lively

«lively» in Mova's school dictionary: full of energy, fun and activity — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (lively, livelier, liveliest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Lively means full of energy, fun and activity. tree →

2) A lively place, party or discussion is busy, exciting and noisy. tree →

3) Lively colours are bright and strong. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories: a lively puppy, a lively crowd. In school: a lively discussion or debate. Phrases: lively music, a lively debate, look lively (hurry up — UK).

examples

• The puppy was lively and jumped all around. tree →
• We had a lively debate about school uniforms. tree →
• The market is lively on Saturdays. tree →
• The band played lively music. tree →
• Look lively — the bus is leaving! tree →
• Her lively painting was full of reds and yellows. tree →
• They were young and lively, but poor. tree →

note

Looks like an adverb because of -ly, but it is an adjective: "a lively child". Comparative: livelier, liveliest. Pronounced LIVE-lee (rhymes with "five").

In the corpora

• Hopak is a lively Ukrainian folk dance with big jumps and squat-kicks, linked to Cossack traditions.
• A happy rabbit's jump-and-twist is called a binky, and it shows the rabbit feels safe and lively.
• "Lively" on a school report often means disruptive or hyperactive.

Trees and pragmatics

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