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# hyperactive

«hyperactive» in Mova's school dictionary: **much more active than normal, unable to keep still or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (hyperactive, more hyperactive)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Hyperactive means much more active than normal, unable to keep still or stay calm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyperactive/#m1)

2) In medicine, hyperactivity is a part of ADHD, a condition that makes it hard for some people to sit still and concentrate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyperactive/#m2)

3) (informal) Hyperactive is used jokingly about someone very excited, like after too many sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyperactive/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In health lessons it is linked to ADHD and to learning about people's differences kindly. In everyday talk parents say children are «hyper» after a party. Phrases: hyperactive child, hyperactivity, feeling hyper.

### examples

- The puppy is hyperactive and runs around all day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyperactive/#x1)
- My little brother gets hyperactive at birthday parties. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyperactive/#x2)
- Some children with ADHD are hyperactive and find it hard to sit still. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyperactive/#x3)
- After two fizzy drinks, Sam was totally hyper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyperactive/#x4)
- The hyperactive squirrel raced up and down the tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyperactive/#x5)
- The teacher gave the hyperactive class a quick running game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyperactive/#x6)

### note

«Hyper-» means «over» or «too much». Noun: hyperactivity. Informal short form: hyper. Myth: scientists have found that sugar does not really make most children hyperactive; excitement at parties does. Do not use it as an insult.

### 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/)
- ["Lively" on a school report often means disruptive or hyperactive.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/15-behaviour-and-school-reports/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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