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# concise

«concise» in Mova's school dictionary: **needed in few words without leaving out important things** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (concise, more concise)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Short and clear, saying what is needed in few words without leaving out important things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concise/#m1)

2) (of books) Shortened but still covering the main points (a concise dictionary). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concise/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In English lessons teachers ask for concise answers and summaries — say it clearly in few words, no waffle. In science, a concise conclusion states the result simply. It tells the reader something is short but complete. Opposite: wordy, long-winded.

### examples

- Write a concise summary of the story in three sentences. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concise/#x1)
- Her answer was concise and correct. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concise/#x2)
- Try to be concise in your science conclusion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concise/#x3)
- The concise dictionary fits in my school bag. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concise/#x4)
- Good instructions are clear and concise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concise/#x5)
- His speech was concise, just two minutes long. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concise/#x6)

### note

Adjective; adverb concisely; noun concision or conciseness. Concise does not mean «too short»: it must still include the important points. Not the same as «precise» (exact).

### Trees and pragmatics

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