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# superb

«superb» in Mova's school dictionary: **Extremely good; excellent** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (superb; more superb, most superb — rare); adverb form: superbly

### meaning for a pupil

1) Extremely good; excellent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/superb/#m1)

2) Very grand and beautiful to look at. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/superb/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A strong word of praise: in stories and reports it tells the reader something was far better than ordinary. Teachers write «Superb work!» on a page; sports commentators say «a superb goal». It is stronger than «good» and «great» and a little more formal than «awesome». Phrases: «in superb condition», «a superb view», «superb!».

### examples

- What a superb drawing of the dragon! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/superb/#x1)
- The goalkeeper made a superb save in the last minute. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/superb/#x2)
- From the top of the hill there was a superb view of the lake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/superb/#x3)
- Your spelling test was superb — full marks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/superb/#x4)
- The castle stands in superb grounds with gardens and a maze. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/superb/#x5)
- She sang superbly at the school concert. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/superb/#x6)
- The old bike is still in superb condition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/superb/#x7)
- For seven days the whole nation mourned, and then the ashes of the princess were buried with great pomp, and a superb tomb was raised over her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/superb/#x8)

### note

Usually not used with «very» because it already means «extremely good» (say «absolutely superb»). Stress on the second syllable: su-PERB. Do not confuse with «super» (informal, «really good») or «superior» (better than another).

### In the corpora

- [Elephants have a superb sense of smell and more smell genes than dogs, and lift the trunk to catch scents on the wind.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/21-elephants-the-trunk/11/)
- [Owls are expert hunters with superb hearing, but crows and parrots solve much harder puzzles than owls.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/228-cartoon-pets-and-animal-myths-put-right/14/)
- [Stories call owls wise, unlucky or ill when they fly by day, but the real owl is simply a superb hunter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/302-how-owls-work-silent-wings-turning-heads-pellets-and-owl-myths/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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