passionate

«passionate» in Mova's school dictionary: Having or showing very strong feelings, such as love… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (passionate; more passionate, most passionate)

meaning for a pupil

1) Having or showing very strong feelings, such as love, anger or excitement. tree →

2) Very keen on or interested in something: «passionate about football». tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday talk and school reports: a pupil passionate about science or reading. In stories passionate speeches and arguments show strong feeling. Toad is passionate about each new craze — boats, caravans, then motor cars.

examples

• She is passionate about protecting animals. tree →
• He gave a passionate speech about saving the rainforest. tree →
• Toad was passionate about every new hobby. tree →
• The fans were passionate supporters of their team. tree →
• My teacher is passionate about poetry. tree →
• They had a passionate argument about the rules. tree →
• Martin said that Jurgen was certainly passionate, but a good fellow after all. tree →

note

From «passion» + «-ate». Adverb: passionately. «Passionate about» (not «passionate for»).

Trees and pragmatics

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