school

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /sku:l/ or /ˈsku.əl/

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Noun

Singular school

Plural schools

A school in Malaysia.

1. (countable & uncountable) A school is a place where you go to learn.

   What grade are you in at school?

2. (countable) A school is a group of fish.

Verb

Plain form school

Third-person singular schools

Past tense schooled

Past participle schooled

Present participle schooling

1. (transitive) (informal) If you school someone, you teach them something.
2. (transitive) (informal) If you school someone, you prove that you're better than them.
   • Synonyms: best, beat, upstage, one-up, own and pwn