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# pert

adjective (pert, perter, pertest)

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

## Everyday

1. Pert means cheeky and bold, not showing proper respect to someone older. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pert/#m1)
2. (old use) Neat, lively and smart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pert/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales a pert girl or bird answers back rudely

### Examples

- Don't be so pert with your teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pert/#x1)
- The pert sparrow hopped right up to our table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pert/#x2)
- He gave a pert little grin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pert/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

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