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# tact

noun (no plural)

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

## Everyday

1. Tact is skill in saying or doing the right thing without upsetting people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tact/#m1)
2. Tact is quick cleverness in dealing with a person or a difficult job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tact/#m2)

### In the lessons

in the tales a clever, careful way of handling people or a task; in lessons a quality of a good messenger or helper

### Examples

- She showed tact when she told him the bad news. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tact/#x1)
- He used tact to calm the angry neighbour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tact/#x2)
- With his usual tact, he persuaded the hero to come back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tact/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

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