--- title: adieu — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «adieu» in the school dictionary: Goodbye; a farewell, said when parting, often for a long time. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [adieu in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/adieu.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Goodbye; a farewell, said when parting, often for a long time. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:adieu:m1:1 # text = Goodbye; a farewell, said when parting, often for a long time. 1 Goodbye goodbye NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ; ; PUNCT : _ 4 punct _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 farewell farewell NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 6 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 8 advmod _ _ 8 parting part VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 10 often often ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 11 for for ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 12 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 13 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Goodbye and a farewell | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **part** | gerund | Goodbye and a farewell *not said here* | | | | time | | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | 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} "Adieu, my friend," she said. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:adieu:x1:1 # text = "Adieu, my friend," she said. 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Adieu Adieu PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ 8 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **friend** *in a quote* | | Adieu | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Adieu | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ## Example 2 {#x2} Heracles bade him adieu and departed. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:adieu:x2:1 # text = Heracles bade him adieu and departed. 1 Heracles Heracles PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 bade bade VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 adieu adieu NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 departed depart VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bade** | past | Heracles | him *= he* | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **depart** | past | Heracles *not said here* | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## Example 3 {#x3} He waved adieu from the boat. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:adieu:x3:1 # text = He waved adieu from the boat. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 waved wave VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 adieu adieu NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 4 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 boat boat NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wave** | past | He | adieu | | the boat | | | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent adieu=Patient | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [adhesive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adhesive/) - next →: [adipose](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adipose/) - ↑ back to [A in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/)