pragmatic
A man of businessA man of business.
» Tom was much more pragmatic.
Том був набагато більш прагматичним. — deniko
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3 sensesA man of business.
A busybody.
A public decree.
- an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
Examples
8 sentencesTom was much more pragmatic.
Том був набагато більш прагматичним. — deniko
I'm just being pragmatic.
It is a very pragmatic culture.
ruЭто культура, пронизанная прагматизмом. — yatomoya
She called for a pragmatic approach to the problem.
deSie plädierte für ein pragmatisches Herangehen an dieses Problem. — al_ex_an_der
I have been told that I am pragmatic, and I am.
ruМне говорят, что я прагматик. Так и есть. — shanghainese
deMan hat mir gesagt, ich sei pragmatisch, und ich bin es. — MUIRIEL
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
plural: pragmatics| Singular | pragmatic |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land:pragmatic sanction
See also
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