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# sugar

noun (sugar; sugars in science); verb (sugar — to add sugar)

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

## Everyday

1. Sugar is a sweet food made into grains, white or brown, used in cakes and drinks; it comes from sugar cane or sugar beet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sugar/#m1)
2. Sugars are sweet substances in food, like those in fruit and milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sugar/#m2)
3. «Sugar» can be a fond name for someone, like «honey». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sugar/#m3)

### In the lessons

an amount in a recipe, measured in cups, spoons or pounds; in health lessons, too much sugar harms teeth; phrases «a spoonful of sugar», «sugar-free», «icing sugar», «sugar cane»

### Examples

- The recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sugar/#x1)
- She already put in 1 cup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sugar/#x2)
- How many more cups of sugar does she need? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sugar/#x3)
- He bought 4 pounds of sugar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sugar/#x4)
- Do you take sugar in your tea? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sugar/#x5)
- Too much sugar is bad for your teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sugar/#x6)
- Sugar dissolves in hot water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sugar/#x7)
- This drink is sugar-free. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sugar/#x8)
- Sugar cane grows in hot places. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sugar/#x9)
- Sprinkle icing sugar on the cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sugar/#x10)

### Note

The thing measured; unit is cups or pounds. Trap: flour and sugar in the same recipe; read which one the question asks. «Sugar» is uncountable: «some sugar», «two spoons of sugar». It starts with an «sh» sound.

## On Mova

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