town

Everyday

1. A town is a place where many people live and work, bigger than a village and smaller than a city. tree →
2. «Town» or «the town» can mean the centre of a place with the shops: «go into town». tree →
3. The people of a town together are also called the town. tree →

In the lessons

In school maths: a place in distance problems (from one town to another); people living in a town; population. In geography: villages, towns and cities; maps; settlements. In everyday life: going into town, the town hall, a town square. Phrases: «in town», «go into town», «out of town», «hometown», «town hall».

Examples

• The two towns are 60 km apart. tree →
• 2500 people live in the town. tree →
• A bus goes from town A to town B. tree →
• How far is it from the town to the lake? tree →
• We went into town to buy new shoes. tree →
• My grandparents live in a small town by the sea. tree →
• The town hall has a big clock. tree →
• The whole town came to watch the parade. tree →
• "It was in a little town. tree →

Note

Countable: «a town». «Go into town» or «go to town» (no «the»). Maths: usually a place, not a number; the distance between towns is the quantity. Trap: «town A to town B and back» doubles the distance.

In Jewish tradition

In school maths: a place in distance problems (from one town to another); people living in a town; population. In geography: villages, towns and cities; maps; settlements. In everyday life: going into town, the town hall, a town square. Phrases: «in town», «go into town», «out of town», «hometown», «town hall».

Examples

• All these were fortified cities, with high walls, gates, and bars; beside the unwalled towns a great many. (Torah DEU.3.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Moses sent to spy out Jazer, and they took the towns thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there. (Torah NUM.21.32, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Israel took all these cities; and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the towns thereof. (Torah NUM.21.25, JPS 1917) tree →
• Ekron, with its towns and its villages; (Prophets JOS.15.45, JPS 1917) tree →
• and in Hazar-shual, and in Beer-sheba and the towns thereof; (Writings NEH.11.27, JPS 1917) tree →
• and in Ziklag, and in Meconah and in the towns thereof; (Writings NEH.11.28, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable: «a town». «Go into town» or «go to town» (no «the»). Maths: usually a place, not a number; the distance between towns is the quantity. Trap: «town A to town B and back» doubles the distance.