mental

«mental» in Mova's school dictionary: to do with the mind, like thinking, remembering and feelings — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (mental); noun (mental, in some phrases)

meaning for a pupil

1) Mental means to do with the mind, like thinking, remembering and feelings. tree →

2) Mental maths is working out sums in your head without writing. tree →

3) Mental health is how well your mind and feelings are doing. tree →

4) (slang, UK, Ireland, Australia) Mental can mean crazy, wild or amazing: "That ride was mental!" tree →

5) (slang, offensive) "Mental" was used as an unkind word for someone with a mental illness; do not use it that way. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths lessons "mental maths" or "mental arithmetic" tests are quick sums in your head. In health lessons: mental health and wellbeing. In playground talk it is a slang word for wild or exciting. Phrases: mental maths, mental health, mental note, mental picture, go mental (slang: get very angry or very excited).

examples

• We did twenty mental maths questions. tree →
• Work it out mentally: what is 25 plus 17? tree →
• Exercise is good for your mental health. tree →
• She made a mental note to buy milk. tree →
• I have a clear mental picture of the beach. tree →
• That roller coaster was mental! tree →
• Dad went mental when the dog ate his sandwich. tree →
• Talking about worries helps your mental health. tree →
• Laughing is an infallible sign of the highest degree of mental development. tree →

note

Adverb: mentally. Opposite of mental (mind) is physical (body). Slang uses are informal; calling a person "mental" is hurtful. In maths, "mental" tells you to calculate without paper or calculator.

In the corpora

• "Going through a rough patch" can mean being depressed or in a mental health crisis, or simply having a hard time.
• "Trouble with her nerves" is an old-fashioned way of saying anxiety or mental illness.
• "Nervous exhaustion" is an old-fashioned phrase for a mental breakdown.
• "Battle fatigue" is an old name for the mental injury soldiers get from combat, now called trauma.

Trees and pragmatics

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