integrity

«integrity» in Mova's school dictionary: right even when nobody is watching — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (integrity — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Being honest and doing what is right even when nobody is watching. tree →

2) Being whole and strong, not broken: «the integrity of the bridge». tree →

sense in the lessons

In lessons about truth and character, integrity means keeping your promises, not cheating, and telling the truth when it is hard. In science and building, structural integrity means a structure is strong and safe. Phrases: «a person of integrity», «show integrity», «academic integrity».

examples

• She showed integrity when she owned up to her mistake. tree →
• Integrity means doing the right thing when no one is watching. tree →
• A person of integrity does not cheat in tests. tree →
• He handed in the lost wallet because he has integrity. tree →
• The engineers checked the integrity of the bridge. tree →
• Cheating in games breaks your integrity. tree →
• But Hermes, astute as he was dishonest, determined to test the shepherd's integrity. tree →

note

Uncountable. Stress: «in-TEG-ri-ty». It is a big word for honesty plus doing right; close to «honesty» but a little wider.

In the corpora

• Being honest about a mistake that helps you is real integrity.
• Telling the teacher about a marking mistake in your favour shows integrity.
• If a teacher adds up your marks wrongly in your favour, telling them shows real integrity.
• Telling a teacher about a mistake that gave you a better mark shows real integrity.
• Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for Thee.

Trees and pragmatics

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