punctual

«punctual» in Mova's school dictionary: Arriving or doing something at the agreed time, not late — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (punctual, more punctual, most punctual)

meaning for a pupil

1) Arriving or doing something at the agreed time, not late. tree →

2) Happening exactly on time: «a punctual train». tree →

sense in the lessons

School values punctuality: being punctual for registration and lessons. Reports may say «always punctual». Trains and buses are praised when punctual. Phrases: «be punctual», «punctual to the minute».

examples

• Please be punctual for the school trip. tree →
• Our teacher is always punctual. tree →
• The bus was punctual this morning for once. tree →
• Being punctual shows respect for others. tree →
• He's never punctual, he's always five minutes late. tree →
• My report said I was polite and punctual. tree →
• ‘You are punctual,’ said the old man, ‘but we need not start just yet. tree →

note

Noun «punctuality», adverb «punctually». Do not confuse with «punctuation». In maths time problems: punctual means arriving exactly at the stated time, not early or late.

Trees and pragmatics

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