school

school
school1 [ skul ] noun ***
▸ 1 where children learn
▸ 2 college/university
▸ 3 where subject is taught
▸ 4 people sharing ideas
▸ 5 large group of fish etc.
1. ) count or uncount a place where children go to be taught:
It's the biggest school in the city.
at/in school: The kids will be in school until 3:00 today.
go to school: Hurry up and eat your breakfast, it's time to go to school.
a ) singular all the students and staff at a school:
The whole school assembled in the auditorium.
b ) uncount the time that children spend at school during a day:
Don't be late for school!
before/after school: They go swimming after school on Thursdays.
c ) uncount the period during your life when you go to school:
I didn't like school very much.
in school: Angela's still in school, but she graduates in May.
start/quit/leave school: I quit school when I was fifteen.
d ) only before noun belonging to or connected with a school:
a school uniform
the school bus/library/baseball team
2. ) count or uncount AMERICAN INFORMAL a college or university:
Cornell is a very good school.
go to school: She's going to school at Stanford.
a ) the period during your life when you go to a college or university:
in school: Times have changed since you were in school.
start/quit school: He quit school after his freshman year and went traveling.
b ) only before noun belonging to or connected with a college or university:
the school song/colors
3. ) count or uncount a university department or a college that teaches a particular subject:
the School of Management
medical/law school
a ) a private institution that teaches a particular skill:
the Perkins School of Ballroom Dancing
a driving/typing school
4. ) count a group of writers, artists, etc. whose work or ideas are similar:
the Impressionist school of painting
a ) a group of people who share the same opinions or ways of thinking:
What you think about this probably depends on which school of economics you belong to.
5. ) count a large group of fish, DOLPHINS, WHALES, etc.
=> SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS, SCHOOL OF THE AIR, SCHOOL OF THOUGHT
school
school 2 [ skul ] verb transitive
1. ) usually passive FORMAL to educate a child:
She was schooled in Chicago.
2. ) usually passive to teach or train someone in a particular subject or skill:
school someone in something: He had been well schooled in the art of diplomacy.
3. ) to train a horse so that someone can ride it, especially in competitions
4. ) FORMAL to make yourself do something difficult:
He had schooled himself to be friendly even to the rudest customers.
a ) if you school your features, you make yourself look calm even though you do not feel calm

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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