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title: balancing — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «balancing» in the school dictionary: Balancing means keeping something steady so it does not fall, like balancing on one foot. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# balancing

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**Who acts:** Balancing, two sides, scale, She, gymnast, He · **What happens:** mean, keep, not fall, balance, make, weigh · **To what, where:** something, one foot, money, match, 3 apples, one side · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Balancing means keeping something steady so it does not fall, like balancing on one foot.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:balancing:m1:1
# text = Balancing means keeping something steady so it does not fall, like balancing on one foot.
1	Balancing	balancing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	balancing	balance	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Balancing |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **keep** *not said to happen* | gerund | Balancing *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **fall** | present · do-support | Balancing |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **balance** | gerund | Balancing *not said here* |  |  | one foot |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on foot=Location |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
Balancing means making two sides weigh or be worth the same, like a scale with equal weights.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:balancing:m2:1
# text = Balancing means making two sides weigh or be worth the same, like a scale with equal weights.
1	Balancing	balancing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	weigh	weigh	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	xcomp	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	scale	scale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	weights	weight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Balancing |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make** *not said to happen* | gerund | Balancing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **weigh** *not said to happen* | present | two sides |  |  |  |  | like a scale with equal weights | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | infinitive | two sides *not said here* |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Balancing money means making sure what comes in and goes out match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:balancing:m3:1
# text = Balancing money means making sure what comes in and goes out match.
1	Balancing	balance	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	ccomp	_	_
5	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	nsubj	_	_
7	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	in	in	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **balance** | gerund |  | money |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location money=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Balancing |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **make** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 4 | **come in** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **go out** | present |  | match |  |  |  |  | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The scale is balancing: 3 apples on one side and 600 g on the other.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:balancing:x1:1
# text = The scale is balancing: 3 apples on one side and 600 g on the other.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scale	scale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	balancing	balance	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	600	600	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	g	G	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **balance** | present · progressive | the scale | 3 apples and 600 g on the other |  | one side |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent apple=Theme on side=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is balancing 4 books on her head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:balancing:x2:1
# text = She is balancing 4 books on her head.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	balancing	balance	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	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	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **balance** | present · progressive | She | 4 books |  | her head |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent book=Theme on head=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Balancing the scale needs 2 more weights.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:balancing:x3:1
# text = Balancing the scale needs 2 more weights.
1	Balancing	balance	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	scale	scale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	weights	weight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **balance** | gerund |  | the scale |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location scale=Theme |
| 2 | **need** | present | Balancing | 2 more weights |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot weight=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What number keeps the two sides balancing?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:balancing:x4:1
# text = What number keeps the two sides balancing?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	balancing	balance	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present |  | the two sides |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **balance** | gerund | the two sides *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The gymnast is balancing on the beam.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:balancing:x5:1
# text = The gymnast is balancing on the beam.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gymnast	gymnast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	balancing	balance	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	beam	beam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **balance** | present · progressive | the gymnast |  |  | the beam |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on beam=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was balancing on one leg for 30 seconds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:balancing:x6:1
# text = He was balancing on one leg for 30 seconds.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	balancing	balance	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	seconds	second	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **balance** | past · progressive | He |  |  | one leg | second |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent on leg=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seals can learn balancing a ball on their nose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:balancing:x7:1
# text = Seals can learn balancing a ball on their nose.
1	Seals	seal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	balancing	balance	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | can | Seals |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **balance** | gerund | Seals *not said here* | a ball |  | Seals's nose |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme on nose=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Balancing an equation means both sides have the same value.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:balancing:x8:1
# text = Balancing an equation means both sides have the same value.
1	Balancing	balance	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	equation	equation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	value	value	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **balance** | gerund |  | a equation |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location equation=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Balancing |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **have** | present | both sides | the same value |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent value=Patient |

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