🇬🇧 Academy meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

An academy is a special kind of school or group where people go to learn something in a very focused way. Instead of learning a little bit of everything like at a regular school, an academy usually concentrates on one main thing, such as music, sports, science, or art. There are also academies that are groups of experts who work together to protect and improve a subject, like a language or a science. People join an academy to get extra training, become better at what they love, and sometimes even earn special awards or titles.

After attending a manners academy, my little cousin now says ‘excuse me’ before stealing the last cookie.

I opened an academy for training little brothers not to be annoying, but they all dropped out laughing.

Our dog joined an obedience academy and came back knowing one skill: how to politely refuse every command.

The academy for future chefs said my soup was ‘creative’—which is a very polite way of saying ‘please never cook this again.’

The academy that trains clowns said I had natural talent after I tripped over nothing and knocked over twelve chairs.

On the hill a small academy taught wood craft. A lost child found the academy and heard tools and songs. The academy teacher took the child's broken toy and taught new skill. Students at the academy worked gently, shared warm bread, and kept the old tools safe. The child left the academy smiling with the fixed toy.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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