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title: efficiently — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «efficiently» in the school dictionary: In a way that gets a job done well without wasting time, energy, money or materials. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# efficiently

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**Who acts:** way, She, LED bulbs, you, team, new boiler · **What happens:** get, do, waste, tidy, use, add · **To what, where:** job, room, electricity, column method, numbers, house

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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In a way that gets a job done well without wasting time, energy, money or materials.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficiently:m1:1
# text = In a way that gets a job done well without wasting time, energy, money or materials.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
10	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	wasting	waste	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	materials	material	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | a way | a job |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer job=Stimulus |
| 2 | **do** | participle |  | a job *not said here* |  |  |  | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **waste** | gerund |  |  |  |  | time |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She tidied her room quickly and efficiently.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficiently:x1:1
# text = She tidied her room quickly and efficiently.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tidied	tidy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	efficiently	efficiently	ADV	RB	_	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tidy** | past | She | her room |  |  |  | quickly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
LED bulbs use electricity more efficiently than old bulbs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficiently:x2:1
# text = LED bulbs use electricity more efficiently than old bulbs.
1	LED	led	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	bulbs	bulb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
6	efficiently	efficiently	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bulbs	bulb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | LED bulbs | electricity |  |  |  | efficiently *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent electricity=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Use the column method to add the numbers efficiently.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficiently:x3:1
# text = Use the column method to add the numbers efficiently.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	column	column	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	method	method	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	add	add	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	efficiently	efficiently	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | the column method |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent method=Patient |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the numbers |  |  |  | efficiently *property* | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The team worked efficiently and finished early.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficiently:x4:1
# text = The team worked efficiently and finished early.
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	efficiently	efficiently	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	finished	finish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The new boiler heats the house more efficiently.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficiently:x5:1
# text = The new boiler heats the house more efficiently.
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	heats	heat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
8	efficiently	efficiently	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **heat** | present | the new boiler | the house |  |  |  | efficiently *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent house=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Bees collect nectar very efficiently.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:efficiently:x6:1
# text = Bees collect nectar very efficiently.
1	Bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	collect	collect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nectar	nectar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	efficiently	efficiently	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collect** | present | Bees | nectar |  |  |  | efficiently *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nectar=Theme |

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