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title: considerably — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «considerably» in the school dictionary: Much, a lot, to a large degree: the weather is considerably warmer today. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# considerably

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**Who acts:** weather, prices, It, reading, Her, second box · **What happens:** be, rise, improve, read, vary, go up · **To what, where:** large way, mountains, term, result, different lands · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«considerably» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [considerably in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/considerably.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Much, a lot, to a large degree: the weather is considerably warmer today.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:considerably:m1:1
# text = Much, a lot, to a large degree: the weather is considerably warmer today.
1	Much	much	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	degree	degree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	considerably	considerably	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	warmer	warm	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	conj	_	_
16	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the weather |  |  |  | today | considerably, warm *property* | tree rules |

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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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a large and noticeable way: prices have risen considerably.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:considerably:m2:1
# text = In a large and noticeable way: prices have risen considerably.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	noticeable	noticeable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
8	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	risen	rise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
11	considerably	considerably	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | present · perfect | prices |  |  | a large way |  | considerably *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in way=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is considerably colder in the mountains.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:considerably:x1:1
# text = It is considerably colder in the mountains.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	considerably	considerably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	colder	cold	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  | the mountains |  | cold, considerably *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her reading has improved considerably this term.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:considerably:x2:1
# text = Her reading has improved considerably this term.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	improved	improve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	considerably	considerably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **improve** | present · perfect | Her reading | this term |  |  |  | considerably *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **read** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom reading «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The second box is considerably heavier than the first.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:considerably:x3:1
# text = The second box is considerably heavier than the first.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	considerably	considerably	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	heavier	heavy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the second box |  |  |  |  | than the first; considerably, heavy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) Results vary considerably from class to class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:considerably:x4:1
# text = (formal) Results vary considerably from class to class.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	vary	vary	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	considerably	considerably	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vary** | present | formal Results |  |  |  |  | from class to class; considerably *property* | vn differ-23.4 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme from class=Co-Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Prices have gone up considerably.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:considerably:x5:1
# text = Prices have gone up considerably.
1	Prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	considerably	considerably	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go up** | present · perfect | Prices |  |  |  |  | considerably *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A blue whale is considerably larger than an elephant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:considerably:x6:1
# text = A blue whale is considerably larger than an elephant.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	whale	whale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	considerably	considerably	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	elephant	elephant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a blue whale |  |  |  |  | than a elephant; considerably, large *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But the means by which that result is brought about differ considerably in different lands.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:considerably:x7:1
# text = But the means by which that result is brought about differ considerably in different lands.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
6	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
10	about	about	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	differ	differ	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
12	considerably	considerably	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | the |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **bring about** | present · passive |  | that result |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **differ** | present |  |  |  | different lands |  | about, considerably *property* | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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