moot

«moot» in Mova's school dictionary: a question that people still argue about and have not… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (a moot point; no comparative); verb (moot, moots, mooted, mooting)

meaning for a pupil

1) A moot point is a question that people still argue about and have not settled. tree →

2) (formal) To moot an idea is to raise it for discussion. tree →

sense in the lessons

in the notes to tales, «a moot point» is a question scholars still dispute; in formal talk, «to moot» means to suggest an idea for others to think about

examples

• Whether the wolf was really a dog is a moot point. tree →
• The teacher mooted a trip to the zoo. tree →
• Nobody has settled the moot question of who first wrote the tale. tree →

note

nothing for maths; a moot point is an unsettled question, not a count

Trees and pragmatics

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