bold

«bold» in Mova's school dictionary: brave and confident, not afraid to take risks — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (bold, bolder, boldest); noun (bold — type)

meaning for a pupil

1) Bold means brave and confident, not afraid to take risks. tree →

2) Bold means strong and easy to see, like bright colours or thick lines. tree →

3) Bold (bold type) is thick, dark print used to make words stand out. tree →

4) (Ireland) Bold means naughty, especially for children: «Don't be bold!» tree →

5) (old) Bold can mean cheeky or rude. tree →

sense in the lessons

In English and computing lessons, you make headings bold to stand out. In stories, a bold knight or a bold plan shows courage. In Ireland, parents tell a naughty child «you're very bold» — it means badly behaved, not brave.

examples

• The bold explorer sailed into unknown seas. tree →
• Write the title in bold. tree →
• She painted the wall a bold red. tree →
• «Stop being bold!» Mum said to my little brother. (Ireland) tree →
• It was bold of you to ask the head teacher. tree →
• The key words in the text are in bold. tree →
• This was rather a bold offer. tree →

note

Adverb: boldly. Noun: boldness. Irish meaning «naughty» is a common surprise for visitors.

In the corpora

• Norwegian lemmings are bold and brightly coloured, and they often squeak and stand their ground against much bigger animals.
• Gulls are bold and clever, and they learn that people carry food, so some snatch chips and sandwiches at the seaside.
• They «made so bold as to knock» (dared to knock) at Badger's back door.
• A headline is the title of a news story; it is short, bold and grabs attention.

Trees and pragmatics

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