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title: crushingly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «crushingly» in the school dictionary: Crushingly means very strongly or in a way that is overwhelming, so you feel defeated or flattened. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# crushingly

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**Who acts:** way, you, ending, long speech, It, he · **What happens:** mean, be, feel, defeat, flatten, use · **To what, where:** team, film, cake

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Crushingly means very strongly or in a way that is overwhelming, so you feel defeated or flattened.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crushingly:m1:1
# text = Crushingly means very strongly or in a way that is overwhelming, so you feel defeated or flattened.
1	Crushingly	crushingly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	strongly	strongly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	overwhelming	overwhelming	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
16	defeated	defeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	xcomp	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	flattened	flatten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | crushingly, strongly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | a way |  |  |  |  | overwhelming *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **defeat** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **flatten** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

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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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Crushingly is used before adjectives like «boring», «disappointing» or «obvious» to mean «extremely».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crushingly:m2:1
# text = Crushingly is used before adjectives like «boring», «disappointing» or «obvious» to mean «extremely».
1	Crushingly	crushingly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	before	before	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	adjectives	adjective	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	disappointing	disappoint	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	obvious	obvious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	extremely	extremely	ADV	RB	_	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  |  |  |  | before adjectives like boring | crushingly *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V» |
| 2 | **disappoint** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent extremely=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our team was crushingly defeated, 9–0.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crushingly:x1:1
# text = Our team was crushingly defeated, 9–0.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	crushingly	crushingly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	defeated	defeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	–	–	SYM	SYM	ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	0	0	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	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 | **defeat** | past · passive |  | Our team |  |  |  | 9 – 0 *obl*; crushingly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ending of the film was crushingly sad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crushingly:x2:1
# text = The ending of the film was crushingly sad.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ending	ending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	crushingly	crushingly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the ending of the film |  |  |  |  | crushingly, sad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **end** |  |  | the film |  |  |  |  | nom ending «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The long speech was crushingly boring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crushingly:x3:1
# text = The long speech was crushingly boring.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	crushingly	crushingly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the long speech |  |  |  |  | boring, crushingly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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It was crushingly obvious that he had eaten the cake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crushingly:x4:1
# text = It was crushingly obvious that he had eaten the cake.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	crushingly	crushingly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	obvious	obvious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | crushingly, obvious *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | past · perfect | he | the cake |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The news was crushingly disappointing for the fans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crushingly:x5:1
# text = The news was crushingly disappointing for the fans.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	crushingly	crushingly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	disappointing	disappoint	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fans	fan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disappoint** | past · progressive | the news |  |  |  |  | for the fans; crushingly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The heat was crushingly heavy in the afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crushingly:x6:1
# text = The heat was crushingly heavy in the afternoon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	crushingly	crushingly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the heat |  |  |  | afternoon | crushingly, heavy *property* | tree rules |

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