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title: extravagantly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «extravagantly» in the school dictionary: Extravagantly means in a very big, showy way, with more than is needed. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# extravagantly

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**Who acts:** She, bird, He · **What happens:** mean, need, give, be, dress, praise · **To what, where:** more, spending, more money, king, gold, cake

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«extravagantly» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [extravagantly in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/extravagantly.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Extravagantly means in a very big, showy way, with more than is needed.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extravagantly:m1:1
# text = Extravagantly means in a very big, showy way, with more than is needed.
1	Extravagantly	extravagantly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	showy	showy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	than	than	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | in a big showy way; extravagantly *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute |
| 2 | **need** | present · passive |  | more |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=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}

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Extravagantly can mean spending or giving more money or things than is wise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extravagantly:m2:1
# text = Extravagantly can mean spending or giving more money or things than is wise.
1	Extravagantly	extravagantly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	spending	spending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	than	than	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can |  | spending |  |  |  | extravagantly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spending=Topic |
| 2 | **give** | gerund |  | more money or things |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | wise *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The king was extravagantly dressed in gold and silver.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extravagantly:x1:1
# text = The king was extravagantly dressed in gold and silver.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	extravagantly	extravagantly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	dressed	dress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dress** | past · passive |  | the king |  | gold and silver |  | extravagantly *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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She praised the cake extravagantly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extravagantly:x2:1
# text = She praised the cake extravagantly.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	praised	praise	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	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	extravagantly	extravagantly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **praise** | past | She | the cake |  |  |  | extravagantly *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The bird sang extravagantly all morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extravagantly:x3:1
# text = The bird sang extravagantly all morning.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	extravagantly	extravagantly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | the bird |  |  |  | morning | extravagantly *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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He spent his money extravagantly on sweets and toys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extravagantly:x4:1
# text = He spent his money extravagantly on sweets and toys.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	extravagantly	extravagantly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | past | He | his money |  |  |  | on sweets and toys *goal*; extravagantly *property* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent money=Asset on sweet=Goal |

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