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# mentally

«mentally» in Mova's school dictionary: **in your mind or thoughts, not on paper or with your body:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

1) Mentally means in your mind or thoughts, not on paper or with your body: «work it out mentally». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mentally/#m1)

2) About the health of the mind: «mentally healthy». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mentally/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in maths («calculate mentally» = mental maths), health («mentally tired», «mentally strong») and sport. Phrases: «mentally prepared», «mentally exhausted».

### examples

- Can you add 25 and 37 mentally? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mentally/#x1)
- She was mentally tired after the exam. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mentally/#x2)
- Athletes prepare mentally before a race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mentally/#x3)
- Count the coins mentally, then check. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mentally/#x4)
- Being mentally healthy is as important as being fit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mentally/#x5)
- He mentally noted where he left his bike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mentally/#x6)

### note

Adverb of «mental». Double l: mentally. Mental maths: 25 + 37 = 25 + 35 + 2 = 62. Calling someone «mental» is rude slang; avoid it.

### In the corpora

- ["Lost his marbles" means became mentally confused or went mad; it is humorous and can be unkind.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/5-drink-mind-and-body/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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