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# impulsively

«impulsively» in Mova's school dictionary: **Suddenly and without stopping to think first** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (impulsively)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Suddenly and without stopping to think first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impulsively/#m1)

2) Following a strong sudden wish or feeling, often in a way you may regret. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impulsively/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In PSHE and stories, acting impulsively — grabbing, shouting, buying on a whim — is contrasted with «stop, think, then act». In money lessons, buying impulsively can waste pocket money; shops place sweets near tills because people buy impulsively. Phrases: act impulsively, buy impulsively, impulsively decide.

### examples

- He impulsively jumped into the pool with his clothes on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impulsively/#x1)
- She impulsively spent all her pocket money on sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impulsively/#x2)
- Don't act impulsively when you're angry; count to ten. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impulsively/#x3)
- I impulsively hugged my friend when we won. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impulsively/#x4)
- Shops put treats near the tills so people buy them impulsively. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impulsively/#x5)
- He answered impulsively and got the sum wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impulsively/#x6)

### note

Adjective «impulsive»; noun «impulse» (a sudden urge). An «impulse buy» is something bought without planning. Acting impulsively is not always bad — a kind hug can be impulsive — but for safety and money it pays to think first.

### Trees and pragmatics

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