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# energetic

«energetic» in Mova's school dictionary: **An energetic person or animal has lots of energy and is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (energetic, more energetic, most energetic); adverb energetically

### meaning for a pupil

1) An energetic person or animal has lots of energy and is active and lively. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/energetic/#m1)

2) An energetic activity needs a lot of energy and effort, like running or dancing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/energetic/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In PE and health lessons it describes active games and exercise; in stories it describes lively characters and puppies. In science, more energetic particles move faster. Phrases: energetic dance, feel energetic.

### examples

- Puppies are very energetic and love to run. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/energetic/#x1)
- After a good night's sleep I feel energetic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/energetic/#x2)
- We did an energetic warm-up before the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/energetic/#x3)
- The energetic music made everyone dance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/energetic/#x4)
- Grandad is still energetic and walks five kilometres every day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/energetic/#x5)
- She energetically cleaned the whole kitchen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/energetic/#x6)
- Football is a more energetic game than chess. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/energetic/#x7)
- Manstin was naturally an energetic fellow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/energetic/#x8)

### note

Say: en-er-JET-ic. Noun: energy. Opposites: tired, lazy, sluggish, lethargic. Not the same as «energy-saving».

### In the corpora

- ["Full of beans" means very energetic, almost hyperactive (UK).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/15-behaviour-and-school-reports/6/)
- ["Live wire" means a very energetic, hyperactive child (one so full of energy that he cannot keep still).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/15-behaviour-and-school-reports/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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