noun

school

Translation

school, school of fish, school of thought

My children go to the local school.

We saw a large school of fish.

He belongs to the old school of thought.

((at school)) in the building where you are taught He is still at school.

((go to school)) to attend a place of learning Most children go to school at the age of five.

((a school of sth.)) a large group of fish or sea mammals We saw a school of dolphins.

Synonyms: academy, college, institution

From Greek 'skholē' meaning 'leisure', because leisure time in ancient Greece was often devoted to learning.

Imagine a 'school' of fish swimming to a building that is also a 'school'. This helps link the two main meanings.