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title: advancement — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «advancement» in the school dictionary: Progress or improvement in something, such as science or medicine. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# advancement

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**Who acts:** Helping, printing press, She, her, Space travel, club · **What happens:** move up, help, move forward, lead, advance, save · **To what, where:** better job, something, learning, Medical advancements, job, great advancement

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«advancement» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [advancement in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/advancement.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Progress or improvement in something, such as science or medicine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advancement:m1:1
# text = Progress or improvement in something, such as science or medicine.
1	Progress	progress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	improvement	improvement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Moving up to a better job or position; promotion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advancement:m2:1
# text = Moving up to a better job or position; promotion.
1	Moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	promotion	promotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move up** | gerund |  |  |  | a better job or position and promotion |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to job=Trajectory |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Helping something move forward.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advancement:m3:1
# text = Helping something move forward.
1	Helping	help	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | gerund |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **move forward** | present | Helping |  |  |  |  | forward *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The printing press led to the advancement of learning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advancement:x1:1
# text = The printing press led to the advancement of learning.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	printing	printing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	press	press	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	advancement	advancement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	learning	learning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | the printing press |  |  |  |  | to the advancement of learning | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to advancement=Patient |
| 2 | **advance** |  |  | learning |  |  |  |  | nom advancement «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Medical advancements have saved many lives.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advancement:x2:1
# text = Medical advancements have saved many lives.
1	Medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	advancements	advancement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	saved	save	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	lives	life	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **save** | present · perfect · passive |  | Medical advancements |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary life=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She worked hard for advancement at her job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advancement:x3:1
# text = She worked hard for advancement at her job.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	advancement	advancement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | She |  |  | her job |  | for advancement; hard *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for advancement=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **job** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Space travel was a great advancement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advancement:x4:1
# text = Space travel was a great advancement.
1	Space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	travel	travel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	advancement	advancement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Space travel | a great advancement |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The club is for the advancement of young musicians.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advancement:x5:1
# text = The club is for the advancement of young musicians.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	advancement	advancement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	musicians	musician	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the club |  |  |  |  | for the advancement; of young musicians | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each advancement in phones made them smaller.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advancement:x6:1
# text = Each advancement in phones made them smaller.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	advancement	advancement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	phones	phone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | each advancement in phones | phones *= phone* |  |  |  | small *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset they=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Marzavan was not forgotten, but was given a lucrative post at court, with a promise of further advancement.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advancement:x7:1
# text = Marzavan was not forgotten, but was given a lucrative post at court, with a promise of further advancement.
1	Marzavan	Marzavan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	forgotten	forget	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	lucrative	lucrative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	advancement	advancement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **forget** | past · passive |  | Marzavan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | past · passive |  | a lucrative post |  | court |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: post=Theme at court=Asset |
| 3 | **promise** |  |  | further advancement |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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