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title: culminate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «culminate» in the school dictionary: To culminate is to reach the highest or final point of something, often after a long time or many steps. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# culminate

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**Who acts:** dragon, science project, Our · **What happens:** culminate, be, point, win, defeat, project · **To what, where:** something, school year, big summer show, Weeks, cup, adventure

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To culminate is to reach the highest or final point of something, often after a long time or many steps.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:culminate:m1:1
# text = To culminate is to reach the highest or final point of something, often after a long time or many steps.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	culminate	culminate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	reach	reach	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	often	often	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
15	after	after	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	steps	step	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **culminate** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  | time | reach *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **point** |  |  | something |  |  |  |  | nom point «cognition transitive»: of=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school year culminated in a big summer show.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:culminate:x1:1
# text = The school year culminated in a big summer show.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	culminated	culminate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **culminate** | participle |  | the school year *not said here* |  | a big summer show |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Weeks of training culminated in winning the cup.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:culminate:x2:1
# text = Weeks of training culminated in winning the cup.
1	Weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	training	training	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	culminated	culminate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	winning	win	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **culminate** | participle · passive |  | Weeks |  |  |  | of training | tree rules |
| 2 | **win** | gerund |  | the cup |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The adventure culminated with the dragon's defeat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:culminate:x3:1
# text = The adventure culminated with the dragon's defeat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	adventure	adventure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	culminated	culminate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	defeat	defeat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **culminate** | participle |  | the adventure *not said here* |  |  |  | with the dragon's defeat | tree rules |
| 2 | **defeat** |  | the dragon |  |  |  |  |  | nom defeat «event transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The protests culminated in a new law.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:culminate:x4:1
# text = The protests culminated in a new law.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	protests	protest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	culminated	culminate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **culminate** | participle |  | the protests *not said here* |  | a new law |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Our science project culminated in a trip to the museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:culminate:x5:1
# text = Our science project culminated in a trip to the museum.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	culminated	culminate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **culminate** | participle | Our science project |  |  | a trip to the museum |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **project** |  | Our |  |  |  |  |  | nom project «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Years of hard work culminated in her first book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:culminate:x6:1
# text = Years of hard work culminated in her first book.
1	Years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	culminated	culminate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **culminate** | participle |  | hard work *not said here* |  | her first book |  |  | tree rules |

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