bravely

«bravely» in Mova's school dictionary: In a brave way: without showing fear, even when something… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (bravely, more bravely, most bravely); from the adjective «brave»

meaning for a pupil

1) In a brave way: without showing fear, even when something is dangerous, painful or frightening. tree →

2) In a way that shows someone tries hard even though it is difficult or sad: «She smiled bravely». tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories «bravely» tells the reader how a character acts in danger and shows their courage. In everyday life we say people face illness, injections or a hard test bravely. Phrases: bravely fought, smiled bravely, bravely faced.

examples

• The firefighter bravely ran into the burning house. tree →
• My little brother bravely had his injection. tree →
• She bravely put up her hand to answer. tree →
• The team fought bravely but lost the final. tree →
• He smiled bravely though his knee was bleeding. tree →
• The knight bravely faced the dragon. tree →
• They bravely told the teacher the truth. tree →
• Pinocchio, although alone, defended himself bravely. tree →

note

Adverb: it describes how someone does something. Opposite: «cowardly» (the adverb is «in a cowardly way»). Being brave is not the same as being reckless; brave people still think about safety.

In the corpora

• "Bite the bullet" means face something unpleasant bravely; the story about soldiers biting bullets is often told but not proven.

Trees and pragmatics

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