momentous

«momentous» in Mova's school dictionary: Very important, with big effects on the future — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (momentous, more momentous, most momentous)

meaning for a pupil

Very important, with big effects on the future. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in history lessons for great events (the Moon landing was a momentous event) and in stories when a big decision is made.

examples

• The first Moon landing was a momentous day. tree →
• It was a momentous decision to move to Australia. tree →
• Winning the war was a momentous event. tree →
• The opening of the first railway was momentous. tree →
• Starting secondary school feels like a momentous step. tree →
• Mole's first trip on the river was momentous for him. tree →
• On this momentous occasion she played well. tree →

note

Not about «a moment» of time: momentous = very important. «Momentary» means lasting a moment. Noun: momentousness.

Trees and pragmatics

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