optimistic

«optimistic» in Mova's school dictionary: Hopeful and believing good things will happen — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (optimistic, more optimistic, most optimistic)

meaning for a pupil

1) Hopeful and believing good things will happen. tree →

2) (of a guess or plan) Hoping for more than is likely (an optimistic estimate). tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and PSHE: an optimistic person looks on the bright side. In maths and planning: an optimistic estimate is probably too high or too fast. Phrases: optimistic about, cautiously optimistic, look on the bright side.

examples

• She's optimistic about the test tomorrow. tree →
• Even when we lose, our coach stays optimistic. tree →
• Ten minutes to tidy the whole house? That's optimistic! tree →
• I'm optimistic it will stop raining. tree →
• He gave an optimistic guess of 100 people coming. tree →
• Being optimistic helps you keep trying. tree →

note

Opposite: pessimistic. Noun: optimism; person: optimist. Adverb: optimistically. In estimates, "optimistic" usually means the real number may be smaller (or slower) than said.

Trees and pragmatics

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