student

Everyday

1. A student is a person who learns at a school, college or university. tree →
2. A student of something is a person who studies it carefully, at any age. tree →

In the lessons

people counted in classes or schools; equal groups of students; in the USA «student» is used for all ages, in the UK younger ones are often called «pupils»; phrases «student council», «new student», «exchange student»

Examples

• There are 25 students in each class. tree →
• 6 students left. tree →
• Each student got 3 pencils. tree →
• How many students are there in all? tree →
• She is a student at the university. tree →
• Every student needs a library card. tree →
• The student council planned the fair. tree →
• The teacher helped the new student find her desk. tree →
• He is a keen student of birds. tree →
• An exchange student from Ireland joined our class. tree →
• The student's turn came to watch. tree →

Note

A thing counted. «students in each class» × classes. Trap: the number of things each student got is a rate, not a number of students.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah is described as a hard book that can confuse beginners, and tradition says it should be studied with a teacher. In the primary lessons: people counted in classes or schools; equal groups of students; in the USA «student» is used for all ages, in the UK younger ones are often called «pupils»; phrases «student council», «new student», «exchange student»

Examples

• The various commentaries upon it are more apt to bewilder the student than to enlighten him. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

A thing counted. «students in each class» × classes. Trap: the number of things each student got is a rate, not a number of students.