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# expedient

noun (plural expedients); adjective

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

## Everyday

1. (adjective) Useful and suitable for getting a result quickly, even if it is not the best or fairest way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expedient/#m1)
2. (noun) A quick, clever way of solving a problem, often a makeshift trick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expedient/#m2)

### In the lessons

in the lessons, a trick a hero uses to get out of trouble; the tale says it worked, though it may not be the honest way

### Examples

- Using the rope was an expedient way to climb down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expedient/#x1)
- Her expedient got her out of the trap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expedient/#x2)
- He found a clever expedient to win the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expedient/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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