School meaning

sko͝ol

The definition of a school is a place or building used for instruction, learning and education.

An example of school is UCLA - University of California at Los Angeles.

noun

School means to train, educate, teach or discipline someone or something.

An example of school is training a dog.

verb

School is defined as a large number of marine animals of the same kind which are swimming or feeding together.

An example of school is a group of sardines.

noun

The process of being educated formally, especially education constituting a planned series of courses over a number of years.

The children were put to school at home. What do you plan to do when you finish school?

noun

The student body of an educational institution.

noun

A group of people, especially philosophers, artists, or writers, whose thought, work, or style demonstrates a common origin or influence or unifying belief.

The school of Aristotle; the Venetian school of painters.

noun

To train or discipline.

She is well schooled in literature.

verb

A college or university.

noun

To educate in or as if in a school.

verb

To defeat or put down decisively, especially in a humiliating manner.

Our team got schooled by the worst team in the division.

verb

Of or relating to school or education in schools.

School supplies; a school dictionary.

adjective

An institution for the instruction of children or people under college age.

noun

An institution for instruction in a skill or business.

A secretarial school; a karate school.

noun

The process of being educated formally, especially education constituting a planned series of courses over a number of years.

The children were put to school at home. What do you plan to do when you finish school?

noun

A session of instruction.

School will start in three weeks. He had to stay after school today.

noun

Close-order drill instructions or exercises for military units or personnel.

noun

A group of people gathered together for gambling.

noun

A division of an educational institution constituting several grades or classes.

Advanced to the upper school.

noun

The student body of an educational institution.

noun

The building or group of buildings housing an educational institution.

noun

A group of people, especially philosophers, artists, or writers, whose thought, work, or style demonstrates a common origin or influence or unifying belief.

The school of Aristotle; the Venetian school of painters.

noun

A group of people distinguished by similar manners, customs, or opinions.

Aristocrats of the old school.

noun

To educate in or as if in a school.

verb

To train or discipline.

She is well schooled in literature.

verb

To defeat or put down decisively, especially in a humiliating manner.

Our team got schooled by the worst team in the division.

verb

Of or relating to school or education in schools.

School supplies; a school dictionary.

adjective

A large group of aquatic animals, especially fish, swimming together; a shoal.

noun

To swim in or form into a school.

verb

A place or institution for teaching and learning; establishment for education.

An institution for teaching children.
A place for training and instruction in some special field, skill, etc.

A dancing school.
A college or university.
In the Middle Ages, a seminary of logic, metaphysics, and theology.

noun

The building or buildings, classrooms, laboratories, etc. of any such establishment.

noun

All the students, or pupils, and teachers at any such establishment.

noun

The period of instruction at any such establishment; regular session of teaching.

The date when school begins.

noun

Any situation, set of circumstances, or experience through which one gains knowledge, training, or discipline.

The school of hard knocks.

noun

A particular division of an institution of learning, esp. of a university.

The school of law.

noun

A way of life; style of customs, manners, etc.

A gentleman of the old school.

noun

Attendance at a school.

To miss school for a week.

noun

The process of formal training and instruction at a school; formal education; schooling.

noun

A group of people held together by the same teachings, beliefs, opinions, methods, etc.; followers or disciples of a particular teacher, leader, or creed.

The Impressionist school.

noun

A group of artists associated with a specified place.

The Barbizon School.

noun

To train, as at school; teach; instruct; educate.

verb

To discipline or control.

Schooled herself in composure.

verb

To reprimand.

verb

Of a school or schools.

adjective

Of the Schoolmen (see schoolman.

adjective

A large number of fish or water animals of the same kind swimming or feeding together.

noun

To move together in a school, as fish, whales, etc.

verb

A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel.

noun

A multitude.

noun

(of fish) To form into, or travel in a school.

verb

(US, Canada) An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.

Our children attend a public school in our neighborhood.

Harvard University is a famous American postsecondary school.

noun

(UK) An educational institution providing primary and secondary education, prior to tertiary education (college or university).

noun

Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.

We are enrolled in the same university, but I attend the School of Economics and my brother is in the School of Music.

noun

(considered collectively) The followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine; a school of thought.

Jeremy Taylor.

Let no man be less confident in his faith [...] by reason of any difference in the several schools of Christians.

These economists belong to the monetarist school.

noun

The time during which classes are attended or in session in an educational institution.

I'll see you after school.

noun

The room or hall in English universities where the examinations for degrees and honours are held.

noun

The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age.

He was a gentleman of the old school.

noun

Origin of school

From Middle English scole, from Old English scÅl (“place of education"), from Proto-Germanic *skÅla (“school"), from Late Latin schola, scola (“learned discussion or dissertation, lecture, school"), from Ancient Greek ÏƒÏ‡Î¿Î»Îµá¿–Î¿Î½ (scholeion), from ÏƒÏ‡Î¿Î»Î® (scholÄ“, “spare time, leisure", later, "conversations and the knowledge gained through them during free time; the places where these conversations took place"), from Proto-Indo-European *seÇµhe-, *sÇµhÄ“- (“to hold, have, possess"). Cognate with Old Frisian skÅ«le, schÅ«le (Dutch school, “school"), Old High German scuola (German Schule, “school"), Old Norse skÅli (Danish skole, “school"). Influenced in some senses by Middle English schole (“group of persons, host, company"), from Middle Dutch scole (“multitude, troop, band"). See school₁. Related also to Old High German sigi (German Sieg, “victory"), Old English siÄ¡e, sigor (“victory").

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