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# mettle

noun (mettle; no plural)

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

## Everyday

Courage and strength of character, shown when a person faces a hard test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mettle/#m1)

### In the lessons

In tales, the brave test of a hero, as in "test your mettle" or "show your mettle".

### Examples

- The knight showed his mettle in the battle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mettle/#x1)
- The hard race will test your mettle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mettle/#x2)
- Bold and proud, he was eager to prove his mettle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mettle/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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