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presto

adverb; interjection

«presto» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Presto means suddenly and as if by magic, with something happening at once. tree →
In music presto means very fast. tree →

In the lessons

used in tales when a wish or spell works at once, often with «hey, presto!»

Examples

He took the bag and, presto! was gone. tree →
Hey, presto! The dog came with eyes as big as saucers. tree →
The magician waved his hand, and presto, the rabbit was gone. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «presto» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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