courtesy

«courtesy» in Mova's school dictionary: polite, kind and respectful behaviour towards other people — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (courtesy, courtesies); adjective use (courtesy bus, courtesy call)

meaning for a pupil

1) Courtesy is polite, kind and respectful behaviour towards other people. tree →

2) A courtesy is a polite act or remark. tree →

3) Courtesy (bus, car, call) means given free as a polite service. tree →

4) «Courtesy of» means given or made possible by someone. tree →

sense in the lessons

In manners lessons courtesy is saying please and thank you, holding doors and waiting your turn. In everyday life a courtesy bus or car is free. Phrases: «common courtesy», «out of courtesy», «courtesy of», «courtesy call», «courtesy bus».

examples

• It is common courtesy to say thank you. tree →
• He held the door open out of courtesy. tree →
• The hotel has a free courtesy bus to the airport. tree →
• The photos are courtesy of our school club. tree →
• Please show courtesy to visitors. tree →
• The garage gave us a courtesy car while ours was fixed. tree →
• ‘Thanks for your courtesy,’ replied Simon. tree →

note

Usually uncountable for the quality; countable «courtesies» for acts. Adjective: courteous. Pronounced KER-tuh-see.

Trees and pragmatics

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