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title: compassion — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «compassion» in the school dictionary: A strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for someone who is suffering, together with wanting to help them. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# compassion

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**Who acts:** Christians, Jesus, Showing, Good Samaritan, She, school · **What happens:** suffer, want, help, show, believe, treat · **To what, where:** feeling, Kindness, people, compassion, sick, food · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«compassion» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [compassion in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/compassion.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for someone who is suffering, together with wanting to help them.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compassion:m1:1
# text = A strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for someone who is suffering, together with wanting to help them.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	sympathy	sympathy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sadness	sadness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nmod	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	suffering	suffer	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	together	together	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
15	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	wanting	want	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suffer** | present · progressive |  |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **want** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **help** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | feeling |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary |

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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}

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Usage: church, ethics — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kindness and care shown to people in need; Christians believe Jesus showed compassion to the sick and poor.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compassion:m2:1
# text = Kindness and care shown to people in need; Christians believe Jesus showed compassion to the sick and poor.
1	Kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	need	need	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
12	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	ccomp	_	_
14	compassion	compassion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | participle |  | Kindness and care *not said here* | people in need |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent to people=Recipient |
| 2 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **show** | past | Jesus | compassion | the sick |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent compassion=Topic to sick=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nurse treated every patient with compassion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compassion:x1:1
# text = The nurse treated every patient with compassion.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	patient	patient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	compassion	compassion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jesus felt compassion for the hungry crowd.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compassion:x2:1
# text = Jesus felt compassion for the hungry crowd.
1	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	compassion	compassion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | Jesus | compassion |  |  |  | for the hungry crowd | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent compassion=Location for crowd=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Showing compassion means helping, not just feeling sorry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compassion:x3:1
# text = Showing compassion means helping, not just feeling sorry.
1	Showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	compassion	compassion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	helping	help	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	conj	_	_
9	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | gerund |  | compassion |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent compassion=Recipient |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Showing |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **help** *not said to happen* | gerund | Showing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **not** **feel** | gerund | Showing *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sorry *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Good Samaritan stopped out of compassion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compassion:x4:1
# text = The Good Samaritan stopped out of compassion.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Samaritan	Samaritan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	compassion	compassion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop out** | past | the Good Samaritan | compassion |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector compassion=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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She felt compassion for the lost puppy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compassion:x5:1
# text = She felt compassion for the lost puppy.
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	compassion	compassion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She | compassion |  |  |  | for the lost puppy | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent compassion=Location for puppy=Theme |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school collects food for families, as an act of compassion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compassion:x6:1
# text = Our school collects food for families, as an act of compassion.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	collects	collect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	compassion	compassion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collect** | present | Our school | food |  |  |  | for families; as a act of compassion | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |
| 2 | **act** |  | compassion |  |  |  |  |  | nom act «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Touched with compassion, he said to himself:

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compassion:x7:1
# text = Touched with compassion, he said to himself:
1	Touched	touch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	ccomp	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	compassion	compassion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **touch** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with compassion | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he |  | himself *= he* |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to himself=Experiencer clause=Topic |

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