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title: efficient — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «efficient» in the school dictionary: Working well without wasting time, energy, money or materials, as in «an efficient way to tidy up». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# efficient

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**Who acts:** work, LED bulbs, new school secretary, efficient car, We, Recycling · **What happens:** work, waste, tidy up, organise, get, do · **To what, where:** work, most, energy, useful energy, efficient way, big numbers

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«efficient» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [efficient in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/efficient.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Working well without wasting time, energy, money or materials, as in «an efficient way to tidy up».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficient:m1:1
# text = Working well without wasting time, energy, money or materials, as in «an efficient way to tidy up».
1	Working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	csubj	_	_
2	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
3	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	wasting	waste	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	materials	material	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	efficient	efficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	tidy	tidy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	acl	_	_
21	up	up	ADP	RP	_	20	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **waste** | gerund |  |  |  |  | time |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **tidy up** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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}

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Usage: of a person — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Good at organising work and getting it done quickly and well.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficient:m2:1
# text = Good at organising work and getting it done quickly and well.
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
3	organising	organise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
4	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	xcomp	_	_
9	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **organise** | gerund |  | work |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | gerund |  | work |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | participle | work *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turning most of the energy put in into useful energy, as in «an energy-efficient light bulb».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficient:m3:1
# text = Turning most of the energy put in into useful energy, as in «an energy-efficient light bulb».
1	Turning	turn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	1	obj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
16	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	efficient	efficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
19	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	bulb	bulb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | gerund |  | most of the energy |  |  |  | in a efficient light bulb | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent most=Patient in bulb=Topic |
| 2 | **put in** | participle |  | the energy *not said here* |  | useful energy |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
LED bulbs are more efficient than old bulbs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficient:x1:1
# text = LED bulbs are more efficient than old bulbs.
1	LED	led	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	bulbs	bulb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
5	efficient	efficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bulbs	bulb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | LED bulbs |  |  |  |  | than old bulbs; efficient *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chunking is an efficient way to divide big numbers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficient:x2:1
# text = Chunking is an efficient way to divide big numbers.
1	Chunking	chunk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	efficient	efficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	divide	divide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chunk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a efficient way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **divide** | to-infinitive |  | big numbers |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our new school secretary is very efficient.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficient:x3:1
# text = Our new school secretary is very efficient.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	secretary	secretary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	efficient	efficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Our new school secretary |  |  |  |  | efficient *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An efficient car uses less fuel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficient:x4:1
# text = An efficient car uses less fuel.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	efficient	efficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	fuel	fuel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | a efficient car | less fuel |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fuel=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We worked efficiently and finished the poster early.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficient:x5:1
# text = We worked efficiently and finished the poster early.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	efficiently	efficiently	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	finished	finish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	poster	poster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | We |  |  |  |  | efficiently *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **finish** | past | We *not said here* | the poster |  |  |  | early *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality poster=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Recycling is an efficient use of materials.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficient:x6:1
# text = Recycling is an efficient use of materials.
1	Recycling	recycling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	efficient	efficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	materials	material	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Recycling | a efficient use |  |  |  | of materials | tree rules |

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