mortal

«mortal» in Mova's school dictionary: Certain to die one day; not living forever — 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 (mortal); noun (a mortal, mortals)

meaning for a pupil

1) (adjective) Certain to die one day; not living forever. tree →

2) (adjective) Causing death (a mortal wound). tree →

3) (noun) A human being, especially in stories about gods. tree →

4) (adjective) Very great or extreme (mortal danger, mortal fear). tree →

5) (Irish slang) Very drunk. tree →

sense in the lessons

In myths and legends: gods are immortal, humans are mortal. In stories: mortal enemies (enemies who hate each other forever), mortal danger. In science: all living things are mortal. Phrases: mortal enemy, mere mortals, mortal danger.

examples

• All living things are mortal. tree →
• In Greek myths, gods live forever but mortals do not. tree →
• The knight received a mortal wound. tree →
• The two kings were mortal enemies. tree →
• The climbers were in mortal danger. tree →
• Only gods could lift the hammer, not mere mortals. tree →
• He was mortal last night after the party (Irish slang). tree →
• You know that Saouy is my mortal enemy. tree →

note

Opposite: immortal (never dies). Noun: mortality (the fact of dying; also the death rate). "Mere mortals" is often jokey, meaning ordinary people.

In the corpora

• "Shuffled off this mortal coil" means died; it comes from Shakespeare's Hamlet and is used jokingly.
• Theo's big brother Callum has Mortal Kombat, a fighting game with a big «18» on the box.
• Two nights after Mortal Kombat at Theo's, Leo woke at 3 a.m. absolutely certain a skeleton was under his bed.
• 'Shall mortal man be just before God?

Trees and pragmatics

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