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school

US /skul/

noun Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

an educational institution

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The company sponsors a scholarship for students at the local school.

Word Family

NounNoun
school gốc schooling
VerbVerb
school gốc
AdjectiveAdj
scholastic
AdverbAdv
scholastically

Synonyms

  • academya secondary school (usually private)
  • institutean association organized to promote art or science or education
  • collegethe body of faculty and students of a college

Collocations

  • Easy walk to primary school
    to walk to primary school, meaning to use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
  • Medium graduate from top business schools
    to graduate from top business schools, meaning to receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
  • Hard belong to the neoclassical school of economic thought
    to belong to the neoclassical school of economic thought, meaning to be owned by; be in the possession of
  • Very Hard an advocate of the old school of diplomacy
    referring to an advocate of the old school of diplomacy

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