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title: conspire — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «conspire» in the school dictionary: To plan secretly with other people to do something bad or against the law. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# conspire

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**Who acts:** way, Everything, guards, villains, Rain, us · **What happens:** plan, do, happen, cause, conspire, make · **To what, where:** something, way, bad result, result, us, secret surprise · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«conspire» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [conspire in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/conspire.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To plan secretly with other people to do something bad or against the law.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conspire:m1:1
# text = To plan secretly with other people to do something bad or against the law.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	plan	plan	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	_
10	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	against	against	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plan** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with other people; secretly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To happen together in a way that causes a bad result, as if planning it: «Everything conspired to make us late».

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conspire:m2:1
# text = To happen together in a way that causes a bad result, as if planning it: «Everything conspired to make us late».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	happen	happen	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	planning	plan	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	Everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	20	nsubj	_	_
20	conspired	conspire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	parataxis	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	xcomp	_	_
23	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	22	obj	_	_
24	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a way |  | together *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in way=Location |
| 2 | **cause** | present | a way | a bad result |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition result=Patient |
| 3 | **plan** *a condition, not said to happen* | gerund |  | result |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **conspire** *in a quote* | past | Everything |  |  |  |  |  | vn conspire-71 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 5 | **make** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Everything *not said here* | us |  |  |  | late *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset we=Product |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To plan something together in secret, such as a surprise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conspire:m3:1
# text = To plan something together in secret, such as a surprise.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	plan	plan	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
6	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plan** | to-infinitive |  | something |  | a secret surprise |  | together *property* | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The guards conspired to free the prisoner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conspire:x1:1
# text = The guards conspired to free the prisoner.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	conspired	conspire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	prisoner	prisoner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conspire** | past | the guards |  |  |  |  | free *property* | vn conspire-71 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The villains conspired against the queen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conspire:x2:1
# text = The villains conspired against the queen.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	villains	villain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	conspired	conspire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	against	against	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conspire** | past | the villains |  |  |  |  | against the queen | vn conspire-71 «NP V PP.maleficiary»: agent=Agent against queen=Maleficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rain and traffic conspired to make us miss the start of the match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conspire:x3:1
# text = Rain and traffic conspired to make us miss the start of the match.
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	conspired	conspire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	miss	miss	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conspire** | past | Rain and traffic |  |  |  |  |  | vn conspire-71 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | Rain and traffic *not said here* | us |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **miss** | infinitive | us *not said here* | the start of the match |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer start=Stimulus |
| 4 | **start** |  |  | the match |  |  |  |  | nom start «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother and I conspired to surprise Mum with breakfast in bed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conspire:x4:1
# text = My brother and I conspired to surprise Mum with breakfast in bed.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	conj	_	_
5	conspired	conspire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	surprise	surprise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conspire** | past | My brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn conspire-71 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **surprise** | to-infinitive | My brother *not said here* | Mum |  |  |  | with breakfast in bed | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus mum=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story, the foxes conspire with the crows to steal the eggs.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conspire:x5:1
# text = In the story, the foxes conspire with the crows to steal the eggs.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	conspire	conspire	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	crows	crow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	steal	steal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conspire** | present | the foxes |  |  | the story |  | with the crows | vn conspire-71 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with crow=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **steal** | to-infinitive | the foxes *not said here* | the eggs |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location egg=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Everything seemed to conspire against our picnic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conspire:x6:1
# text = Everything seemed to conspire against our picnic.
1	Everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	conspire	conspire	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	against	against	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | past | Everything |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **conspire** | to-infinitive | Everything *not said here* |  |  |  |  | against our picnic | vn conspire-71 «NP V PP.maleficiary»: agent=Agent against picnic=Maleficiary |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The twins were caught conspiring in whispers behind the shed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conspire:x7:1
# text = The twins were caught conspiring in whispers behind the shed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	twins	twin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	conspiring	conspire	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	whispers	whisper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shed	shed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past · passive |  | the twins |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **conspire** | gerund |  |  |  | whispers |  | behind the shed | vn conspire-71 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After a time the wife falls in love with the hunchback and conspires with him to kill her husband.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conspire:x8:1
# text = After a time the wife falls in love with the hunchback and conspires with him to kill her husband.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hunchback	hunchback	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	conspires	conspire	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | the wife |  |  | love | time | with the hunchback | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in love=Location |
| 2 | **conspire** | present | the wife *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with him *= he* | vn conspire-71 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with he=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **kill** | to-infinitive | the wife *not said here* | wife's husband |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent husband=Theme |

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