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title: appropriate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «appropriate» in the school dictionary: Right or suitable for a particular situation, person or time. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# appropriate

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**Who acts:** you, joke, your, king, he · **What happens:** take, set aside, wear, not be, choose, measure · **To what, where:** something, money, appropriate clothes, class, appropriate unit, pencil

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«appropriate» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [appropriate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/appropriate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Right or suitable for a particular situation, person or time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:appropriate:m1:1
# text = Right or suitable for a particular situation, person or time.
1	Right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	suitable	suitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	time	time	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}

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Usage: verb, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To take something for yourself, often without permission.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:appropriate:m2:1
# text = To take something for yourself, often without permission.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	often	often	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	permission	permission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | for yourself; without permission | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent something=Theme for yourself=Beneficiary |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: verb, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To set aside money for a special use.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:appropriate:m3:1
# text = To set aside money for a special use.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	set	set	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	aside	aside	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	use	use	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 | **set aside** | to-infinitive |  | money |  |  |  | for a special use | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent money=Patient for use=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Wear appropriate clothes for the hike: boots and a coat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:appropriate:x1:1
# text = Wear appropriate clothes for the hike: boots and a coat.
1	Wear	wear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hike	hike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	appos	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | imperative | you *not said here* | appropriate clothes |  |  |  | for the hike | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent clothes=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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That joke is not appropriate in class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:appropriate:x2:1
# text = That joke is not appropriate in class.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | that joke |  |  | class |  | appropriate *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Choose an appropriate unit to measure a pencil: cm or m?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:appropriate:x3:1
# text = Choose an appropriate unit to measure a pencil: cm or m?
1	Choose	choose	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	unit	unit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	measure	measure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	cm	cm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	m	M	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | imperative | you *not said here* | a appropriate unit |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent unit=Theme |
| 2 | **measure** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | a pencil |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme pencil=Value |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Is this film appropriate for children?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:appropriate:x4:1
# text = Is this film appropriate for children?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	csubj	_	_
4	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 a** | present |  | this film |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Raise your hand at the appropriate time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:appropriate:x5:1
# text = Raise your hand at the appropriate time.
1	Raise	raise	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | imperative | you *not said here* | your hand |  |  | time |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Round your answer where appropriate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:appropriate:x6:1
# text = Round your answer where appropriate.
1	Round	round	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	5	advmod	_	_
5	appropriate	appropriate	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 | **answer** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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The king appropriated the farmers' land.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:appropriate:x7:1
# text = The king appropriated the farmers' land.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	appropriated	appropriate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appropriate** | past | the king | the farmers's land |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

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At length heaven granted him a daughter of such remarkable beauty that he could think of no name so appropriate for her as ‘Fairer-than-a-Fairy.’

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:appropriate:x8:1
# text = At length heaven granted him a daughter of such remarkable beauty that he could think of no name so appropriate for her as ‘Fairer-than-a-Fairy.’
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	heaven	heaven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	granted	grant	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	remarkable	remarkable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	18	det	_	_
18	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	so	so	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	ccomp	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obl	_	_
23	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	31	mark	_	_
24	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	Fairer	Fairer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	than	than	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	Fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grant** | past |  | a daughter of such remarkable beauty | him *= he* | length heaven |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent he=Goal daughter=Theme |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | could | he |  |  |  |  | of no name | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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