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See also:Schoolandschööl

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Elementary school

FromMiddle Englishscole, fromOld Englishscōl(“place of education”), fromProto-West Germanic*skōlu, fromLate Latinschola,scola(“learned discussion or dissertation, lecture, school”), fromAncient Greekσχολή(skholḗ,“spare time, leisure”), fromProto-Indo-European*seǵʰ-(“to hold, have, possess”).Doublet ofschola andshul.

CompareOld Frisianskūle,schūle(“school”) (West Frisianskoalle,Saterland FrisianSkoule),Dutchschool(“school”),German Low GermanSchool(“school”),Old High Germanscuola(“school”),GermanSchule(“school”),Old Norseskóli(“school”).

Influenced in some senses by Middle Englishschole(“group of persons, host, company”), fromMiddle Dutchscole(“multitude, troop, band”). Seeschool(“group”). Related also toOld High Germansigi(GermanSieg,“victory”),Old Englishsiġe,sigor(“victory”).

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Noun

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school (countable anduncountable,pluralschools)

  1. (Canada,US) Aninstitution dedicated toteaching andlearning; aneducational institution.
    Synonyms:academy,college,university
    Our children attend a publicschool in our neighborhood.
    Harvard University is a famous American postsecondaryschool.
  2. (British) Aneducational institution providingprimary andsecondary education, prior totertiary education (college oruniversity).
    • 2013 July 19,Mark Tran, “Denied an education by war”, inThe Guardian Weekly, volume189, number 6, page 1:
      One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks onschools[…]as children, teachers orschool buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children toschool. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.
  3. (UK) AtEton College, aperiod or session of teaching.
    Divinity, history and geography are studied for twoschools per week.
  4. Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as adepartment orinstitute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.
    Synonyms:college,department,faculty,institute
    We are enrolled in the same university, but I attend theSchool of Economics and my brother is in theSchool of Music.
  5. Anart movement, a community of artists.
    The Barbizonschool of painters were part of an art movement towards Realism in art, which arose in the context of the dominant Romantic movement of the time.
  6. (considered collectively) The followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine; aschool of thought.
    These economists belong to the monetaristschool.
    • 1660,Jeremy Taylor, “Of the Nature, Excellencies, Uses and Intention of the Holy Sacrament of the Lords Supper. Sect[ion] V. Practical Conclusions from the Preceding Discourses.”, inThe Worthy Communicant or A Discourse of the Nature, Effects, and Blessings Consequent to the Worthy Receiving of the Lords Supper […], London: […] R. Norton forJohn Martyn, James Allestry, and Thomas Dicas […], published1661,→OCLC,pages90–91:
      Let no man be leſſe confident in his holy faith[…] by reason of any difference of judgement vvhich is in the ſeveralSchools of Chriſtians concerning the effects and conſequent bleſſings of this Sacrament.
    • 1963,Margery Allingham, chapter 3, inThe China Governess: A Mystery, London:Chatto & Windus,→OCLC:
      Here the stripped panelling was warmly gold and the pictures, mostly of the Englishschool, were mellow and gentle in the afternoon light.
  7. The time during which classes are attended or in session in an educational institution.
    I’ll see you afterschool.
  8. The room or hall in English universities where the examinations for degrees and honours are held.
  9. 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 oldschool.
  10. An establishment offering specialized instruction, as for driving, cooking, typing, coding, etc.
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an institution dedicated to teaching and learning
an institution dedicated to teaching and learning before college or university
college or university
a department/institute at a college or university
an art movement
(collectively) the followers of a particular doctrine
an establishment offering specialized instruction (driving etc.)

