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title: concurrent — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «concurrent» in the school dictionary: Happening or existing at the same time (concurrent events). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# concurrent

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**Who acts:** concurrent lines, two football matches, we, festival, three medians, judge · **What happens:** happen, exist, meet, pass, serve, be · **To what, where:** same point, one point, court sentence, concurrent, one, concurrent shows

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«concurrent» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [concurrent in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/concurrent.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Happening or existing at the same time (concurrent events).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:concurrent:m1:1
# text = Happening or existing at the same time (concurrent events).
1	Happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	existing	exist	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	concurrent	concurrent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **exist** | gerund |  |  |  |  | time |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Meeting at the same point (concurrent lines all pass through one point).

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:concurrent:m2:1
# text = Meeting at the same point (concurrent lines all pass through one point).
1	Meeting	meet	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	concurrent	concurrent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	all	all	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	pass	pass	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
11	through	through	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | gerund |  |  |  | the same point |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **pass** | present | concurrent lines |  |  | one point |  | all *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through point=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a court sentence, served at the same time as another rather than one after the other.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:concurrent:m3:1
# text = In a court sentence, served at the same time as another rather than one after the other.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	served	serve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	_
13	rather	rather	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	15	cc	_	_
14	than	than	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	conj	_	_
16	after	after	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | participle |  | a court sentence *not said here* |  |  | time | as another | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as another=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two football matches were concurrent, so we could only watch one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:concurrent:x1:1
# text = The two football matches were concurrent, so we could only watch one.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
3	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	matches	match	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	concurrent	concurrent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	only	only	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the two football matches | concurrent |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **watch** | could | we | one |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The festival had concurrent shows on three stages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:concurrent:x2:1
# text = The festival had concurrent shows on three stages.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	concurrent	concurrent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	shows	show	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	stages	stage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the festival | concurrent shows |  | three stages |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent show=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In geometry, concurrent lines meet at a single point.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:concurrent:x3:1
# text = In geometry, concurrent lines meet at a single point.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	geometry	geometry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	concurrent	concurrent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	meet	meet	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | present | concurrent lines |  |  | geometry |  | at a single point | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The three medians of a triangle are concurrent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:concurrent:x4:1
# text = The three medians of a triangle are concurrent.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	medians	median	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	triangle	triangle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	concurrent	concurrent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the three medians of a triangle | concurrent |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The judge gave two concurrent sentences.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:concurrent:x5:1
# text = The judge gave two concurrent sentences.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	concurrent	concurrent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	sentences	sentence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the judge | two concurrent sentences |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The computer can run concurrent tasks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:concurrent:x6:1
# text = The computer can run concurrent tasks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	concurrent	concurrent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	tasks	task	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | can | the computer | concurrent tasks |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme task=Trajectory |

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