lause — meaning in English
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English meaning
- clause noun A group of words with its own subject and verb, forming part of a sentence (or occasionally standing as one).
- period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
- sentence noun A group of words that forms a complete grammatical statement, usually with a subject and a verb.
- statement noun Something said or written that expresses a fact, opinion, or position.
- theorem noun A mathematical statement that has been formally proven true.
Senses
lause is used for these senses in English:
- clause (grammar) A group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may be part of a sentence or may constitute the whole sentence, depending on the syntax in each instance.
- period (rhetoric) A complete sentence, especially one expressing a single thought or making a balanced, rhythmic whole. [from 16th c.]
- sentence (grammar) A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied. In modern writing, when using e.g. the Latin, Greek or Cyrillic alphabets, typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop or other punctuation. [from 15th c.]
- statement (computing) An instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to a function call.
- theorem (mathematics) A mathematical statement of some importance that has been proven to be true. Minor theorems are often called propositions. Theorems which are not very interesting in themselves but are an essential part of a bigger theorem's proof are called lemmas.
- theorem (mathematics, colloquial, nonstandard) A mathematical statement that is expected to be true.
clause — full definition
- noun A group of words with its own subject and verb, forming part of a sentence (or occasionally standing as one).
- noun A distinct section of a contract, will, or other legal document, setting out a specific term.
period — full definition
- noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
- noun The punctuation mark "." used to end a sentence or mark an abbreviation.
- noun A monthly episode of menstruation.
- noun One of the timed segments a game, class, or match is divided into.
- intj Used to show a statement is final, with nothing more to add.