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# tutor

noun (a tutor, tutors); verb (tutor, tutors, tutored, tutoring)

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

## Everyday

1. A tutor is a teacher who teaches one pupil or a small group, often at home or after school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tutor/#m1)
2. (UK school) A form tutor is the teacher who looks after a class in secondary school and takes the register. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tutor/#m2)
3. (university) A tutor teaches and guides students. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tutor/#m3)
4. To tutor means to teach someone in this way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tutor/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life children may have a maths or reading tutor. In UK schools, «tutor time» or «tutor group» is the start-of-day class meeting. Phrases: «private tutor», «form tutor», «tutor group», «maths tutor», «tutor time».

### Examples

- My tutor comes on Wednesdays to help with spelling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tutor/#x1)
- Our form tutor reads the notices every morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tutor/#x2)
- She tutors younger kids in reading. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tutor/#x3)
- A tutor helped him get ready for the test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tutor/#x4)
- We discussed the trip in tutor time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tutor/#x5)
- Big sister tutored me in fractions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tutor/#x6)
- The tutor charges £20 an hour; how much for 3 hours? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tutor/#x7)
- So one day he went to his tutor and said: [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tutor/#x8)

### Note

Countable noun; verb tutored, tutoring. Spelling ends -or (like doctor, actor). Related: tutorial (a lesson, or step-by-step guide such as a video tutorial).

## On Mova

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