courageous

«courageous» in Mova's school dictionary: brave: willing to do something frightening, difficult or… — 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

adjective (courageous, more courageous, most courageous)

meaning for a pupil

Courageous means brave: willing to do something frightening, difficult or dangerous because it is right. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, history and news it praises heroes, rescuers and ordinary people who stand up for others. In lessons on fights and fear, pupils learn that courage can mean saying no, telling the truth or helping someone being bullied, not only fighting. Phrases: «a courageous act», «a courageous decision», «it was courageous of you».

examples

• The courageous firefighter ran into the burning house. tree →
• It was courageous of Lily to tell the truth. tree →
• Standing up for the new girl was a courageous thing to do. tree →
• The courageous little dog barked at the bear. tree →
• She made a courageous decision to try again after falling off her bike. tree →
• Being courageous doesn't mean you aren't scared. tree →
• Good fortune gives courage, and Rudy was always courageous. tree →

note

Spelling: keeps the e after g so it says "j": courAGEous. Pronounced kuh-RAY-jus. Noun: courage; adverb: courageously. Opposite: cowardly. Close words: brave, bold, fearless (but fearless means without fear; courageous means acting despite fear).

In the corpora

• And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.

Trees and pragmatics

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