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# pensively

«pensively» in Mova's school dictionary: **In a thoughtful way, quietly thinking hard about…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (pensively), from the adjective pensive

### meaning for a pupil

In a thoughtful way, quietly thinking hard about something, often with a serious face. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pensively/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

how a character in a tale thinks quietly before speaking or moving; it shows a mood, not an action

### examples

- "Dar ain't nuthin'," said the old man, shaking his head pensively. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pensively/#x1)
- A young merchant rode pensively forward on his white steed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pensively/#x2)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

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