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# staunch

adjective (staunch, staunch-er, staunch-est)

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

## Everyday

Staunch means loyal and firm, never letting a friend or cause down. A staunch friend stays with you when things go wrong. (A bit old-fashioned.) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/staunch/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a staunch friend or helper keeps faithful to the hero, even in danger

### Examples

- She is a staunch friend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/staunch/#x1)
- The hero welcomed his staunch young friend warmly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/staunch/#x2)
- Our staunchest supporter came to every match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/staunch/#x3)
- He stayed staunch even when everyone laughed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/staunch/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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