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# frank

adjective (frank, franker, frankest); noun, proper name (Frank, a boy's or man's name)

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

## Everyday

1. Frank is a boy's or man's name, often short for Francis or Franklin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frank/#m1)
2. Frank means honest and open: a frank person says what they really think, even if it is not nice to hear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frank/#m2)
3. Frankly (adverb) means «to be honest», said before giving a true opinion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frank/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths stories Frank is a name of a person in the story only; it carries no clue, it just tells whose amount it is. In everyday life a frank answer or a frank talk is honest and direct. Phrases: «to be frank», «frankly speaking», «a frank talk».

### Examples

- Frank has 12 stickers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frank/#x1)
- Frank gives 4 to his sister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frank/#x2)
- Frank reads 10 pages a day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frank/#x3)
- To be frank, I did not like the film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frank/#x4)
- The doctor was frank with us about the broken arm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frank/#x5)
- Dad and I had a frank talk about my grades. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frank/#x6)
- Frankly, the test was harder than I thought. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frank/#x7)
- My friend Frank lives next door to me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frank/#x8)
- There came Frank the cutler, and Sivert the exciseman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frank/#x9)

### Note

A name only in maths problems; it carries no clue. Keep track of whose amount is Frank's when several people appear. As a name it starts with a capital F; as the adjective it is lower case. Frank is not rude by itself: it means honest, but a frank remark can still hurt, so say it kindly.

## In Jewish tradition

In maths stories Frank is a name of a person in the story only; it carries no clue, it just tells whose amount it is. In everyday life a frank answer or a frank talk is honest and direct. Phrases: «to be frank», «frankly speaking», «a frank talk».

### Examples

- FRANK & CO., PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS, (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/frank/#x1)

### Note

A name only in maths problems; it carries no clue. Keep track of whose amount is Frank's when several people appear. As a name it starts with a capital F; as the adjective it is lower case. Frank is not rude by itself: it means honest, but a frank remark can still hurt, so say it kindly.

## On Mova

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