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title: credibility — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «credibility» in the school dictionary: Credibility is the quality of being believed and trusted. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# credibility

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**Who acts:** Credibility, website, he, careful work, scientist, Spelling mistakes · **What happens:** be, believe, trust, have, lie, lose · **To what, where:** quality, author, credibility, great credibility, her, court

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Credibility is the quality of being believed and trusted.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:credibility:m1:1
# text = Credibility is the quality of being believed and trusted.
1	Credibility	credibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	believed	believe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Credibility | the quality |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **believe** | gerund · passive |  | the quality *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S» |
| 3 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The website had no author or date, so its credibility was low.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:credibility:x1:1
# text = The website had no author or date, so its credibility was low.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	credibility	credibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the website | no author or date |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent author=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | past | website's credibility |  |  |  |  | low *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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After lying twice, he lost all credibility.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:credibility:x2:1
# text = After lying twice, he lost all credibility.
1	After	after	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
3	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	credibility	credibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | twice *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **lose** | past | he | all credibility |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent credibility=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The scientist's careful work gave her great credibility.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:credibility:x3:1
# text = The scientist's careful work gave her great credibility.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	credibility	credibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the scientist's careful work | great credibility | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient credibility=Theme |
| 2 | **work** |  | the scientist |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Spelling mistakes can hurt the credibility of a letter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:credibility:x4:1
# text = Spelling mistakes can hurt the credibility of a letter.
1	Spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	credibility	credibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | can | Spelling mistakes | the credibility of a letter |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer credibility=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The witness's credibility was questioned in court.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:credibility:x5:1
# text = The witness's credibility was questioned in court.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	witness	witness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	credibility	credibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	questioned	question	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **question** *speech: other* | past · passive |  | the witness's credibility |  | court |  |  | vn interrogate-37.1.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Check the credibility of a source before you use it in your project.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:credibility:x6:1
# text = Check the credibility of a source before you use it in your project.
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	credibility	credibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	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 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* | the credibility of a source |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent credibility=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | present | you | credibility |  | your project |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 3 | **project** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom project «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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