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title: conquer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «conquer» in the school dictionary: To conquer a country or people means to take control of them by fighting. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# conquer

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**Who acts:** band, Romans, William, Maya, They, Spanish · **What happens:** conquer, mean, take, fight, deal, beat · **To what, where:** country, control, problem, fear, mountain, top · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«conquer» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [conquer in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/conquer.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To conquer a country or people means to take control of them by fighting.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquer:m1:1
# text = To conquer a country or people means to take control of them by fighting.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	conquer	conquer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	csubj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
10	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nmod	_	_
13	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	fighting	fight	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conquer** | to-infinitive |  | a country or people |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent country=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **take** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | control of people |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent control=Theme |
| 4 | **fight** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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 -->
To conquer a problem or a fear means to deal with it successfully and beat it.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquer:m2:1
# text = To conquer a problem or a fear means to deal with it successfully and beat it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	conquer	conquer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	csubj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	deal	deal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
13	successfully	successfully	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	beat	beat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conquer** | to-infinitive |  | a problem or a fear |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **deal** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with fear; successfully *property* | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with it=Theme |
| 4 | **beat** | infinitive |  | fear |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To conquer a mountain means to climb to the top of it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquer:m3:1
# text = To conquer a mountain means to climb to the top of it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	conquer	conquer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	climb	climb	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conquer** | to-infinitive |  | a mountain |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mountain=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **climb** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the top of top |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to top=Destination |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To conquer a place can also mean to become very popular there: «The band conquered America».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquer:m4:1
# text = To conquer a place can also mean to become very popular there: «The band conquered America».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	conquer	conquer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	csubj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	popular	popular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	conquered	conquer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
18	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conquer** | to-infinitive |  | a place |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **become** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **conquer** *in a quote* | past | the band | America |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent america=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Romans conquered most of Britain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquer:x1:1
# text = The Romans conquered most of Britain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Romans	Roman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	conquered	conquer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conquer** | past | the Romans | most of Britain |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent most=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquer:x2:1
# text = William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings.
1	William	William	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Conqueror	Conqueror	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Battle	Battle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Hastings	Hastings	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | William | the Battle of Hastings |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battle=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Maya finally conquered her fear of the dark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquer:x3:1
# text = Maya finally conquered her fear of the dark.
1	Maya	Maya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	conquered	conquer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conquer** | past | Maya | Maya's fear of the dark |  |  |  | finally *property* | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fear=Patient |
| 2 | **fear** |  | Maya | the dark |  |  |  |  | nom fear «feeling transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They conquered the mountain in three days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquer:x4:1
# text = They conquered the mountain in three days.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	conquered	conquer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conquer** | past | They | the mountain |  |  | day |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mountain=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Spanish conquered the Aztec Empire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquer:x5:1
# text = The Spanish conquered the Aztec Empire.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Spanish	Spanish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	conquered	conquer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Aztec	Aztec	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Empire	Empire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conquer** | past | the Spanish | the Aztec Empire |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent empire=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Divide and conquer: break the big problem into small steps.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquer:x6:1
# text = Divide and conquer: break the big problem into small steps.
1	Divide	divide	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	conquer	conquer	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	break	break	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	steps	step	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divide** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **conquer** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **break** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the big problem |  |  |  | into small steps *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent problem=Patient into step=Result |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her song conquered the charts all over the world.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquer:x7:1
# text = Her song conquered the charts all over the world.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	conquered	conquer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	charts	chart	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	all	all	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conquer** | past | Her song | the charts |  | the world |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chart=Patient |
| 2 | **sing** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom song «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How did you manage to conquer it?"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquer:x8:1
# text = How did you manage to conquer it?"
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	manage	manage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	conquer	conquer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **manage** | past · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **conquer** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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