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# selflessly

«selflessly» in Mova's school dictionary: **In a way that thinks about others more than yourself…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (selflessly)

### meaning for a pupil

In a way that thinks about others more than yourself; generously and without wanting a reward. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/selflessly/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In ethics and stories: heroes act selflessly; nurses work selflessly. In church, Christians believe Jesus loved selflessly. Phrases: «work selflessly», «give selflessly».

### examples

- The firefighters worked selflessly to save the family. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/selflessly/#x1)
- She selflessly gave her lunch to a hungry friend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/selflessly/#x2)
- Volunteers help selflessly at the food bank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/selflessly/#x3)
- He selflessly let the younger children go first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/selflessly/#x4)
- Christians believe Jesus gave his life selflessly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/selflessly/#x5)
- Mum selflessly stayed up all night with the sick puppy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/selflessly/#x6)

### note

Adverb of «selfless». Opposite: «selfishly». Noun «selflessness».

### Trees and pragmatics

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