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title: enthusiasm — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «enthusiasm» in the school dictionary: Enthusiasm is a strong feeling of excitement and interest in something, and wanting to do it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# enthusiasm

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**Who acts:** Enthusiasm, you, Dinosaurs, She, class, rain · **What happens:** be, want, do, love, join, show · **To what, where:** strong feeling, Enthusiasm, hobby, interest, great enthusiasm, choir

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«enthusiasm» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [enthusiasm in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/enthusiasm.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Enthusiasm is a strong feeling of excitement and interest in something, and wanting to do it.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enthusiasm:m1:1
# text = Enthusiasm is a strong feeling of excitement and interest in something, and wanting to do it.
1	Enthusiasm	enthusiasm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	interest	interest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	wanting	want	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Enthusiasm | a strong feeling and interest in something |  |  |  | of excitement | tree rules |
| 2 | **want** | gerund | Enthusiasm *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Enthusiasm *not said here* | Enthusiasm |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An enthusiasm (countable) is a hobby or interest that you love: «Dinosaurs are his great enthusiasm».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enthusiasm:m2:1
# text = An enthusiasm (countable) is a hobby or interest that you love: «Dinosaurs are his great enthusiasm».
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	enthusiasm	enthusiasm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	countable	countable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hobby	hobby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	interest	interest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obj	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	Dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
17	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
19	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	enthusiasm	enthusiasm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a enthusiasm | a hobby or interest |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **love** | present | you | interest |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Dinosaurs | his great enthusiasm |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She joined the choir with great enthusiasm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enthusiasm:x1:1
# text = She joined the choir with great enthusiasm.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	joined	join	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	choir	choir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	enthusiasm	enthusiasm	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 | **join** | past | She | the choir |  |  |  | with great enthusiasm | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent choir=Patient with enthusiasm=Co-Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The class showed lots of enthusiasm for the science project.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enthusiasm:x2:1
# text = The class showed lots of enthusiasm for the science project.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	enthusiasm	enthusiasm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the class | lots of enthusiasm |  |  |  | for the science project | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lot=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His enthusiasm for football never fades.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enthusiasm:x3:1
# text = His enthusiasm for football never fades.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	enthusiasm	enthusiasm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	fades	fade	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fade** | present | His enthusiasm for football |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the rain started, we lost our enthusiasm for the picnic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enthusiasm:x4:1
# text = After the rain started, we lost our enthusiasm for the picnic.
1	After	after	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	enthusiasm	enthusiasm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past | the rain |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **lose** | past | we | our enthusiasm |  |  |  | for the picnic | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enthusiasm=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher's enthusiasm made maths fun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enthusiasm:x5:1
# text = The teacher's enthusiasm made maths fun.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	enthusiasm	enthusiasm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	compound	_	_
7	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the teacher's enthusiasm | maths fun |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fun=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Painting is one of Grandad's many enthusiasms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enthusiasm:x6:1
# text = Painting is one of Grandad's many enthusiasms.
1	Painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	enthusiasms	enthusiasm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Painting | one |  |  |  | of Grandad's many enthusiasms | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The crowd cheered with enthusiasm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enthusiasm:x7:1
# text = The crowd cheered with enthusiasm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cheered	cheer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	enthusiasm	enthusiasm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cheer** | past | the crowd |  |  |  |  | with enthusiasm | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The eyes of Theseus glowed with enthusiasm, and he would hardly sit still to hear his mother speak.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enthusiasm:x8:1
# text = The eyes of Theseus glowed with enthusiasm, and he would hardly sit still to hear his mother speak.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Theseus	Theseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	glowed	glow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	enthusiasm	enthusiasm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	hardly	hardly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	sit	sit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
14	still	still	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
18	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	speak	speak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glow** | past | the eyes of Theseus |  |  |  |  | with enthusiasm | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with enthusiasm=Theme |
| 2 | **sit** | would | Theseus |  |  |  | still | hardly *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **hear** | to-infinitive | Theseus *not said here* | Theseus's mother speak |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer speak=Stimulus |

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