Meaning of "school" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCHOOL

Old English scōl, from Latin schola school, from Greek skholē leisure spent in the pursuit of knowledge.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SCHOOL

school  [skuːl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCHOOL

School is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb school in English.

WHAT DOES SCHOOL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

School

A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools. The names for these schools vary by country but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught, is commonly called a university college or university. In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary and secondary education. Kindergarten or pre-school provide some schooling to very young children. University, vocational school, college or seminary may be available after secondary school. A school may also be dedicated to one particular field, such as a school of economics or a school of dance. Alternative schools may provide nontraditional curriculum and methods. There are also non-government schools, called private schools. Private schools may be required when the government does not supply adequate, or special education.

Definition of school in the English dictionary

The first definition of school in the dictionary is an institution or building at which children and young people usually under 19 receive education. Other definition of school is any educational institution or building. School is also a faculty, institution, or department specializing in a particular subject.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCHOOL

PRESENT

Present

I school

you school

he/she/it schools

we school

you school

they school

Present continuous

I am schooling

you are schooling

he/she/it is schooling

we are schooling

you are schooling

they are schooling

Present perfect

I have schooled

you have schooled

he/she/it has schooled

we have schooled

you have schooled

they have schooled

Present perfect continuous

I have been schooling

you have been schooling

he/she/it has been schooling

we have been schooling

you have been schooling

they have been schooling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I schooled

you schooled

he/she/it schooled

we schooled

you schooled

they schooled

Past continuous

I was schooling

you were schooling

he/she/it was schooling

we were schooling

you were schooling

they were schooling

Past perfect

I had schooled

you had schooled

he/she/it had schooled

we had schooled

you had schooled

they had schooled

Past perfect continuous

I had been schooling

you had been schooling

he/she/it had been schooling

we had been schooling

you had been schooling

they had been schooling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will school

you will school

he/she/it will school

we will school

you will school

they will school

Future continuous

I will be schooling

you will be schooling

he/she/it will be schooling

we will be schooling

you will be schooling

they will be schooling

Future perfect

I will have schooled

you will have schooled

he/she/it will have schooled

we will have schooled

you will have schooled

they will have schooled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been schooling

you will have been schooling

he/she/it will have been schooling

we will have been schooling

you will have been schooling

they will have been schooling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would school

you would school

he/she/it would school

we would school

you would school

they would school

Conditional continuous

I would be schooling

you would be schooling

he/she/it would be schooling

we would be schooling

you would be schooling

they would be schooling

Conditional perfect

I would have school

you would have school

he/she/it would have school

we would have school

you would have school

they would have school

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been schooling

you would have been schooling

he/she/it would have been schooling

we would have been schooling

you would have been schooling

they would have been schooling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you school
we let´s school
you school

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to school

Past participle

schooled

Present Participle

schooling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SCHOOL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «school» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of school

academy · alma mater · circle · class · clique · coach · college · creed · denomination · discipline · doctrine · drill · educate · faction · faith · following · group · indoctrinate · institute · institution · instruct · outlook · persuasion · prepare · prime · schism · sect · seminary · set · train · tutor · verse · way of life

TRANSLATION OF SCHOOL

Find out the translation of school to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of school from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «school» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 学校
• Translator English - Spanish: colegio
• English: school
• Translator English - Hindi: स्कूल
• Translator English - Arabic: مَدْرَسَة
• Translator English - Russian: школа
• Translator English - Portuguese: escola
• Translator English - Bengali: স্কুল
• Translator English - French: école
• Translator English - Malay: Sekolah
• Translator English - German: Schule
• Translator English - Japanese: 学校
• Translator English - Korean: 학교
• Translator English - Javanese: Sekolah
• Translator English - Vietnamese: trường học
• Translator English - Tamil: பள்ளி
• Translator English - Marathi: शाळा
• Translator English - Turkish: okul
• Translator English - Italian: scuola
• Translator English - Polish: szkoła
• Translator English - Ukrainian: школа
• Translator English - Romanian: școală
• Translator English - Greek: σχολείο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: skool
• Translator English - Swedish: skola
• Translator English - Norwegian: skole

10 QUOTES WITH «SCHOOL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word school.

1

Gautam Adani

I'm a school dropout. So, at the age of 16, I moved to Mumbai to try my luck on some business.

2

Kenny Baker

I've been in show business for 50, no, 60 years. I was approached in school to join a variety act.

3

Dave Bautista

I was an amateur wrestler, which I loved. It was my passion, but I started really late; I was a junior in high school when I began.

4

James Van Der Beek

I remember one day during my freshman year of high school, when as usual I was obsessively listening to a cast recording: it may have been 'Jesus Christ Superstar.' And I remember sitting there, totally absorbed, saying to myself, 'I can do this.'

5

Guy Berryman

At school, there was an annual school disco and I'd be standing in my bedroom wondering what to wear for hours on end. Eventually I'd arrive at a decision that was just the most ridiculous costume you could have ever devised - I think it was probably knitted Christmas jumpers on top of buttoned-up white shirts.

