unselfish

«unselfish» in Mova's school dictionary: Thinking about other people's needs and happy to share or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (unselfish)

meaning for a pupil

Thinking about other people's needs and happy to share or help, not only thinking of yourself. tree →

sense in the lessons

A character and values word. In ethics lessons and stories, unselfish acts are praised: sharing lunch, letting a younger child go first. In The Wind in the Willows Rat is unselfish when he takes Mole home though he wants to get back. In team games an unselfish player passes the ball.

examples

• It was unselfish of her to share her sweets. tree →
• An unselfish player passes to a teammate in a better place. tree →
• Ratty was unselfish and turned back for Mole. tree →
• He made an unselfish choice to help his sister. tree →
• Volunteers do unselfish work. tree →
• Be unselfish and let others have a turn. tree →

note

Adjective; adverb «unselfishly»; noun «unselfishness». Opposite: selfish. Similar: generous, kind.

Trees and pragmatics

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