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# intelligent

adjective (intelligent, more intelligent, most intelligent)

«intelligent» 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. Able to learn, understand and think well and quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligent/#m1)
2. Showing good thinking (an intelligent answer, an intelligent choice). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligent/#m2)
3. Of a machine or system: able to act in a smart way (intelligent software). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligent/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used about people, animals and machines: dolphins and crows are intelligent animals. In science, scientists study how intelligent animals solve problems. In stories it describes clever characters. Phrases: highly intelligent, an intelligent question, intelligent life (life able to think, on other planets).

### Examples

- Crows are intelligent birds that can use tools. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligent/#x1)
- That was an intelligent question, Maya. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligent/#x2)
- My dog is so intelligent she can open the gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligent/#x3)
- Scientists search for intelligent life in space. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligent/#x4)
- Make an intelligent choice and wear a helmet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligent/#x5)
- Being intelligent is not the same as being kind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligent/#x6)
- The robot uses intelligent software to avoid walls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligent/#x7)
- ‘Do not fear,’ he answered; ‘she is too clever and intelligent to lose her way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intelligent/#x8)

### Note

Spelling: two l's in the middle, ends in -ent (intelligent, not -ant). Noun: intelligence. Synonyms: clever, smart, bright. Trap: "intelligent" means able to think well; "intellectual" means interested in ideas and study.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Kalisch says the book teaches one first, self-existing, eternal cause of all things. In the primary lessons: Used about people, animals and machines: dolphins and crows are intelligent animals. In science, scientists study how intelligent animals solve problems. In stories it describes clever characters. Phrases: highly intelligent, an intelligent question, intelligent life (life able to think, on other planets).

### Examples

- 1) Our author maintains that there is a first intelligent, self-existing, almighty, eternal ruling cause of all things, and that an everlasting entity produced nonentities by a progression of effects. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/intelligent/#x1)

### Note

Spelling: two l's in the middle, ends in -ent (intelligent, not -ant). Noun: intelligence. Synonyms: clever, smart, bright. Trap: "intelligent" means able to think well; "intellectual" means interested in ideas and study.

## On Mova

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