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title: eff — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «eff» in the school dictionary: «Eff» is a polite way of saying a very rude swear word starting with F without saying it fully. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# eff

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**Who acts:** Eff, rude swear word, swear word, He, rude builder, builder · **What happens:** be, say, start, eff off, mean, go away · **To what, where:** polite way, word, Effing, swear word, name, them · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«eff» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: [eff in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/eff.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: euphemism, rude, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Eff» is a polite way of saying a very rude swear word starting with F without saying it fully.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eff:m1:1
# text = «Eff» is a polite way of saying a very rude swear word starting with F without saying it fully.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Eff	Eff	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	swear	swear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
15	starting	start	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	F	F	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
18	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
19	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	advcl	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Eff | a polite way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | a rude swear word | a polite way *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent way=Topic |
| 3 | **start** | gerund | a rude swear word *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with F | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with f=Subeventuality |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | a rude swear word *not said here* | word |  |  |  | fully *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

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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 -->
«Eff off» means go away, said angrily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eff:m2:1
# text = «Eff off» means go away, said angrily.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Eff	eff	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	angrily	angrily	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eff off** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **go away** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past |  |  |  |  |  | angrily *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Effing» is used as a less rude form of a swear word meaning very or annoying.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eff:m3:1
# text = «Effing» is used as a less rude form of a swear word meaning very or annoying.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Effing	effing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	_
9	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	swear	swear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	_
16	very	very	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	annoying	annoying	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | Effing |  |  |  | as a rude form of a swear word | vn spend\_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Duration as form=Attribute |
| 2 | **mean** | gerund | a swear word *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **form** |  |  | a swear word |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Eff» is the name of the letter F.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eff:m4:1
# text = «Eff» is the name of the letter F.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Eff	Eff	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	F	F	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Eff | the name |  |  |  | of the letter | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(rude) He told them to eff off.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eff:x1:1
# text = (rude) He told them to eff off.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	iobj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	eff	eff	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
9	off	off	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | He |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **eff off** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(rude, UK) The builder was effing and blinding when he dropped the brick.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eff:x2:1
# text = (rude, UK) The builder was effing and blinding when he dropped the brick.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
6	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	builder	builder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	effing	eff	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	blinding	blind	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
12	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	brick	brick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eff** | past · progressive | the rude builder |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **blind** | gerund | the rude builder *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **drop** | past | builder | the brick |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brick=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(rude) That effing alarm woke me again!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eff:x3:1
# text = (rude) That effing alarm woke me again!
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
5	effing	effing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	woke	wake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake** | past | that rude effing alarm | me |  |  | again |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent i=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My teacher said, «No effing and blinding in my classroom.»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eff:x4:1
# text = My teacher said, «No effing and blinding in my classroom.»
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	effing	effing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	blinding	blinding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | My teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(rude) «Eff this, I'm going home.»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eff:x5:1
# text = (rude) «Eff this, I'm going home.»
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Eff	eff	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	csubj	_	_
11	home	home	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eff** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | this |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** *in a quote* | present · progressive | I |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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