headlong

«headlong» in Mova's school dictionary: Head first, with a fast rush, in a way that is not careful — 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; adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) (adverb) Head first, with a fast rush, in a way that is not careful. tree →

2) (adjective) Rushing forward very fast, without thinking first. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales a character rushes or dives in a reckless way; in the lessons it describes a fast, careless movement, e.g. «a headlong rush»

examples

• The giant came headlong down the hill. tree →
• He dived headlong into the lake. tree →
• The children made a headlong dash for the door. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong.

Trees and pragmatics

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