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title: efficiency — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «efficiency» in the school dictionary: Efficiency is doing a job well without wasting time, energy, money or materials. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# efficiency

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**Who acts:** Efficiency, you, science efficiency, new boiler, She, LED bulbs · **What happens:** do, waste, put, be, give, have · **To what, where:** job, energy, machine, useful work, small flat, better efficiency · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«efficiency» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [efficiency in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/efficiency.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Efficiency is doing a job well without wasting time, energy, money or materials.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficiency:m1:1
# text = Efficiency is doing a job well without wasting time, energy, money or materials.
1	Efficiency	efficiency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
7	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	wasting	waste	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	materials	material	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present · progressive | Efficiency | a job |  |  |  | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |
| 2 | **waste** | gerund | Efficiency *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: 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 -->
In science, efficiency is how much of the energy you put into a machine turns into useful work, often given as a percentage.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficiency:m2:1
# text = In science, efficiency is how much of the energy you put into a machine turns into useful work, often given as a percentage.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
7	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	put	put	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	often	often	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	conj	_	_
23	as	as	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	percentage	percentage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present | you | the energy *not said here* |  | a machine |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent energy=Goal |
| 2 | **is** | present | science efficiency |  |  | useful work |  | turn *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **give** | participle | science efficiency *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as a percentage; often *property* | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An efficiency is a very small flat or apartment with one main room.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficiency:m3:1
# text = An efficiency is a very small flat or apartment with one main room.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	flat	flat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	apartment	apartment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
12	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a efficiency | a small flat or apartment |  |  |  | with one main room | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new boiler has much better efficiency than the old one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficiency:x1:1
# text = The new boiler has much better efficiency than the old one.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	boiler	boiler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	much	much	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the new boiler | better efficiency |  |  |  | than the old one | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent efficiency=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She cleaned the kitchen with amazing efficiency.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficiency:x2:1
# text = She cleaned the kitchen with amazing efficiency.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cleaned	clean	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	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean** | past | She | the kitchen |  |  |  | with amazing efficiency | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent kitchen=Patient with efficiency=Instrument |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
LED bulbs have a higher efficiency than old bulbs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficiency:x3:1
# text = LED bulbs have a higher efficiency than old bulbs.
1	LED	led	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	bulbs	bulb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	higher	high	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bulbs	bulb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | LED bulbs | a higher efficiency |  |  |  | than old bulbs | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent efficiency=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If 100 J go in and 25 J come out as light, the efficiency is 25%.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficiency:x4:1
# text = If 100 J go in and 25 J come out as light, the efficiency is 25%.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	J	J	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	25	25	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nsubj	_	_
8	J	J	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:unmarked	_	_
9	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	out	out	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	25	25	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	%	%	SYM	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go in** | infinitive | 100 J |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **come out** | present | 25  J |  |  |  |  | as light; out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fridge has an A energy efficiency label.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficiency:x5:1
# text = The fridge has an A energy efficiency label.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fridge	fridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the fridge | a efficiency label |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent label=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team worked with speed and efficiency.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficiency:x6:1
# text = The team worked with speed and efficiency.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | the team |  |  |  |  | with speed and efficiency | vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with speed=Co-Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fuel efficiency tells you how far a car goes on one litre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficiency:x7:1
# text = Fuel efficiency tells you how far a car goes on one litre.
1	Fuel	fuel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
6	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	litre	litre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | Fuel efficiency |  | you |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient |
| 2 | **go** | present | a car |  |  | one litre |  | far *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on litre=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Their landlord rents out an efficiency near the college. (US)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Their landlord rents out an efficiency near the college.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficiency:x8:1
# text = Their landlord rents out an efficiency near the college.
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	landlord	landlord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rents	rent	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	near	near	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	college	college	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rent out** | present | Their landlord | a efficiency |  | the college |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent efficiency=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (US)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficiency:x8:2
# text = (US)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

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