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title: conception — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «conception» in the school dictionary: Conception is the moment when a baby starts to grow inside its mother, when a sperm joins an egg. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# conception

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Conception, baby, sperm, you, your, Immaculate Conception · **What happens:** be, start, grow, join, picture, understand · **To what, where:** moment, egg, idea, conception, mind, something

<!-- .vabout -->
«conception» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [conception in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/conception.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Conception is the moment when a baby starts to grow inside its mother, when a sperm joins an egg.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conception:m1:1
# text = Conception is the moment when a baby starts to grow inside its mother, when a sperm joins an egg.
1	Conception	conception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	18	mark	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	sperm	sperm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	joins	join	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
19	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Conception | the moment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **start** | present | a baby |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **grow** | to-infinitive | a baby *not said here* |  |  |  |  | inside baby's mother | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme inside mother=Location |
| 4 | **join** | present | a sperm | a egg |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Patient |

<!-- .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 -->
A conception is an idea or understanding of something, how you picture it in your mind.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conception:m2:1
# text = A conception is an idea or understanding of something, how you picture it in your mind.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	conception	conception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	understanding	understanding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	picture	picture	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a conception | a idea or understanding of something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **picture** | present | you | conception |  | your mind |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **understand** |  |  | something |  |  |  |  | nom understanding «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **mind** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Conception is the start or the first forming of a plan or an idea.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conception:m3:1
# text = Conception is the start or the first forming of a plan or an idea.
1	Conception	conception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	forming	forming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Conception | the start or the first forming of a plan or a idea |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic belief that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was free from sin from the start of her life.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conception:m4:1
# text = The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic belief that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was free from sin from the start of her life.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Immaculate	immaculate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Conception	conception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Catholic	catholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
9	Mary	Mary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	acl	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	sin	sin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
20	from	from	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Immaculate Conception | a Catholic belief |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | Mary | a Catholic belief *not said here* |  | sin |  | from the start of Mary's life; free *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **start** |  |  | Mary's life |  |  |  |  | nom start «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pregnancy lasts about nine months from conception to birth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conception:x1:1
# text = Pregnancy lasts about nine months from conception to birth.
1	Pregnancy	pregnancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lasts	last	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	conception	conception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | present | Pregnancy |  |  | conception | month | to birth | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A baby begins to form at conception.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conception:x2:1
# text = A baby begins to form at conception.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	begins	begin	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	form	form	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	conception	conception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | present | a baby |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **form** | to-infinitive | a baby *not said here* |  |  | conception |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at conception=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He had no conception of how big the ocean really is.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conception:x3:1
# text = He had no conception of how big the ocean really is.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	conception	conception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ocean	ocean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
10	really	really	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | He | no conception |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conception=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | the ocean |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
From its conception, the park was meant for children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conception:x4:1
# text = From its conception, the park was meant for children.
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	conception	conception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	meant	mean	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | past · passive |  | the park |  | its conception |  | for children | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for child=Attribute |
| 2 | **conceive** |  | its *= it* |  |  |  |  |  | nom conception «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a common misconception that bats are blind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conception:x5:1
# text = It is a common misconception that bats are blind.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	misconception	misconception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	blind	blind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a common misconception |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | a common misconception |  |  |  |  | blind *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Catholics celebrate the Immaculate Conception of Mary.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conception:x6:1
# text = Catholics celebrate the Immaculate Conception of Mary.
1	Catholics	catholic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	celebrate	celebrate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Immaculate	immaculate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Conception	conception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Mary	Mary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **celebrate** | present | Catholics | the Immaculate Conception of Mary |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conception=Theme |
| 2 | **conceive** |  |  | Mary |  |  |  |  | nom conception «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Lares Familiares were a much more pleasing conception.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conception:x7:1
# text = The Lares Familiares were a much more pleasing conception.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Lares	lar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
3	Familiares	Familiares	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	much	much	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
8	pleasing	pleasing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	conception	conception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the Lares | a pleasing conception |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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