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title: affinity — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «affinity» in the school dictionary: A natural liking for or feeling of understanding with someone or something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# affinity

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**Who acts:** natural liking, substances, She, I, affinity, Water · **What happens:** feel, understand, join, react, tend, have · **To what, where:** real affinity, affinity, book, Water

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«affinity» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [affinity in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/affinity.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A natural liking for or feeling of understanding with someone or something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affinity:m1:1
# text = A natural liking for or feeling of understanding with someone or something.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	liking	liking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	understanding	understand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | gerund | a natural liking *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **understand** | gerund | a natural liking *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with someone | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 -->
A close likeness or connection between things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affinity:m2:1
# text = A close likeness or connection between things.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	likeness	likeness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	connection	connection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tendency of substances to join or react with each other.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affinity:m3:1
# text = A tendency of substances to join or react with each other.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tendency	tendency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	substances	substance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	react	react	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	8	obl	_	_
11	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **react** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with each | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent with each=Eventuality |
| 3 | **tend** |  | substances |  |  |  |  |  | nom tendency «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has a real affinity for horses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affinity:x1:1
# text = She has a real affinity for horses.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	affinity	affinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She | a real affinity |  |  |  | for horses | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent affinity=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I felt an affinity with the lonely boy in the book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affinity:x2:1
# text = I felt an affinity with the lonely boy in the book.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	affinity	affinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	lonely	lonely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | I | a affinity |  | the book |  | with the lonely boy | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent affinity=Theme in book=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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There is an affinity between the two languages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affinity:x3:1
# text = There is an affinity between the two languages.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	affinity	affinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a affinity between the two languages |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water has an affinity for salt, which dissolves in it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affinity:x4:1
# text = Water has an affinity for salt, which dissolves in it.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	affinity	affinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	dissolves	dissolve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Water | a affinity |  |  |  | for salt | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent affinity=Patient |
| 2 | **dissolve** | present | salt |  |  | Water |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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He had an affinity with numbers from a young age.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affinity:x5:1
# text = He had an affinity with numbers from a young age.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	affinity	affinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | He | a affinity |  |  |  | with numbers from a young age | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent affinity=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two artists share an affinity of style.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affinity:x6:1
# text = The two artists share an affinity of style.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	artists	artist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	affinity	affinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	style	style	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | present | the two artists | a affinity of style |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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