dormant

«dormant» in Mova's school dictionary: Not active or growing for a time, but able to become… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (dormant)

meaning for a pupil

1) Not active or growing for a time, but able to become active again, like a sleeping volcano. tree →

2) Resting, as plants and seeds do in winter or animals in hibernation. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography lessons, a dormant volcano has not erupted for a long time but could erupt again; an extinct one will not. In science, seeds and bulbs stay dormant until spring. Phrases: lie dormant, a dormant volcano.

examples

• Mount Fuji is a dormant volcano. tree →
• The seeds lay dormant all winter. tree →
• The tree is dormant in the cold months. tree →
• A dormant volcano could erupt again. tree →
• Bears are not fully dormant when they hibernate. tree →
• His talent lay dormant until he tried painting. tree →

note

Volcano words: active (erupting now or recently), dormant (sleeping), extinct (dead). Say «DOR-mant».

Trees and pragmatics

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