How do you use Acol in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Acol meaning
A bidding system, commonly used in the British Commonwealth, in which bidding is kept as natural as possible.
Using Acol
- The main meaning on this page is: A bidding system, commonly used in the British Commonwealth, in which bidding is kept as natural as possible.
- In the example corpus, acol often appears in combinations such as: in acol.
Context around Acol
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Acol
- In this selection, "acol" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, understanding and players stand out and add context to how "acol" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by most acol players and fits in acol and also. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "acol" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with acol
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Understanding Acol: the good bidding guide. (6 words)
In the UK, Acol is the most common system; its main features are a weak one notrump opening with 12-14 high card points and several variations for 2-level openings. (31 words)
It can find 3-5 fits, 4-4 fits (in Standard American ) and 5-3 fits (in Acol ), and also shows whether opener was maximum or minimum strength for his notrump bid. (32 words)
Opening a four-card suit can improve the chances of the partnership identifying a four-four trump fit, and the four-card approach is still used by experts today, notably by most Acol players. (34 words)
In Acol, if the opening bid was a major, opener can rebid his major after a Checkback inquiry to show that it has five cards rather than four and find 5-3 fits. (33 words)
It can find 3-5 fits, 4-4 fits (in Standard American ) and 5-3 fits (in Acol ), and also shows whether opener was maximum or minimum strength for his notrump bid. (32 words)
Example sentences (5)
In Acol, if the opening bid was a major, opener can rebid his major after a Checkback inquiry to show that it has five cards rather than four and find 5-3 fits.
In the UK, Acol is the most common system; its main features are a weak one notrump opening with 12-14 high card points and several variations for 2-level openings.
It can find 3-5 fits, 4-4 fits (in Standard American ) and 5-3 fits (in Acol ), and also shows whether opener was maximum or minimum strength for his notrump bid.
Opening a four-card suit can improve the chances of the partnership identifying a four-four trump fit, and the four-card approach is still used by experts today, notably by most Acol players.
Understanding Acol: the good bidding guide.
Common combinations with acol
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in acol 2×