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title: accidentally — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «accidentally» in the school dictionary: Accidentally means by accident, not on purpose, without meaning to. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# accidentally

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**Who acts:** I, She, her, He, dog, They · **What happens:** mean, knock, delete, work, stand, lock out · **To what, where:** paint, work, foot, himself, sock, old map

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«accidentally» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: [accidentally in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/accidentally.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Accidentally means by accident, not on purpose, without meaning to.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accidentally:m1:1
# text = Accidentally means by accident, not on purpose, without meaning to.
1	Accidentally	accidentally	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | by accident and purpose; accidentally *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I accidentally knocked over the paint.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accidentally:x1:1
# text = I accidentally knocked over the paint.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	accidentally	accidentally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	knocked	knock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knock** | past | I |  |  | the paint |  | accidentally *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over paint=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She accidentally deleted her work.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accidentally:x2:1
# text = She accidentally deleted her work.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	accidentally	accidentally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	deleted	delete	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **delete** | past | She | her work |  |  |  | accidentally *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Theme |
| 2 | **work** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sorry, I accidentally stood on your foot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accidentally:x3:1
# text = Sorry, I accidentally stood on your foot.
1	Sorry	sorry	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	accidentally	accidentally	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | I |  |  | your foot |  | accidentally *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on foot=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He accidentally locked himself out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accidentally:x4:1
# text = He accidentally locked himself out.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	accidentally	accidentally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	locked	lock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lock out** | past | He | himself *= he* |  |  |  | accidentally *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog accidentally ate a sock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accidentally:x5:1
# text = The dog accidentally ate a sock.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	accidentally	accidentally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sock	sock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | the dog | a sock |  |  |  | accidentally *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sock=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They accidentally found an old map.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accidentally:x6:1
# text = They accidentally found an old map.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	accidentally	accidentally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | They | a old map |  |  |  | accidentally *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent map=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Small children can accidentally swallow button batteries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accidentally:x7:1
# text = Small children can accidentally swallow button batteries.
1	Small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	accidentally	accidentally	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	swallow	swallow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	button	button	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	batteries	battery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swallow** | can | Small children | button batteries |  |  |  | accidentally *property* | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battery=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I didn't do it on purpose; it happened accidentally.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accidentally:x8:1
# text = I didn't do it on purpose; it happened accidentally.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
11	accidentally	accidentally	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **do** | past · do-support | I | it |  | purpose |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 2 | **happen** | past | it |  |  |  |  | accidentally *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

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One evening, as he wandered through the suburbs with his whole attention fixed on the sky, he fell accidentally into a deep well.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accidentally:x9:1
# text = One evening, as he wandered through the suburbs with his whole attention fixed on the sky, he fell accidentally into a deep well.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	wandered	wander	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	suburbs	suburb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
14	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
21	accidentally	accidentally	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
22	into	into	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	well	well	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wander** | past | he |  |  | the suburbs | evening | with his whole attention | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through suburb=Trajectory |
| 2 | **fix** | participle |  | his whole attention *not said here* |  | the sky |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **fall** | past | he |  |  |  |  | into a deep well *result*; accidentally *property* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into well=Result |
| 4 | **attend** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom attention «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

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