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# leal

adjective (old use, in songs and old poems)

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

## Everyday

Leal means loyal and true; faithful to a friend or a promise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leal/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old songs and rhymes «be faithful and leal» means keep your promise and stay true to the one you love

### Examples

- The dog was leal to his master. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leal/#x1)
- A leal friend stays by you in trouble. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leal/#x2)
- Be faithful and leal, as the song says. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leal/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

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