Verb

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school (third-person singular simple presentschools,present participleschooling,simple past and past participleschooled)

  1. (transitive) Toeducate,teach, ortrain (often, but not necessarily, in a school).
    Many future prime ministers wereschooled in Eton.
    • 1620,Tho[mas] Dekker, “The Worme of Conscience”, inDekker His Dreame. In Which, Beeing Rapt with a Poeticall Enthusiasme, the Great Volumes of Heauen and Hell to Him Were Opened, in Which He Read Many Wonderfull Things., London:Nicholas Okes,→OCLC,page35:
      I tooke delights /In plucking Apples from t’Heſperian Trees, /Which Eating,I grew Learn’d:adde to All theſe /My Priuate Readings,which moreSchool’dmy Soule, /Then Tutors,when they ſternliest did Controll /With Frownesor Rods:[…]
  2. (transitive) Todefeatemphatically, to teach anopponent aharshlesson.
    • 1998 April 13, Leigh Jones, “National Bar Exam Methods Win in ADA Regulation Test”, inThe Journal Record:
      A blind law graduate who put the National Conference of Bar Examiners to the test gotschooled in federal court.
    • 2006, Steve Smith,Forever Red: Confessions of a Cornhusker Football Fan, page67:
      Two weeks later, the Cornhuskers put on their road whites again and promptly gotschooled by miserable Iowa State in Ames. After the shocking loss[…]
    • 2007, Peter David, Alvin Sargent,Spider-Man 3, Simon and Schuster,→ISBN,page216:
      "You again?" Sandman demanded. "I guess you didn't learn your lesson."
      "This time I'm gonnaschool you."
    • 2022 March 31, David Yaffe-Bellany, “Ben McKenzie Would Like a Word With the Crypto Bros”, inThe New York Times‎[1],→ISSN:
      Mr. Harris said he was confident he could go toe to toe with any skeptic; he bragged that he’d recentlyschooled some crypto haters from Vice News.
  3. (transitive) To control, or compose, one’s expression.
    She took care toschool her expression, not giving away any of her feelings.
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to educate, teach, or train
to defeat emphatically, to teach an opponent a harsh lesson—seehumiliate

Etymology 2

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    FromMiddle Englishscole,schole(“group of persons, multitude, host, school of fish”), fromMiddle Dutchscole(“multitude, troop of people, swarm of animals”), fromOld Dutch*scola,*skola(“troop, multitude”), fromFrankish*skolu, fromProto-Germanic*skulō(“crowd”), fromProto-Indo-European*(s)kʷel-(“crowd, people”).

    Cognate withMiddle Low Germanschōle(“multitude, troop”),Old Englishscolu(“troop or band of people, host, multitude, school of fish”).Doublet ofshoal.

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    Noun

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    A school (sense 1) offish

    school (pluralschools)

    2. (collective) A group offish or a group ofmarinemammals such asporpoises,dolphins, orwhales.
      Synonym:shoal
      The divers encountered a hugeschool of mackerel.
    3. Amultitude.
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    a group of fish

    Verb

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    school (third-person singular simple presentschools,present participleschooling,simple past and past participleschooled)

    1. (intransitive, offish) Toform into, ortravel in, a school.

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    Dutch

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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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    FromMiddle Dutchschôle, fromLatinschola, fromAncient Greekσχολή(skholḗ).Doublet ofskorro andsjoel.

    Noun

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    school f (pluralscholen,diminutiveschooltje n)

    1. aschool, educational institution that provides education, whether combined with research or not
      Synonym:(slang)skorro
    2. a thematic educational institute within a larger one, such as in a university for a single research field
    3. any organisation providing instruction
    4. a movement or stylistic trend
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    Etymology 2

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    FromMiddle Dutchschōle, fromOld Dutch*skola, fromProto-West Germanic*skolu, fromProto-Germanic*skulō, fromProto-Indo-European*(s)kʷel-(“crowd, people”).

    Noun

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    school f (pluralscholen,diminutiveschooltje n)

    1. a school, group offish or other aquatic animals
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    Etymology 3

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    See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

    Verb

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    school

    1. singularpastindicative ofschuilen
    2. inflection ofscholen:
      1. first-personsingularpresentindicative
      2. (in case ofinversion)second-personsingularpresentindicative
      3. imperative
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