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title: conquering — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «conquering» in the school dictionary: Taking control of a country or people by force, especially in war. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# conquering

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**Who acts:** fear, Romans, William, She, her, climbers · **What happens:** take, succeed, overcome, conquer, fear, climb · **To what, where:** control, war, beating, difficult problem, fear, heights

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Taking control of a country or people by force, especially in war.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquering:m1:1
# text = Taking control of a country or people by force, especially in war.
1	Taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | gerund |  | control of a country or people |  | war |  | by force | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent control=Value in war=Location |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Succeeding in beating or overcoming a difficult problem or fear (conquering a fear of heights).

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquering:m2:1
# text = Succeeding in beating or overcoming a difficult problem or fear (conquering a fear of heights).
1	Succeeding	succeed	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	beating	beating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	overcoming	overcome	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	conquering	conquer	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	heights	height	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **succeed** | gerund |  |  |  | beating |  |  | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S\_ING»: agent=Agent in beating=Eventuality |
| 2 | **overcome** | gerund |  | a difficult problem or fear |  |  |  |  | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot problem=Theme |
| 3 | **conquer** | gerund | fear *not said here* | a fear of heights |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fear=Patient |
| 4 | **fear** |  |  | heights |  |  |  |  | nom fear «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Climbing a difficult mountain to the top.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquering:m3:1
# text = Climbing a difficult mountain to the top.
1	Climbing	climb	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb** | gerund |  | a difficult mountain |  |  |  | to the top *result* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient mountain=Extent to top=Result |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having won, victorious (the conquering hero).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquering:m4:1
# text = Having won, victorious (the conquering hero).
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	won	win	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	victorious	victorious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	conquering	conquer	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **win** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **conquer** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Romans were conquering lands all around the Mediterranean.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquering:x1:1
# text = The Romans were conquering lands all around the Mediterranean.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Romans	Roman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	conquering	conquer	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	all	all	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	around	around	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Mediterranean	Mediterranean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conquer** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the Romans | conquering lands |  | the Mediterranean |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
William the Conqueror led the Normans in conquering England in 1066.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquering:x2:1
# text = William the Conqueror led the Normans in conquering England in 1066.
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	led	lead	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	Normans	Norman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	conquering	conquer	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
9	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	1066	1066	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | William | the Normans |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent norman=Theme |
| 2 | **conquer** | gerund | William *not said here* | England |  | 1066 |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent england=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is conquering her fear of the dark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquering:x3:1
# text = She is conquering her fear of the dark.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	conquering	conquer	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	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** | present · progressive | She | her fear of the dark |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fear=Patient |
| 2 | **fear** |  | her *= she* | the dark |  |  |  |  | nom fear «feeling transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The climbers celebrated conquering the mountain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquering:x4:1
# text = The climbers celebrated conquering the mountain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	climbers	climber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	celebrated	celebrate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	conquering	conquer	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **celebrate** | past | the climbers |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **conquer** | gerund | the climbers *not said here* | the mountain |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mountain=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The crowds cheered the conquering hero.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquering:x5:1
# text = The crowds cheered the conquering hero.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crowds	crowd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cheered	cheer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	conquering	conquer	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	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 | **cheer** | past | the crowds | the conquering hero |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus hero=Experiencer |
| 2 | **conquer** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Conquering a hard maths problem feels great.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquering:x6:1
# text = Conquering a hard maths problem feels great.
1	Conquering	conquer	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	compound	_	_
5	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conquer** | gerund |  | a maths problem |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Patient |
| 2 | **feel** | present | Conquering |  |  |  |  | great *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His prowess in war was marvelous, and he succeeded after some time in conquering the Eastern Barbarians, the Ainu.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conquering:x7:1
# text = His prowess in war was marvelous, and he succeeded after some time in conquering the Eastern Barbarians, the Ainu.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	prowess	prowess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	marvelous	marvelous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	succeeded	succeed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	after	after	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	det	_	_
13	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	conquering	conquer	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	Eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	Barbarians	Barbarian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Ainu	Ainu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | His prowess in war |  |  |  |  | marvelous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **succeed** | past | he |  |  |  | time |  | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **conquer** | gerund | he *not said here* | the Eastern Barbarians  the Ainu |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barbarian=Patient |

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