--- title: eminent — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «eminent» in the school dictionary: Eminent means famous, respected and important, known for doing something very well. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [eminent in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/eminent.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Eminent means famous, respected and important, known for doing something very well. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:eminent:m1:1 # text = Eminent means famous, respected and important, known for doing something very well. 1 Eminent eminent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 famous famous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 5 respected respected ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 important important ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 known know VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 10 for for SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 11 doing do VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 9 advcl _ _ 12 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 11 obj _ _ 13 very very ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 14 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 11 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | Eminent | | | | | famous *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **know** | participle | Eminent *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **do** | gerund | Eminent *not said here* | something | | | | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality | 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} She is an eminent judge. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:eminent:x1:1 # text = She is an eminent judge. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 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 eminent eminent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 judge judge NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | She | a eminent judge | | | | | tree rules | ## Example 2 {#x2} The king called on eminent doctors. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:eminent:x2:1 # text = The king called on eminent doctors. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 4 on on ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 eminent eminent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 doctors doctor NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **call** | participle | | the king *not said here* | | eminent doctors | | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ## Example 3 {#x3} The eminent mice chose the general. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:eminent:x3:1 # text = The eminent mice chose the general. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 eminent eminent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 mice mouse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 chose choose VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 general general ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **choose** | past | the eminent mice | the general | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent general=Theme | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [eminence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eminence/) - next →: [emir](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emir/) - ↑ back to [E in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/)