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title: excitement — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «excitement» in the school dictionary: Excitement is the strong happy feeling you have when you are looking forward to something or when something fun or surprising is happening. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# excitement

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**Who acts:** Excitement, you, something, activity, people, children · **What happens:** be, have, look, happen, mean, make · **To what, where:** strong happy feeling, activity, excitement, tail, bag, snow

<!-- .vabout -->
«excitement» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [excitement in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/excitement.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Excitement is the strong happy feeling you have when you are looking forward to something or when something fun or surprising is happening.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excitement:m1:1
# text = Excitement is the strong happy feeling you have when you are looking forward to something or when something fun or surprising is happening.
1	Excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	12	mark	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
13	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
17	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	23	advmod	_	_
18	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	23	nsubj	_	_
19	fun	fun	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	surprising	surprising	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	conj	_	_
22	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Excitement | the strong happy feeling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | you | the strong happy feeling *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Patient |
| 3 | **look** | present · progressive | you |  |  |  |  | to something; forward *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to something=Theme |
| 4 | **happen** | present · progressive | something |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Excitement also means activity that makes people feel like this, like the excitement of a fair.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excitement:m2:1
# text = Excitement also means activity that makes people feel like this, like the excitement of a fair.
1	Excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Excitement | activity |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent activity=Topic |
| 2 | **make** | present | activity |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | infinitive | people |  |  |  |  | like this; like the excitement of a fair | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like this=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The children were full of excitement before the school trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excitement:x1:1
# text = The children were full of excitement before the school trip.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the children |  |  |  | before the school trip | of excitement; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I couldn't sleep from excitement the night before my birthday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excitement:x2:1
# text = I couldn't sleep from excitement the night before my birthday.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	before	before	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **sleep** | could | I |  |  | excitement | before my birthday; night |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The puppy wagged its tail with excitement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excitement:x3:1
# text = The puppy wagged its tail with excitement.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wagged	wag	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wag** | past | the puppy | puppy's tail |  |  |  | with excitement | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In all the excitement, I forgot my bag.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excitement:x4:1
# text = In all the excitement, I forgot my bag.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	4	det:predet	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** | past | I | my bag |  | all excitement |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was a lot of excitement when it started to snow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excitement:x5:1
# text = There was a lot of excitement when it started to snow.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a lot of excitement |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **start** | past | lot | snow |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snow=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She squealed with excitement when she opened the present.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excitement:x6:1
# text = She squealed with excitement when she opened the present.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	squealed	squeal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squeal** | past | She |  |  |  |  | with excitement | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with excitement=Theme |
| 2 | **open** | past | she | the present |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location present=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The excitement of the match made everyone cheer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excitement:x7:1
# text = The excitement of the match made everyone cheer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	obj	_	_
8	cheer	cheer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the excitement of the match | everyone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cheer** | infinitive | everyone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **excite** |  |  | the match |  |  |  |  | nom excitement «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Excitement and nerves can feel almost the same.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excitement:x8:1
# text = Excitement and nerves can feel almost the same.
1	Excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	nerves	nerve	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | can | Excitement and nerves |  |  |  |  | same *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Full of excitement, Barbaik started on her journey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excitement:x9:1
# text = Full of excitement, Barbaik started on her journey.
1	Full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	Barbaik	Barbaik	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past | Full Barbaik |  |  | Barbaik's journey |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **journey** |  | Barbaik |  |  |  |  |  | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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