intact
part of speech
adjective (intact — not compared)
meaning for a pupil
1) Whole and not damaged or broken; with nothing missing. tree →
2) Still the same as before, not harmed or changed (her confidence was intact). tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and news, something survives intact: the egg landed intact, the old castle is still intact. In science experiments (the egg drop) you test if something stays intact. Phrases: remain intact, stay intact, fully intact, keep something intact.
examples
- The egg was still intact after the fall. tree →
- The parcel arrived intact, with nothing broken. tree →
- After the storm, our tent stayed intact. tree →
- The old bridge is still intact after hundreds of floods. tree →
- Keep the seal intact until you buy the jar. tree →
- His good mood remained intact all day. tree →
- Only one vase came out of the box intact. tree →
note
Usually comes after the noun with be/stay/remain: "it remained intact". Not compared: "more intact" is rare. Opposite: broken, damaged, in pieces. In maths problems "intact" means none of the items is lost or broken — the count stays the same.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «intact» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.