predicament

«predicament» in Mova's school dictionary: a difficult or awkward situation that is hard to get out of — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (predicaments)

meaning for a pupil

A predicament is a difficult or awkward situation that is hard to get out of. tree →

sense in the lessons

in stories a hero or animal stuck in trouble with no easy way out

examples

• The fox was in a predicament: the hounds were coming and the river was too deep. tree →
• We got into a predicament when we lost the map. tree →
• Think hard and you will find a way out of this predicament. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

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