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title: excite — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «excite» in the school dictionary: To excite someone is to make them feel very happy, eager and full of energy about something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# excite

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**Who acts:** energy, you, idea, Heat, particles, Nothing · **What happens:** excite, be, feel, mean, make, stir up · **To what, where:** someone, something, science, feeling, pity, dog

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«excite» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [excite in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/excite.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To excite someone is to make them feel very happy, eager and full of energy about something.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excite:m1:1
# text = To excite someone is to make them feel very happy, eager and full of energy about something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	excite	excite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	eager	eager	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
17	about	about	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **excite** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | make *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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 -->
To excite can mean to make someone nervous, upset or stirred up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excite:m2:1
# text = To excite can mean to make someone nervous, upset or stirred up.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	excite	excite	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	nervous	nervous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	stirred	stir	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can · infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  | nervous *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset someone=Product |
| 3 | **stir up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In science, to excite something is to give it energy so it moves or reacts more.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excite:m3:1
# text = In science, to excite something is to give it energy so it moves or reacts more.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	excite	excite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	reacts	react	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
17	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **excite** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus something=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | science |  | give *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **move** | present | energy |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **react** | present | energy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To excite a feeling, such as pity, is to make people feel it.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excite:m4:1
# text = To excite a feeling, such as pity, is to make people feel it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	excite	excite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	pity	pity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **excite** | to-infinitive |  | a feeling and pity |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus feeling=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | make *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | infinitive |  | pity |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The news of the school trip excited everyone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excite:x1:1
# text = The news of the school trip excited everyone.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	excited	excited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't excite the dog just before bedtime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excite:x2:1
# text = Don't excite the dog just before bedtime.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	excite	excite	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	bedtime	bedtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **excite** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | the dog |  |  | before bedtime |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus dog=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The idea of snow excites my little sister.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excite:x3:1
# text = The idea of snow excites my little sister.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	excites	excite	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **excite** | present | the idea of snow | my little sister |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus sister=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The magic show excited the crowd.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excite:x4:1
# text = The magic show excited the crowd.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	excited	excited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Heat excites the tiny particles so they move faster.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excite:x5:1
# text = Heat excites the tiny particles so they move faster.
1	Heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	excites	excite	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	particles	particle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **excite** | present | Heat | the tiny particles |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus particle=Experiencer |
| 2 | **move** | present | particles *= particle* |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing seems to excite him these days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excite:x6:1
# text = Nothing seems to excite him these days.
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	seems	seem	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	excite	excite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | present | Nothing |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **excite** | to-infinitive | Nothing *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  | day |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My broken limb should excite your pity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excite:x7:1
# text = My broken limb should excite your pity.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	limb	limb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	excite	excite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	pity	pity	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 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **excite** | should | My broken limb | your pity |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus pity=Experiencer |
| 3 | **pity** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom pity «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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