (a smile, smiles); verb (smile, smiles, smiled, smiling)

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

## Everyday

1. To smile means to make your mouth curve up at the ends, often showing your teeth, because you are happy, friendly or amused. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smile/#m1)
2. A smile is that happy look on your face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smile/#m2)

### In the lessons

In lessons about feelings and manners, a smile shows friendliness and helps when you greet people or make new friends. In stories a smile can be warm, shy, sly or nervous, and tells the reader how a character feels. People across the world understand a smile, though a smile does not always mean someone is truly happy or kind. Phrases: smile at, a big smile, a warm smile, smile back, put a smile on someone's face.

### Examples

- She smiled at me when I came into the classroom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smile/#x1)
- Smile for the photo! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smile/#x2)
- The baby gave a big smile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smile/#x3)
- His kind words put a smile on my face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smile/#x4)
- I smiled back at the new girl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smile/#x5)
- The fox gave a sly smile in the story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smile/#x6)
- Even when he was nervous, he tried to smile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smile/#x7)
- A smile is a friendly way to say hello. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smile/#x8)
- But the Skin Horse only smiled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smile/#x9)

### Note

Regular verb: smiled, smiling (drop the «e»). «Smile at someone», not «smile to». A smile from a stranger is not a reason to trust them or go with them. A grin is a wide smile; a smirk is an unkind or smug smile.

## On Mova

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