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# jaunt

noun (a jaunt, jaunts); verb (jaunt, jaunts, jaunted, jaunting)

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

## Everyday

1. A short trip or outing for fun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jaunt/#m1)
2. (verb) To go on such a trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jaunt/#m2)

### In the lessons

In The Wind in the Willows Toad loves jaunts: first in a gypsy caravan along the open road, then in motor cars. In everyday life: «a jaunt to the seaside». It is a light, happy word for a short pleasure trip, not a hard journey.

### Examples

- We went on a jaunt to the beach on Sunday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jaunt/#x1)
- Toad planned a jaunt along the open road in his caravan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jaunt/#x2)
- The friends took a jaunt into town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jaunt/#x3)
- Grandma enjoys a jaunt in the countryside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jaunt/#x4)
- Our class jaunt to the zoo was great fun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jaunt/#x5)
- They jaunted off to France for the weekend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jaunt/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Said «jawnt». Adjective «jaunty» means cheerful and confident.

## On Mova

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