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title: drooping — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «drooping» in the school dictionary: Hanging or bending down, especially because of weakness, tiredness or lack of water, as in «drooping flowers». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# drooping

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**Who acts:** drooping roses, She, old dog, drooping shoulders, he, willow tree · **What happens:** hang, bend down, droop, lack, become, lose · **To what, where:** water, drooping spirits, energy, eyelids, us, long drooping branches · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«drooping» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [drooping in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drooping.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hanging or bending down, especially because of weakness, tiredness or lack of water, as in «drooping flowers».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drooping:m1:1
# text = Hanging or bending down, especially because of weakness, tiredness or lack of water, as in «drooping flowers».
1	Hanging	hang	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	bending	bend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	down	down	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	weakness	weakness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	tiredness	tiredness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	lack	lack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	drooping	droop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	21	amod	_	_
21	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | because weakness and tiredness or lack of water; as drooping flowers | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bend down** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **droop** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **lack** |  |  | water |  |  |  |  | nom lack «state 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Becoming sad or losing energy, as in «drooping spirits».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drooping:m2:1
# text = Becoming sad or losing energy, as in «drooping spirits».
1	Becoming	become	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
5	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	drooping	droop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	amod	_	_
11	spirits	spirit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | gerund |  | drooping spirits |  |  |  | sad *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **lose** | gerund |  | energy |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent energy=Eventuality |
| 3 | **droop** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The drooping roses needed water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drooping:x1:1
# text = The drooping roses needed water.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	drooping	droop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	roses	rose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **droop** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **need** | past | the drooping roses | water |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot water=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had drooping eyelids after the sleepover.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drooping:x2:1
# text = She had drooping eyelids after the sleepover.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	drooping	droop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	eyelids	eyelid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sleepover	sleepover	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 | **have** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **droop** | gerund | She *not said here* | eyelids |  |  | after the sleepover |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location eyelid=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old dog walked with a drooping tail.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drooping:x3:1
# text = The old dog walked with a drooping tail.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	drooping	droop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | the old dog |  |  |  |  | with a drooping tail | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **droop** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His drooping shoulders told us he had lost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drooping:x4:1
# text = His drooping shoulders told us he had lost.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	drooping	droop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
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	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **droop** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | His drooping shoulders |  | us |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **lose** | past · perfect | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The willow tree has long, drooping branches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drooping:x5:1
# text = The willow tree has long, drooping branches.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	willow	willow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	drooping	droop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	branches	branch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	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 | **have** | present | the willow tree | long drooping branches |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent branch=Patient |
| 2 | **droop** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The balloons were drooping by the end of the party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drooping:x6:1
# text = The balloons were drooping by the end of the party.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	balloons	balloon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	drooping	droop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **droop** | past · progressive | the balloons |  |  |  | by the end of the party |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by end=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He sat on the edge of his nest, his head drooping and his feathers all ruffled, looking the picture of misery.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drooping:x7:1
# text = He sat on the edge of his nest, his head drooping and his feathers all ruffled, looking the picture of misery.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	drooping	droop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
16	all	all	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	ruffled	ruffle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	misery	misery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | He |  |  | the edge of his nest |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on edge=Location |
| 2 | **droop** | gerund | his head |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **ruffle** | past | head's feathers |  |  |  |  | all *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **look** | gerund | head's feathers *not said here* | the picture of misery |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme picture=Attribute |

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