ado

«ado» in Mova's school dictionary: Fuss, bustle or trouble — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (ado; no plural)

meaning for a pupil

(old use) Fuss, bustle or trouble. «Without ado» means at once, without delay or fuss. tree →

sense in the lessons

in fairy tales a hero acts «without ado», quickly and calmly, and does not stop to argue.

examples

• Don't make much ado about nothing. tree →
• Without more ado, he turned himself into a pike. tree →
• Without ado, he took Jack on his shoulders. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ado» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.