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title: expectancy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «expectancy» in the school dictionary: Expectancy is the feeling that something exciting or important is about to happen. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# expectancy

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**Who acts:** Expectancy, something, Life expectancy, person, air, curtain · **What happens:** be, happen, live, rise, die, expect · **To what, where:** feeling, number, average, eighty years, two years, pet hamster

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Expectancy is the feeling that something exciting or important is about to happen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expectancy:m1:1
# text = Expectancy is the feeling that something exciting or important is about to happen.
1	Expectancy	expectancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	nsubj	_	_
7	exciting	exciting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	about	about	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Expectancy | the feeling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | something |  |  |  |  | about *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **happen** | to-infinitive | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | 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 -->
«Life expectancy» is the number of years a person or animal is likely to live, on average.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expectancy:m2:1
# text = «Life expectancy» is the number of years a person or animal is likely to live, on average.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	expectancy	expectancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	acl:relcl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	average	average	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Life expectancy | the number |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | a person or animal | the number *not said here* |  |  | year | likely *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **live** | to-infinitive | a person or animal *not said here* |  |  | average |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on average=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Life expectancy in the UK is about eighty years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expectancy:x1:1
# text = Life expectancy in the UK is about eighty years.
1	Life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	expectancy	expectancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	about	about	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	eighty	eighty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Life expectancy in the UK | eighty years |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was an air of expectancy as the curtain rose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expectancy:x2:1
# text = There was an air of expectancy as the curtain rose.
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	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	expectancy	expectancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	curtain	curtain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a air of expectancy |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **rise** | past | the curtain |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Long ago, life expectancy was much lower because many babies died young.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expectancy:x3:1
# text = Long ago, life expectancy was much lower because many babies died young.
1	Long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
2	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	expectancy	expectancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	much	much	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
9	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
13	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | life expectancy |  |  |  |  | ago, low *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **die** | past | many babies |  |  |  |  | young *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The life expectancy of a pet hamster is about two years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expectancy:x4:1
# text = The life expectancy of a pet hamster is about two years.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	expectancy	expectancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	hamster	hamster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	about	about	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the life expectancy of a pet hamster | two years |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **expect** |  |  | a pet hamster |  |  |  |  | nom expectancy «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The children waited in silent expectancy for the results.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expectancy:x5:1
# text = The children waited in silent expectancy for the results.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	expectancy	expectancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | past | the children |  |  | silent expectancy |  | for the results | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in expectancy=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clean water has raised life expectancy around the world.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expectancy:x6:1
# text = Clean water has raised life expectancy around the world.
1	Clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	raised	raise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	expectancy	expectancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	around	around	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | present · perfect · passive |  | Clean water |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme expectancy=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dog's life expectancy depends on its breed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expectancy:x7:1
# text = A dog's life expectancy depends on its breed.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	expectancy	expectancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	depends	depend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	breed	breed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **depend** | present | a dog's life expectancy |  |  |  |  | on expectancy's breed | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent on breed=Theme |
| 2 | **expect** |  | a dog |  |  |  |  |  | nom expectancy «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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