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# tweet

noun (tweet, tweets); verb (tweet, tweets, tweeted, tweeting)

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

## Everyday

1. (noun) The short, high sound a small bird makes; (verb) to make this sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tweet/#m1)
2. (noun) A short message posted on the social media site Twitter (now called X); (verb) to post such a message. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tweet/#m2)
3. To squeak or cry out in a small, high voice, like a mouse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tweet/#m3)

### In the lessons

In nature lessons and stories: birds tweet in the morning. In media and online-safety lessons: tweets can be seen by many people and are hard to delete; think before you post. Many social media sites require users to be at least thirteen. Phrases: «tweet about», «send a tweet», «a viral tweet».

### Examples

- The little birds tweeted in the tree outside my window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tweet/#x1)
- «Tweet, tweet!» sang the robin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tweet/#x2)
- The footballer tweeted a photo of the trophy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tweet/#x3)
- His tweet went viral and thousands of people saw it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tweet/#x4)
- Think before you tweet, because others can share it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tweet/#x5)
- The news was announced in a tweet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tweet/#x6)
- The baby chicks tweeted for food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tweet/#x7)
- "Tweet," he cried; "you trod very hard upon me, madam." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tweet/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: tweeted. The site was renamed X, but many people still say «tweet» and «Twitter». Onomatopoeia: «tweet» copies the sound of a bird. Similar bird sounds: chirp, cheep, twitter.

## On Mova

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