courage
part of speech
noun (courage — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Courage is the ability to do something that frightens you or is difficult, even when you feel afraid: bravery. tree →
2) «The courage of your convictions» means being brave enough to do what you believe is right. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories, courage is one of the most common themes: heroes face dragons, storms or bullies. At school, courage is taught as a value: standing up for someone being bullied, telling the truth, trying something new, admitting a mistake. In everyday life, courage does not mean having no fear; it means acting well despite it — and in danger, courage also means getting help instead of taking silly risks. Phrases: have the courage to, take courage, pluck up the courage, lose courage, an act of courage.
examples
- It took courage to tell the teacher the truth. tree →
- She plucked up the courage to jump off the diving board. tree →
- The firefighter was praised for his courage. tree →
- Courage is not having no fear — it's doing the right thing anyway. tree →
- The cowardly lion went to find courage from the Wizard of Oz. tree →
- Standing up for a friend takes courage. tree →
- Well, have you lost your courage? tree →
note
Uncountable: «a lot of courage», not «a courage» or «courages». Adjective: courageous. Pronounced «KUR-ij». Trap: being brave is not being reckless — real courage includes thinking about safety.
In the corpora
- Courage in the water grows by small steps with a teacher, and you only swim where an adult is watching.
- Courage to swim in the deep end grows step by step with a teacher, and only where an adult is watching.
- When friends want to leave someone out, invite them in; it takes courage to be kind when others aren't.
- Courage grows by small steps.
- Being frightened does not make someone a coward; courage means doing the right thing while feeling afraid.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «courage» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.