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# bright

«bright» in Mova's school dictionary: **Giving out or full of strong light: a bright light, a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (bright, brighter, brightest); adverb (brightly; bright — in «bright and early»)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Giving out or full of strong light: a bright light, a bright sunny day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bright/#m1)

2) Of colours: strong and easy to see: bright red. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bright/#m2)

3) Clever and quick to learn: a bright pupil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bright/#m3)

4) Happy and lively: a bright smile. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bright/#m4)

5) Likely to be good: a bright future. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bright/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In science: the Sun is very bright — never look at it directly; bright light makes pupils smaller; reflective and bright clothes help drivers see you at night (be bright, be seen). In art: bright and dark colours. In stories: a bright idea, a bright morning. Phrases: bright light, bright colours, bright idea, bright and early, look on the bright side, bright future.

### examples

- The Sun is too bright to look at. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bright/#x1)
- Wear bright clothes so drivers can see you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bright/#x2)
- She painted the door bright yellow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bright/#x3)
- He's a bright boy who loves maths. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bright/#x4)
- I had a bright idea! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bright/#x5)
- We set off bright and early. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bright/#x6)
- Look on the bright side — at least it's not raining. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bright/#x7)
- The stars are bright tonight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bright/#x8)
- The bright boys were puz-zled now. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bright/#x9)

### note

Comparisons: brighter, brightest. Opposites: dim or dark (light), dull (colour), slow (mind — avoid saying it unkindly). The «gh» is silent: «brite». «Brighten» = make bright.

### In the corpora

- [Maria Prymachenko was a Ukrainian folk artist from the village of Bolotnia who painted bright, imaginary animals.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/16-famous-artists-simply/8/)
- [Bright camera flashes over years can fade delicate colours and annoy visitors; many museums allow photos without flash.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/17-museums-and-galleries-how-to-visit-and-what-is-there/10/)
- [A black panther is a leopard or jaguar with extra dark pigment, and its spots can still be seen in bright light.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/20-leopards-jaguars-cheetahs-and-the-house-cat/8/)
- [Warmer sand gives more girl hatchlings and cooler sand more boys, and bright beach lights can lead hatchlings the wrong way.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/31-turtles-and-tortoises/13/)
- [Blood is always red, bright red with oxygen and dark red without, even though veins look blue through your skin.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/65-the-heart-and-blood/3/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bright» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bright/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.