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title: abandonment — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «abandonment» in the school dictionary: Abandonment is leaving someone or something behind for ever, especially when you should have cared for them. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# abandonment

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**Who acts:** Abandonment, Pet abandonment, Rain, orphan, castle, team · **What happens:** leave, care, give up, abandon, act, dance · **To what, where:** someone, you, plan, match, yourself, houses

<!-- .vabout -->
«abandonment» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [abandonment in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/abandonment.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Abandonment is leaving someone or something behind for ever, especially when you should have cared for them.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:abandonment:m1:1
# text = Abandonment is leaving someone or something behind for ever, especially when you should have cared for them.
1	Abandonment	abandonment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	conj	_	_
7	behind	behind	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
12	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux	_	_
16	cared	care	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present · progressive | Abandonment | someone |  |  |  | behind *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Theme for ever=Recipient |
| 2 | **care** | should · perfect · passive |  | you |  |  |  | for them *= they*; especially *property* | tree rules |

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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 -->
Abandonment is giving up a plan or activity completely, as in the abandonment of the match.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:abandonment:m2:1
# text = Abandonment is giving up a plan or activity completely, as in the abandonment of the match.
1	Abandonment	abandonment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	abandonment	abandonment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give up** | present · progressive | Abandonment | a plan or activity |  |  |  | completely *property* | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Source |
| 2 | **abandon** |  |  | the match |  |  |  |  | nom abandonment «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Abandonment is acting wildly and freely without control, as in dancing with abandonment.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:abandonment:m3:1
# text = Abandonment is acting wildly and freely without control, as in dancing with abandonment.
1	Abandonment	abandonment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	acting	act	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	wildly	wildly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	freely	freely	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	dancing	dance	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	abandonment	abandonment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | present · progressive | Abandonment |  |  |  |  | without control; wildly *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **dance** | gerund | Abandonment *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with abandonment | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Abandonment can also mean giving yourself up completely to a feeling or a high ideal.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:abandonment:m4:1
# text = Abandonment can also mean giving yourself up completely to a feeling or a high ideal.
1	Abandonment	abandonment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	giving	give	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	iobj	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
8	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	ideal	ideal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Abandonment |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **give up** *not said to happen* | gerund | Abandonment *not said here* |  | yourself |  |  | to a feeling or a high ideal; completely *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent yourself=Theme to feeling=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pet abandonment rises after the holidays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:abandonment:x1:1
# text = Pet abandonment rises after the holidays.
1	Pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	abandonment	abandonment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rises	rise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	holidays	holiday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | present | Pet abandonment |  |  |  | after the holidays |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The abandonment of the village left the houses empty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:abandonment:x2:1
# text = The abandonment of the village left the houses empty.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	abandonment	abandonment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | the abandonment of the village | the houses |  |  |  | empty *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Theme |
| 2 | **abandon** |  |  | the village |  |  |  |  | nom abandonment «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rain led to the abandonment of the cricket match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:abandonment:x3:1
# text = Rain led to the abandonment of the cricket match.
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	abandonment	abandonment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	cricket	cricket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | Rain |  |  |  |  | to the abandonment of the cricket match | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to abandonment=Patient |
| 2 | **abandon** |  |  | the cricket match |  |  |  |  | nom abandonment «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The orphan in the story felt the pain of abandonment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:abandonment:x4:1
# text = The orphan in the story felt the pain of abandonment.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	orphan	orphan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	abandonment	abandonment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | the orphan in the story | the pain of abandonment |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pain=Theme |
| 2 | **pain** |  |  | abandonment |  |  |  |  | nom pain «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The castle fell into ruin after its abandonment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:abandonment:x5:1
# text = The castle fell into ruin after its abandonment.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	ruin	ruin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	abandonment	abandonment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | the castle |  |  |  | after castle's abandonment | into ruin *result* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into ruin=Result |
| 2 | **abandon** |  | castle |  |  |  |  |  | nom abandonment «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team decided on the abandonment of the old plan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:abandonment:x6:1
# text = The team decided on the abandonment of the old plan.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	decided	decide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	abandonment	abandonment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | past | the team |  |  |  |  | on the abandonment of the old plan | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent on abandonment=Topic |
| 2 | **abandon** |  |  | the old plan |  |  |  |  | nom abandonment «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is the lofty abandonment of self for the dawning of the beautiful in the soul!

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:abandonment:x7:1
# text = It is the lofty abandonment of self for the dawning of the beautiful in the soul!
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	lofty	lofty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	abandonment	abandonment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dawning	dawning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the lofty abandonment |  |  |  | of self; for the dawning | tree rules |

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