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# uniform

noun (a uniform, uniforms); adjective (uniform — the same everywhere)

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

## Everyday

1. A set of special clothes that everyone in a school, team or job wears, so they look the same or can be recognised, like a school uniform or a police uniform. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uniform/#m1)
2. As an adjective, uniform means the same all over, or all the same: a uniform colour, uniform size. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uniform/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, many schools in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand have uniforms; fewer do in the USA and Canada. Uniforms help us recognise people who can help: police officers, firefighters, nurses, paramedics and lifeguards. In safety lessons: a uniform alone does not prove someone is safe; check with a trusted adult. In science and maths, "uniform" means even or the same throughout: a uniform speed does not change, and a uniform shape has equal parts. Phrases: "school uniform", "in uniform", "wear a uniform", "uniform size".

### Examples

- I put on my school uniform every morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uniform/#x1)
- The firefighter's uniform is fireproof. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uniform/#x2)
- Police officers wear uniforms so you can recognise them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uniform/#x3)
- The cubes are of uniform size, so each one has the same mass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uniform/#x4)
- Our team got new football uniforms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uniform/#x5)
- Label every piece of your uniform with your name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uniform/#x6)
- The fence was painted a uniform green. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uniform/#x7)
- Soldiers in uniform marched past. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uniform/#x8)
- At the sound, two large Mastiffs appeared, dressed in Carabineers’ uniforms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uniform/#x9)

### Note

Use "a" not "an": a uniform (it starts with a "you" sound). Countable as clothes: "two uniforms". "Uniform" (adjective) means the same throughout; in maths a uniform rate is a constant rate, so you can multiply (uniform speed 5 m per second for 10 seconds = 50 m). Prefix uni- means one (unicorn, unicycle).

## On Mova

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