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title: elaborate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «elaborate» in the school dictionary: Having many parts or details; carefully planned and complicated: «an elaborate costume». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# elaborate

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**Who acts:** you, your, princess, character, thieves, Grandma · **What happens:** plan, give, explain, elaborate, answer, develop · **To what, where:** more details, answer, plan, detail, elaborate gown, elaborate plan · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having many parts or details; carefully planned and complicated: «an elaborate costume».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:elaborate:m1:1
# text = Having many parts or details; carefully planned and complicated: «an elaborate costume».
1	Having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	aux	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	planned	plan	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	complicated	complicated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	costume	costume	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plan** | gerund · perfect |  |  |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn wish-62 «NP V that S»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |

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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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To give more details or explain more: «Can you elaborate on your answer?».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:elaborate:m2:1
# text = To give more details or explain more: «Can you elaborate on your answer?».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	elaborate	elaborate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | to-infinitive |  | more details |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detail=Theme |
| 2 | **explain** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **elaborate** *speech: other* *in a quote* | can | you |  |  | your answer |  |  | vn lecture-37.11-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **answer** *in a quote* |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: verb, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To develop a plan or idea in detail.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:elaborate:m3:1
# text = To develop a plan or idea in detail.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	develop	develop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	detail	detail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **develop** | to-infinitive |  | a plan or idea |  | detail |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The princess wore an elaborate gown with gold stitching.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:elaborate:x1:1
# text = The princess wore an elaborate gown with gold stitching.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	gown	gown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	stitching	stitching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | the princess | a elaborate gown |  |  |  | with gold stitching | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent gown=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you elaborate on why you think the character is sad?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:elaborate:x2:1
# text = Can you elaborate on why you think the character is sad?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	elaborate	elaborate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **elaborate** *speech: other* | can | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | the character |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The thieves made an elaborate plan to steal the jewels.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:elaborate:x3:1
# text = The thieves made an elaborate plan to steal the jewels.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	thieves	thief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	steal	steal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the thieves | a elaborate plan |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset plan=Product |
| 2 | **steal** | to-infinitive | the thieves *not said here* | the jewels |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location jewel=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma baked an elaborate three-layer cake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:elaborate:x4:1
# text = Grandma baked an elaborate three-layer cake.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	baked	bake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
5	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	layer	layer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | past | Grandma | a elaborate layer cake |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cathedral has elaborate carvings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:elaborate:x5:1
# text = The cathedral has elaborate carvings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cathedral	cathedral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	carvings	carving	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Please elaborate," said the teacher, "your answer is too short."

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:elaborate:x6:1
# text = "Please elaborate," said the teacher, "your answer is too short."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	_
3	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	too	too	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | your answer |  |  |  |  | short *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **answer** *in a quote* |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The magician's trick was very elaborate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:elaborate:x7:1
# text = The magician's trick was very elaborate.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	magician	magician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the magician's trick |  |  |  |  | elaborate *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **trick** |  | the magician |  |  |  |  |  | nom trick «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a trifle too elaborate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:elaborate:x8:1
# text = It is a trifle too elaborate.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	trifle	trifle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a trifle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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