loyal

«loyal» in Mova's school dictionary: Always supporting and caring about a friend, family, team… — 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

adjective (loyal, more loyal, most loyal; also loyaller — rare)

meaning for a pupil

Always supporting and caring about a friend, family, team or country, and not letting them down. tree →

sense in the lessons

In lessons on friendship and values: loyal friends stay by you, keep your secrets (but not dangerous ones), and stand up for you. Dogs are often called loyal. In stories a loyal companion stays with the hero to the end. Phrases: «loyal to», «a loyal friend», «loyal fans», «loyal customer». Noun: loyalty.

examples

• My dog is very loyal; he follows me everywhere. tree →
• A loyal friend sticks by you when things are hard. tree →
• The knight was loyal to the king. tree →
• The team has loyal fans who come to every game. tree →
• She stayed loyal to her friends. tree →
• Being loyal doesn't mean keeping a secret that could hurt someone. tree →
• Have you forgotten what I told you, that although she is your step-mother you must be obedient and loyal to her? tree →

note

Noun: loyalty; adverb: loyally; opposite: disloyal. «Loyal to» someone (not «loyal with»). Being loyal does not mean helping a friend do wrong things.

In the corpora

• The loyal Mole agrees — but adds, wistfully, that it sounds rather fun.
• When he opens his eyes, his own river looks grey and chilly, and his loyal heart scolds him for being a traitor.
• Being loyal to a friend means being kind to them, not lying to cover harm they did.
• Kieran's group told him that to «prove he was loyal» he had to throw a stone at a Station Road window.
• Maddie sat on her doorstep holding a tissue to her mouth and thought: «Loyal to what, exactly?»

Trees and pragmatics

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