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title: decelerate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «decelerate» in the school dictionary: To slow down; to go less fast. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# decelerate

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**Who acts:** car, Friction, sledge, rocket, parachute, skydiver · **What happens:** slow down, go, decelerate, reach, make, land · **To what, where:** corner, sledge, skydiver, station, hill

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To slow down; to go less fast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:decelerate:m1:1
# text = To slow down; to go less fast.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	slow	slow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
8	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slow down** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **go** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 car decelerated as it reached the corner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:decelerate:x1:1
# text = The car decelerated as it reached the corner.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	decelerated	decelerate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decelerate** | past | the car |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **reach** | past | car | the corner |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent corner=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Friction makes the sledge decelerate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:decelerate:x2:1
# text = Friction makes the sledge decelerate.
1	Friction	friction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sledge	sledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	decelerate	decelerate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Friction | the sledge |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **decelerate** | infinitive | the sledge *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The rocket decelerated before landing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:decelerate:x3:1
# text = The rocket decelerated before landing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rocket	rocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	decelerated	decelerate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	landing	land	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decelerate** | past | the rocket |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **land** | gerund | the rocket *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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A parachute helps a skydiver decelerate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:decelerate:x4:1
# text = A parachute helps a skydiver decelerate.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	parachute	parachute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	skydiver	skydiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	decelerate	decelerate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | a parachute | a skydiver |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent skydiver=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **decelerate** | infinitive | a skydiver *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The train decelerated into the station.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:decelerate:x5:1
# text = The train decelerated into the station.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	decelerated	decelerate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decelerate** | past | the train |  |  | the station |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The ball decelerated as it rolled up the hill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:decelerate:x6:1
# text = The ball decelerated as it rolled up the hill.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	decelerated	decelerate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	rolled	roll	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decelerate** | past | the ball |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **roll up** | past | ball | the hill |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location hill=Theme |

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