[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/loyal.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / loyal

[← L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/L/)

# loyal

«loyal» in Mova's school dictionary: **Always supporting and caring about a friend, family, team…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (loyal, more loyal, most loyal; also loyaller — rare)

### meaning for a pupil

Always supporting and caring about a friend, family, team or country, and not letting them down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loyal/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In lessons on friendship and values: loyal friends stay by you, keep your secrets (but not dangerous ones), and stand up for you. Dogs are often called loyal. In stories a loyal companion stays with the hero to the end. Phrases: «loyal to», «a loyal friend», «loyal fans», «loyal customer». Noun: loyalty.

### examples

- My dog is very loyal; he follows me everywhere. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loyal/#x1)
- A loyal friend sticks by you when things are hard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loyal/#x2)
- The knight was loyal to the king. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loyal/#x3)
- The team has loyal fans who come to every game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loyal/#x4)
- She stayed loyal to her friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loyal/#x5)
- Being loyal doesn't mean keeping a secret that could hurt someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loyal/#x6)
- Have you forgotten what I told you, that although she is your step-mother you must be obedient and loyal to her? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loyal/#x7)

### note

Noun: loyalty; adverb: loyally; opposite: disloyal. «Loyal to» someone (not «loyal with»). Being loyal does not mean helping a friend do wrong things.

### In the corpora

- [The loyal Mole agrees — but adds, wistfully, that it sounds rather fun.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/30-willows-ch2-part2-the-canary-coloured-cart/10/)
- [When he opens his eyes, his own river looks grey and chilly, and his loyal heart scolds him for being a traitor.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows/3/)
- [Being loyal to a friend means being kind to them, not lying to cover harm they did.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/277-covering-up-false-alarms-and-fair-play/2/)
- [Kieran's group told him that to «prove he was loyal» he had to throw a stone at a Station Road window.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/383-street-gangs-and-loyalty/0/)
- [Maddie sat on her doorstep holding a tissue to her mouth and thought: «Loyal to what, exactly?»](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/383-street-gangs-and-loyalty/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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