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title: anxiety — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «anxiety» in the school dictionary: Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness or fear about what might happen. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# anxiety

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**Who acts:** Anxiety, fear, She, Deep breathing, waiting, you · **What happens:** be, happen, make, help, talk, feel · **To what, where:** feeling, life, worry, particular worry, anxiety, him

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness or fear about what might happen.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anxiety:m1:1
# text = Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness or fear about what might happen.
1	Anxiety	anxiety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	worry	worry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	nervousness	nervousness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	14	nsubj	_	_
13	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Anxiety | a feeling |  |  |  | of worry | tree rules |
| 2 | **happen** | might | fear |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
Anxiety (health) is when strong worry happens often and makes life hard; it can be helped by talking and by doctors.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anxiety:m2:1
# text = Anxiety (health) is when strong worry happens often and makes life hard; it can be helped by talking and by doctors.
1	Anxiety	anxiety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
7	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	worry	worry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
13	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	helped	help	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
20	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
21	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	19	advcl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	by	by	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Anxiety |  |  |  |  | happen, often *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | Anxiety *not said here* | life |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset life=Product |
| 3 | **help** | can · passive |  | worry |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |
| 4 | **talk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An anxiety is a particular worry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anxiety:m3:1
# text = An anxiety is a particular worry.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	anxiety	anxiety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	worry	worry	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** | present | a anxiety | a particular worry |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She felt anxiety before her first day at school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anxiety:x1:1
# text = She felt anxiety before her first day at school.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	anxiety	anxiety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	before	before	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She | anxiety |  |  | day |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anxiety=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Deep breathing can help with anxiety.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anxiety:x2:1
# text = Deep breathing can help with anxiety.
1	Deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	breathing	breathing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	anxiety	anxiety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | can | Deep breathing |  |  |  |  | with anxiety | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with anxiety=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The waiting filled him with anxiety.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anxiety:x3:1
# text = The waiting filled him with anxiety.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	waiting	waiting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	anxiety	anxiety	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 | **fill** | past | the waiting | him *= he* |  |  |  | with anxiety | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent he=Patient with anxiety=Instrument |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Talk to a trusted adult if anxiety stops you sleeping.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anxiety:x4:1
# text = Talk to a trusted adult if anxiety stops you sleeping.
1	Talk	talk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	anxiety	anxiety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	sleeping	sleep	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to a trusted adult | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to adult=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **stop** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | anxiety |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **sleep** | gerund | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His biggest anxiety was forgetting his lines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anxiety:x5:1
# text = His biggest anxiety was forgetting his lines.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	anxiety	anxiety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	forgetting	forget	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	lines	line	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 | **forget** | past · progressive | His biggest anxiety | anxiety's lines |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Test anxiety is very common.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anxiety:x6:1
# text = Test anxiety is very common.
1	Test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	anxiety	anxiety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Test anxiety |  |  |  |  | common *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was nearly ill with anxiety.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anxiety:x7:1
# text = He was nearly ill with anxiety.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	anxiety	anxiety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | with anxiety; ill, nearly *property* | tree rules |

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