polite

«polite» in Mova's school dictionary: Behaving in a kind and respectful way, using good… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (polite, politer/more polite, politest/most polite); adverb politely; noun politeness

meaning for a pupil

1) Behaving in a kind and respectful way, using good manners: saying please and thank you, not interrupting. tree →

2) Done or said in a respectful way: a polite request. tree →

sense in the lessons

In manners lessons: polite children greet people, say please, thank you and sorry, wait their turn, don't interrupt, hold doors, knock before entering, and eat with good table manners. Being polite does not mean doing what a stranger says — you can say no politely and still keep safe. Phrases: be polite to someone, polite request, politely ask, it's polite to …, it's not polite to …

examples

• It's polite to say thank you. tree →
• Please be polite to our visitors. tree →
• She politely asked for another pencil. tree →
• It's not polite to talk with your mouth full. tree →
• He gave a polite smile. tree →
• A polite way to ask is «May I have some water, please?» tree →
• Being polite makes people happy to help you. tree →
• You can be polite and still say no to a stranger. tree →
• This polite speech pleased the princess very much. tree →

note

Opposites: rude, impolite. Both «politer» and «more polite» are used. Say «puh-LITE». Polite words: please, thank you, excuse me, sorry, may I. Politeness changes a little between countries, but please and thank you are always good.

In the corpora

• Bots have no feelings to hurt, but polite asking keeps your own good habits strong.
• Councils can make wild verges, plant trees and turn lights down, and many changes start with a polite letter from a child.
• «it is quite against animal-etiquette to dwell on possible trouble ahead» — etiquette = the rules of polite behaviour.
• The Otter: «Proud, I'm sure» — an old polite way of saying «pleased to meet you».
• The Rat: «Simply hates Society!» — Society here means parties, visitors and polite company.

Trees and pragmatics

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