Meaning of school In English

• 0 a place where children go to be educated:

  • UK a primary/secondary school

  • US an elementary/a middle/a high school

  • Milton Road School

  • They're building a new school in the town.

  • She drives the kids to school every morning.

  • I went to school with (= I went to the same school at the same time as) Luke's brother.

  • UK I was at school with Luke's brother.

  • Is Emily in/at school today or is she still ill?

  • What did you learn at school today

  • Which school do you go to ( formal attend)?

  • school lunches/uniform/buildings

  • Most children start/begin school at the age of five.

  • What do you want to do when you leave school (= finish studying at school)?

  • I love/hate school.

  • US My sister teaches school (= teaches children in a school) in New York City.

  • before/after school

  • School starts at 9 a.m. and finishes at 3.30 p.m.

  • The whole school is/are delighted about Joel's success in the championships.

  • the School of Oriental and African Studies

  • She went to medical school in Edinburgh.

  • a driving/dancing school

  • the London Business School

  • We first met in graduate school (= while doing a second or third university degree).

  • We went to school together in Atlanta.

• 1 a group of painters, writers, poets, etc. whose work is similar, especially similar to that of a particular leader:

  • the Flemish School

  • the Impressionist school of painting

• 2 a large number of fish or other sea creatures swimming in a group:

  • a school of dolphins/whales

• 3 to train a person or animal to do something:

  • It takes a lot of patience to school a dog/horse.

  • [ + to infinitive ] You must school yourself to be tolerant.

  • Her children are well schooled in correct behaviour.

• 4 a place where people, esp. young people, are educated:

  • [ C ] a nursery/grade/elementary/secondary/graduate school

  • [ C ] What school do you go to?

  • [ U ] The kids walk to school.

  • [ C ] The whole school knew about the incident (= all the students and teachers at the school knew about it).

  • [ U ] School is out early today.

  • [ U ] Krista starts school in the fall.

  • [ U ] I’ve got one more year of school left.

  • [ C ] Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

  • [ C ] a driving/dancing/art school

  • [ U ] We went to school together in Atlanta.

• 5 a group of artists, writers, or philosophers (= people with theories about existence) whose styles, methods, or ideas are similar:

  • Her painting belongs to the Impressionist school.

• 6 a large number of fish or other sea animals swimming in a group

• 7 to train or teach:

  • She was schooled locally and then went away to college.