pragmatic
Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice,…Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.
» Tom was much more pragmatic.
Том був набагато більш прагматичним.
Meaning
4 sensesPractical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.
The sturdy furniture in the student lounge was pragmatic, but unattractive.
pragmatisch
практичныйpraktičnyj, прагматичныйpragmatičnyj, практическийpraktičeskij
прагмати́чнийprahmatýčnyj
concerned with practical matters
Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; said of literature.
Relating to the field of pragmatics.
(obsolete)Interfering in the affairs of others; officious; meddlesome.
Examples
8 sentencesTom was much more pragmatic.
Том був набагато більш прагматичним.
I'm just being pragmatic.
It is a very pragmatic culture.
ruЭто культура, пронизанная прагматизмом.
She called for a pragmatic approach to the problem.
deSie plädierte für ein pragmatisches Herangehen an dieses Problem.
I have been told that I am pragmatic, and I am.
ruМне говорят, что я прагматик. Так и есть.
deMan hat mir gesagt, ich sei pragmatisch, und ich bin es.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French pragmatique, from Late Latin pragmaticus (“relating to civil affair; inFrom Middle French pragmatique, from Late Latin pragmaticus (“relating to civil affair; in Latin, as a noun, a person versed in the law who furnished arguments and points to advocates and orators, a kind of attorney”), from Ancient Greek πραγματικός (pragmatikós, “active, versed in affairs”), from πρᾶγμα (prâgma, “a thing done, a fact”), in plural πράγματα (prágmata, “affairs, state affairs, public business, etc.”), from πράσσω (prássō, “to do”) (whence English practical).
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Forms
more pragmatic, most pragmatic| Comparative | more pragmatic Lesson |
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| Superlative | most pragmatic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
10 synonyms- of or concerning the theory of pragmatism:pragmatical
- concerned with practical matters:matter-of-factpragmatical
- guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory:hardheadedhard-nosedpractical
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
24 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form