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# ardent

adjective (more ardent, most ardent)

«ardent» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Ardent means very eager, full of strong feeling, or keen about something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ardent/#m1)
2. (old use) Ardent can also mean burning hot, glowing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ardent/#m2)

### In the lessons

in stories a hero or lover full of strong wishes; in everyday life a keen fan or a keen learner

### Examples

- She is an ardent reader of fairy tales. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ardent/#x1)
- He had an ardent wish to see the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ardent/#x2)
- My ardent friend never misses football practice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ardent/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ardent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ardent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ardent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ardent.html) on Mova free.