hero

«hero» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who does something very brave or good… — 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

noun (a hero, heroes)

meaning for a pupil

1) A hero is a person who does something very brave or good, especially to help or save others. tree →

2) A hero is the main character in a story, film or play. tree →

3) Your hero is someone you admire very much. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, the hero faces danger and solves the problem; the opposite is the villain. In everyday life, firefighters, nurses, lifeguards and people who help in an emergency are called heroes; a superhero has special powers. In history lessons pupils learn about real heroes. Phrases: a real hero, the hero of the story, hero worship, national hero, unsung hero.

examples

• The firefighter was a hero for saving the family. tree →
• The hero of the story defeated the dragon. tree →
• My big sister is my hero. tree →
• Superheroes like to fly, but real heroes help others every day. tree →
• The boy became a local hero after he found the lost child. tree →
• Nurses are heroes who look after sick people. tree →
• In the end the hero went home with the treasure. tree →
• What! a hero like Theseus afraid! tree →

note

Plural: heroes (with -es). Female form is «heroine», but «hero» is now used for anyone. Adjective: heroic. Do not confuse «heroine» (female hero) with «heroin» (a dangerous drug); they sound the same.

In the corpora

• Little ones copy you because you're their hero.

Trees and pragmatics

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