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title: dismiss — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dismiss» in the school dictionary: To send people away or let them leave: «Class dismissed!». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dismiss

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** people, Class, idea, their, teacher, She · **What happens:** send away, let, leave, dismiss, decide, not be · **To what, where:** people, someone, job, court case, batter, class · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«dismiss» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [dismiss in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dismiss.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To send people away or let them leave: «Class dismissed!».

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismiss:m1:1
# text = To send people away or let them leave: «Class dismissed!».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	send	send	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	Class	Class	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	dismissed	dismiss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send away** | to-infinitive |  | people |  |  |  | away *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive |  | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **leave** | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **dismiss** *in a quote* | past | Class |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To decide that an idea or feeling is not worth thinking about.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismiss:m2:1
# text = To decide that an idea or feeling is not worth thinking about.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	decide	decide	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
11	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	xcomp	_	_
12	about	about	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | a idea or feeling |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **think about** *speech: other* | gerund | a idea or feeling *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To remove someone from their job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismiss:m3:1
# text = To remove someone from their job.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	remove	remove	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  | their job |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent someone=Theme from job=Source |
| 2 | **job** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To end a court case without a trial.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismiss:m4:1
# text = To end a court case without a trial.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	end	end	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | to-infinitive |  | a court case |  |  |  | without a trial | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality case=Eventuality |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To get a batter out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismiss:m5:1
# text = To get a batter out.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	batter	batter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get out** | to-infinitive |  | a batter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher dismissed the class at three o'clock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismiss:x1:1
# text = The teacher dismissed the class at three o'clock.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dismissed	dismiss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	o'clock	o'clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dismiss** | past | the teacher | the class |  | three o'clock |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent class=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Class dismissed!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismiss:x2:1
# text = Class dismissed!
1	Class	Class	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dismissed	dismiss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dismiss** | past | Class |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She dismissed my idea as too silly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismiss:x3:1
# text = She dismissed my idea as too silly.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dismissed	dismiss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dismiss** | past | She | my idea |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't dismiss your worries; talk to someone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismiss:x4:1
# text = Don't dismiss your worries; talk to someone.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	dismiss	dismiss	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	worries	worry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	talk	talk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **dismiss** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | your worries |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worry=Theme |
| 2 | **talk** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to someone | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to someone=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **worry** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom worry «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The manager dismissed the worker for stealing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismiss:x5:1
# text = The manager dismissed the worker for stealing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	manager	manager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dismissed	dismiss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	worker	worker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	stealing	stealing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dismiss** | past | the manager | the worker |  |  |  | for stealing | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worker=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The judge dismissed the case.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismiss:x6:1
# text = The judge dismissed the case.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dismissed	dismiss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dismiss** | past | the judge | the case |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent case=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bowler dismissed three batters in one over.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismiss:x7:1
# text = The bowler dismissed three batters in one over.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bowler	bowler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dismissed	dismiss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	batters	batter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
8	over	over	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dismiss** | past | the bowler | three batters |  |  |  | in one | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent batter=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He dismissed the rumour with a laugh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismiss:x8:1
# text = He dismissed the rumour with a laugh.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dismissed	dismiss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rumour	rumour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	laugh	laugh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dismiss** | past | He | the rumour |  |  |  | with a laugh | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rumour=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There he dismisses his warriors, presents them with their horses and harness, and gives them leave to ride home and greet his wife.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dismiss:x9:1
# text = There he dismisses his warriors, presents them with their horses and harness, and gives them leave to ride home and greet his wife.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	3	expl	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dismisses	dismiss	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	warriors	warrior	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	presents	present	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	harness	harness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	iobj	_	_
18	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	ride	ride	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	home	home	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	greet	greet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	conj	_	_
24	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dismiss** | present | he | his warriors |  | there |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent warrior=Theme |
| 2 | **present** | present | he *not said here* | warriors *= warrior* |  |  |  | with warriors's horses and harness | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent they=Recipient with horse=Theme |
| 3 | **give** | present | he *not said here* |  | warriors *= warrior* |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **leave** | infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **ride** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **greet** *speech: greet* | infinitive | he *not said here* |  | his wife |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wife=Theme |

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