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title: doom — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «doom» in the school dictionary: Death, ruin or a terrible fate that cannot be avoided. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# doom

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** something, everything, ship, knight, much rain, feeling · **What happens:** not avoid, make, fail, suffer, doom, go · **To what, where:** terrible fate, something, plan, start, feeling, ship · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«doom» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [doom in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/doom.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Death, ruin or a terrible fate that cannot be avoided.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doom:m1:1
# text = Death, ruin or a terrible fate that cannot be avoided.
1	Death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	ruin	ruin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	terrible	terrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fate	fate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	avoided	avoid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **avoid** | can · passive |  | a terrible fate |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: subject=Location |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make something certain to fail or suffer: «The plan was doomed from the start».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doom:m2:1
# text = To make something certain to fail or suffer: «The plan was doomed from the start».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	fail	fail	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	suffer	suffer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	doomed	doom	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product |
| 2 | **fail** | to-infinitive | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **suffer** | infinitive | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **doom** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | the plan |  | the start |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«doom and gloom» — a feeling that everything will go wrong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doom:m3:1
# text = «doom and gloom» — a feeling that everything will go wrong.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	doom	doom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	gloom	gloom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
6	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	12	nsubj	_	_
11	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
13	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | future | everything | a feeling *not said here* |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location feeling=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Judgement, especially the Last Judgement: «Doomsday» or «the crack of doom».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doom:m4:1
# text = Judgement, especially the Last Judgement: «Doomsday» or «the crack of doom».
1	Judgement	judgement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Judgement	judgement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Doomsday	Doomsday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	crack	crack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	doom	doom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ship was doomed when it hit the iceberg.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doom:x1:1
# text = The ship was doomed when it hit the iceberg.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	doomed	doom	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	iceberg	iceberg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **doom** | past · passive |  | the ship |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hit** | past | ship | the iceberg |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme iceberg=Co-Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The knight rode bravely to meet his doom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doom:x2:1
# text = The knight rode bravely to meet his doom.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	bravely	bravely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	doom	doom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | past | the knight |  |  |  |  | bravely *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **meet** | to-infinitive | the knight *not said here* | knight's doom |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doom=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **doom** |  | knight |  |  |  |  |  | nom doom «event transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too much rain could spell doom for the picnic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doom:x3:1
# text = Too much rain could spell doom for the picnic.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	spell	spell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	doom	doom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spell** | could | much rain | doom |  |  |  | for the picnic | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent doom=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A feeling of doom came over me before the test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doom:x4:1
# text = A feeling of doom came over me before the test.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	doom	doom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	over	over	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come over** | past | a feeling of doom | me |  | the test |  | over *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before test=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stop the doom and gloom — it might be sunny tomorrow!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doom:x5:1
# text = Stop the doom and gloom — it might be sunny tomorrow!
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	doom	doom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	gloom	gloom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	sunny	sunny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* | the doom and gloom |  |  | tomorrow |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality doom=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** | might | gloom |  |  |  |  | sunny *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Without water, the plants were doomed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doom:x6:1
# text = Without water, the plants were doomed.
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	doomed	doom	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **doom** | past · passive |  | the plants |  |  |  | without water | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dragon roared, "Your doom is near!"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doom:x7:1
# text = The dragon roared, "Your doom is near!"
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	roared	roar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	doom	doom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	near	near	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roar** | past | the dragon |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Your doom |  |  |  |  | near *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **doom** *in a quote* |  | Your |  |  |  |  |  | nom doom «event transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
“Heavy is my doom!” he groaned.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doom:x8:1
# text = “Heavy is my doom!” he groaned.
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Heavy	heavy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	doom	doom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	groaned	groan	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Heavy | my doom |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **groan** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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