6

Daniela Bobadilla

I've always been really artistic. I went to an all-girls' private Catholic school, and one of their biggest things was musical theater. I became obsessed with that.

7

Edward de Bono

Most executives, many scientists, and almost all business school graduates believe that if you analyze data, this will give you new ideas. Unfortunately, this belief is totally wrong. The mind can only see what it is prepared to see.

8

Julie Bowen

I grew up playing field hockey and lacrosse - prep school sport - and I was terrible at them.

9

Peter Brimelow

If you're going to have a public subsidy to education, vouchers are clearly a better way of delivering it. They should result in some loosening up and privatization of the government school system.

10

Israel Broussard

I was in elementary school in Mississippi, and when Katrina hit, my mom put me in home school. So ever since sixth grade, I've been home schooled, which was interesting.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCHOOL»

Discover the use of school in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to school and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

School

This text is about the form and function of the school and it is the first global review of how design and architecture have kept pace with innovation in schools in the modern period.

Catherine Burke, Ian Grosvenor, 2008

School: The Story of American Public Education

Published to coincide with the PBS special on public education, this collection of writings by the nation's most renowned historians of education chronicles the story of America's grand experiment in public education.

Sarah Mondale, Sarah B. Patton, 2002

Sabbath School Program Planner

Here are 14 complete scripts and 20 program starters to help you present spiritually rewarding Sabbath school programs that get people involved!

Dorothy Eaton Watts, 1997

Effective School Management

This book can be used as a source of reference for anyone on a school manager position, written by people who practice management on educational organizations themselves, it deals with the fundamentals of what management is the many roles ...

K.B. Everard, Geoff Morris, Ian Wilson, 2004

Why Don't Students Like School: A Cognitive Scientist ...

This book offers you the research, and the arguments, that will help you become a more effective teacher." —Joe Riener, English teacher, Wilson High School, Washington, D.C. Why Don't Students Like School? now comes with online discussion ...

Daniel T. Willingham, 2009

Art School: (propositions for the 21st Century)

Leading international artists and art educators consider the challenges of arteducation in today's dramatically changed art world.

Steven Henry Madoff, 2009

School Violence: Studies in Alienation, Revenge, and Redemption

and group dialogue, previously ignored or repressed phenomena can find a place in which they can be contained and acknowledged." --Book Jacket.

Ingrid Rose, 2009

School Shootings: Mediatized Violence in a Global Age

In three sections, this book explores shootings from different, yet interconnected, perspectives: (1) a theoretical focus on media and school shootings within various sociological and cultural dimensions, specifically how contemporary media ...

Glenn W. Muschert, Johanna Sumiala, 2012

School

First produced by the Atlantic Theater Company on September 30, 2009.

David Mamet, 2010

The Chicago School of Architecture: A History of Commercial ...

Discusses the materials and structural techniques of this period in relation to the economic and cultural growth of Chicago and analyzes the school's role in the development of modern architecture

Carl W. Condit, 1973

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCHOOL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term school is used in the context of the following news items.

Michelle Obama hugs pupils on visit to east London school

Michelle Obama's visit to a girls school on Tuesday struck a chord in one of London's most deprived areas and one with the highest proportions of Muslims. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»

Canada's residential schools cultural genocide, Truth and …

OTTAWA—The Truth and Reconciliation Commission urges all Canadians to rise to the enormous challenge of righting the wrongs committed by residential ... «Toronto Star, Jun 15»

Prison time for some Atlanta school educators in cheating scandal

(CNN) There was nothing routine about a sentencing hearing Tuesday in Atlanta that wrote the final legal chapter of one of the most massive school cheating ... «CNN, Apr 15»

How Columbia Journalism School conducted this investigation

Several weeks later, the magazine contacted the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism about conducting an investigation of what had gone wrong ... «Columbia Journalism Review, Apr 15»

Atlanta Educators Convicted in School Cheating Scandal

Many of the defendants — a mixture of Atlanta public school teachers, testing coordinators and administrators — were also convicted of other charges, such as ... «New York Times, Apr 15»

France Crash: 16 Victims From One School

France Crash: 16 Victims From One School. The headteacher of a school which lost 16 children and two teachers in the Alps crash weeps as he pays tribute to ... «Sky Showbiz, Mar 15»

Boy Excluded From School For Dressing Up As Christian Grey

Eleven-year-old Liam Scholes faced punishment at his British high school when he showed up for class dressed as the title character from Fifty Shades of Grey. «TIME, Mar 15»

School where Pakistani Taliban massacred over 130 children reopens

The horrifying terrorist attack on the Army Public School and Degree College in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar killed at least 145 people, including ... «CNN, Jan 15»

Pakistan kills school massacre 'facilitator'

Pakistani security forces have killed a Taliban commander who allegedly facilitated the Peshawar school massacre, which left 150 people dead in the country's ... «Aljazeera.com, Dec 14»

Peshawar school massacre: 'This is Pakistan's 9/11 – now is the …

Pakistan is mourning 148 people, mostly children, killed by the Taliban in a school massacre in Peshawar on 16 December. Photograph: A MAJEED/AFP/Getty ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»