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title: compromise — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «compromise» in the school dictionary: An agreement where each side gives up a little of what it wants so they can agree. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# compromise

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**Who acts:** side, they, We, Mum, good compromise, you · **What happens:** give up, want, agree, settle, put, make · **To what, where:** little, argument, something, danger, safety, swing · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An agreement where each side gives up a little of what it wants so they can agree.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compromise:m1:1
# text = An agreement where each side gives up a little of what it wants so they can agree.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	6	advmod	_	_
4	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nmod	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	agree	agree	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give up** | present | each side | a little |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent little=Source |
| 2 | **want** | present | side |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **agree** *speech: agree* *not said to happen* | can | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To settle an argument by each side giving up something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compromise:m2:1
# text = To settle an argument by each side giving up something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	settle	settle	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	giving	give	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **settle** | to-infinitive |  | a argument |  |  |  | by each side | vn odge-46-1 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme argument=Location |
| 2 | **give up** | gerund | each side *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Source |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To put something in danger or make it weaker: «compromise your safety».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compromise:m3:1
# text = To put something in danger or make it weaker: «compromise your safety».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	weaker	weak	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	compromise	compromise	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
13	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | to-infinitive |  | something |  | danger |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | infinitive |  | danger |  |  |  | weak *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 3 | **compromise** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | your safety |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We both wanted the swing, so we made a compromise and took turns.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compromise:x1:1
# text = We both wanted the swing, so we made a compromise and took turns.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	both	both	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	swing	swing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	compromise	compromise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
14	turns	turn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | We | the swing |  |  |  | both *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot swing=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | past | we | a compromise |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent compromise=Product |
| 3 | **take** | past | we *not said here* | turns |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent turn=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum and Dad compromised: pizza tonight, fish tomorrow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compromise:x2:1
# text = Mum and Dad compromised: pizza tonight, fish tomorrow.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	compromised	compromise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compromise** | past | Mum and Dad |  |  |  | tonight |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A good compromise leaves both sides fairly happy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compromise:x3:1
# text = A good compromise leaves both sides fairly happy.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	compromise	compromise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	leaves	leave	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	4	obj	_	_
7	fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present | a good compromise | both sides |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never compromise your safety to look brave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compromise:x4:1
# text = Never compromise your safety to look brave.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	compromise	compromise	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **compromise** | imperative | you *not said here* | your safety |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | brave *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After a long talk, the two teams reached a compromise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compromise:x5:1
# text = After a long talk, the two teams reached a compromise.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	compromise	compromise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | past | the two teams | a compromise |  |  | after a long talk |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent compromise=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I wanted two hours of TV and Mum wanted none; we agreed on one hour.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compromise:x6:1
# text = I wanted two hours of TV and Mum wanted none; we agreed on one hour.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	Mum	Mum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	hour	hour	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 | **want** | past | I |  |  |  | hour |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **want** | past | Mum | none |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot none=Theme |
| 3 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | we |  |  |  | hour |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No compromise was possible, and so they went at it tooth and claw.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compromise:x7:1
# text = No compromise was possible, and so they went at it tooth and claw.
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	compromise	compromise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
12	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	claw	claw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | no compromise |  |  |  |  | possible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | past | they | tooth and claw |  | compromise |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at it=Location |

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