Learn the word 'Academic': Useful B1 Adjective for Educational Contexts

Word Info

Word: Academic

Level: B1

Pronunciation: ,ækə'dɛmɪk

Meaning: Related to education or learning

Video Script

Hello everyone, and welcome to "Hello Word!" I’m Alex, and today we’re diving into an important word that you’ve probably heard a lot, especially if you’re in school or discussing anything related to education. Today’s word is academic. Academic is an adjective, and it means something that is related to education, learning, or scholarly activities. When we describe something as academic, we're talking about things connected to schools, universities, studies, or any type of learning environment. You might hear people say things like “academic success", “academic subjects", or “academic research.” All these phrases point to something related to education or scholarly work. Now, let’s look at some synonyms to get a better feel for academic. Synonyms include scholarly, educational, and intellectual. For example, you might say, “She’s very scholarly and loves reading about history", or “The professor gave an intellectual lecture on philosophy.” Another way to use a synonym is, “I enjoy educational documentaries that teach me new things.” Each of these words gives off that sense of learning or knowledge, just like academic does. On the flip side, we have a few antonyms, words that show a contrasting idea to academic. Some common antonyms are practical, real-world, or non-academic. You could say, “These skills are practical and useful in everyday life", or, “My friend prefers real-world experience over academic study.” Antonyms like these help us understand that academic is more about learning within an educational setting rather than everyday experiences or hands-on practice. Let’s think about how academic shows up in our daily lives. Maybe you've heard someone say, “My sister has always been an academic achiever.” Here, it means she’s successful in her studies. Or, if someone says, “This is a very academic book", they probably mean it’s focused on knowledge or scholarly topics, rather than being an easy, casual read. Another common expression might be, “My focus this semester is on academic growth", showing their commitment to learning. Here are a few more examples to see how academic works in a sentence. “He won an academic award for his research paper.” “The students had an academic discussion about world politics.” And “She enrolled in an academic program to advance her career.” Each of these examples shows how academic helps describe things that belong to the world of learning and education. To wrap things up, today we explored the word academic, which helps us talk about anything related to education or learning. We covered some synonyms like scholarly and educational, and we looked at antonyms like practical and real-world to understand its full meaning. Thank you so much for joining me today on "Hello Word!" If you enjoyed today’s episode, please subscribe to the podcast and consider leaving a review it really helps others discover the show. And here’s a fun challenge: try using academic in a sentence of your own and share it in the comments below. I can’t wait to see what you come up with!

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