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title: steady — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «steady» in the Judaism dictionary: Firm and not shaking or wobbling, like a steady ladder or a steady hand. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# steady

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**Who acts:** you, something, verb, Dad, It, train · **What happens:** not shake, wobble, happen, rely on, be, stop · **To what, where:** regular rate, ladder, steady speed, water, Ready, rail · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«steady» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [steady in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/steady.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Firm and not shaking or wobbling, like a steady ladder or a steady hand.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steady:m1:1
# text = Firm and not shaking or wobbling, like a steady ladder or a steady hand.
1	Firm	firm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	shaking	shake	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	wobbling	wobble	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	ladder	ladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **shake** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | like a steady ladder or a steady hand | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **wobble** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Happening at an even, regular rate without sudden changes, like steady rain or a steady speed.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steady:m2:1
# text = Happening at an even, regular rate without sudden changes, like steady rain or a steady speed.
1	Happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	even	even	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	rate	rate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	changes	change	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | gerund |  |  |  | a regular rate |  | without sudden changes like steady rain or a steady speed | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at rate=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Calm and sensible, someone you can rely on.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steady:m3:1
# text = Calm and sensible, someone you can rely on.
1	Calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	sensible	sensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obl	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	rely	rely	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rely on** | can | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a verb, to steady something is to hold it so it stops moving or wobbling.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steady:m4:1
# text = As a verb, to steady something is to hold it so it stops moving or wobbling.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
15	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	xcomp	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	wobbling	wobble	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | something |  |  |  |  | as a verb; hold *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | present | verb |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **move** | gerund | verb *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **wobble** | gerund | verb *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hold the ladder steady while Dad climbs up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steady:x1:1
# text = Hold the ladder steady while Dad climbs up.
1	Hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	ladder	ladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	climbs	climb	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | imperative | you *not said here* | the ladder |  |  |  | steady *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ladder=Theme |
| 2 | **climb up** | present | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It rained steadily all afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steady:x2:1
# text = It rained steadily all afternoon.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rained	rain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	steadily	steadily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rain** | past | It |  |  |  | afternoon | steadily *property* | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The train moved at a steady speed of 80 kilometres an hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steady:x3:1
# text = The train moved at a steady speed of 80 kilometres an hour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	80	80	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	kilometres	kilometre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | past | the train |  |  | a steady speed of 80 kilometres  a hour |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme at speed=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her hand was steady as she poured the water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steady:x4:1
# text = Her hand was steady as she poured the water.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	poured	pour	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Her hand |  |  |  |  | steady *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pour** | past | she | the water |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ready, steady, go!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steady:x5:1
# text = Ready, steady, go!
1	Ready	ready	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* | Ready |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He grabbed the rail to steady himself on the bus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steady:x6:1
# text = He grabbed the rail to steady himself on the bus.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grabbed	grab	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rail	rail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
7	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	6	nsubj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grab** | past | He | the rail |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rail=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The plant grew at a steady rate of 2 cm a week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steady:x7:1
# text = The plant grew at a steady rate of 2 cm a week.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	rate	rate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	cm	cm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | the plant |  |  | a steady rate of 2 cm  a week |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at rate=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Slow and steady wins the race, said the tortoise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steady:x8:1
# text = Slow and steady wins the race, said the tortoise.
1	Slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	wins	win	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	tortoise	tortoise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | present | Slow | the race |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the tortoise |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Slow and steady wins the race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:steady:x9:1
# text = Slow and steady wins the race.
1	Slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	wins	win	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | present | Slow | the race |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality |

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