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# intact

«intact» in Mova's school dictionary: **Whole and not damaged or broken; with nothing missing** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (intact — not compared)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Whole and not damaged or broken; with nothing missing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intact/#m1)

2) Still the same as before, not harmed or changed (her confidence was intact). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intact/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and news, something survives intact: the egg landed intact, the old castle is still intact. In science experiments (the egg drop) you test if something stays intact. Phrases: remain intact, stay intact, fully intact, keep something intact.

### examples

- The egg was still intact after the fall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intact/#x1)
- The parcel arrived intact, with nothing broken. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intact/#x2)
- After the storm, our tent stayed intact. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intact/#x3)
- The old bridge is still intact after hundreds of floods. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intact/#x4)
- Keep the seal intact until you buy the jar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intact/#x5)
- His good mood remained intact all day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intact/#x6)
- Only one vase came out of the box intact. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intact/#x7)

### note

Usually comes after the noun with be/stay/remain: "it remained intact". Not compared: "more intact" is rare. Opposite: broken, damaged, in pieces. In maths problems "intact" means none of the items is lost or broken — the count stays the same.

### Trees and pragmatics

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