--- title: befitting — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «befitting» in the school dictionary: Right and suitable for a person or an occasion: a dress befitting a bride. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [befitting in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/befitting.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Right and suitable for a person or an occasion: a dress befitting a bride. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:befitting:m1:1 # text = Right and suitable for a person or an occasion: a dress befitting a bride. 1 Right right ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 2 and and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 3 suitable suitable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 or or CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 occasion occasion NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 : : PUNCT : _ 12 punct _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 dress dress NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ _ 13 befitting befit VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 12 acl _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 bride bride NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **befit** | gerund | a dress *not said here* | a bride | | | | | tree rules | 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. ## Example 1 {#x1} He wore a coat befitting a prince. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:befitting:x1:1 # text = He wore a coat befitting a prince. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wore wear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 coat coat NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 befitting befit VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 acl _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wear** | past | He | a coat | | | | | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent coat=Theme | | 2 | **befit** | gerund | a coat *not said here* | a prince | | | | | tree rules | ## Example 2 {#x2} The king gave a befitting welcome. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:befitting:x2:1 # text = The king gave a befitting welcome. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 befitting befit VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 amod _ _ 6 welcome welcome NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | past | the king | a befitting welcome | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent welcome=Theme | | 2 | **befit** | gerund | | | | | | | tree rules | ## Example 3 {#x3} Speak in a manner befitting a lady. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:befitting:x3:1 # text = Speak in a manner befitting a lady. 1 Speak speak VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 in in ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 manner manner NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 5 befitting befit VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 acl _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 lady lady NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | a manner | | | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **befit** | gerund | a manner *not said here* | a lady | | | | | tree rules | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. 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