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title: favor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «favor» in the school dictionary: A favor is a kind act done for someone: «Will you do me a favor?». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# favor

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**Who acts:** favor, you, someone, wind, Pinocchio, everybody · **What happens:** be, do, wind, like, win, favor · **To what, where:** kind act, favor, me, Favor help, one ship, Favor approval · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«favor» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [favor in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/favor.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A favor is a kind act done for someone: «Will you do me a favor?».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:favor:m1:1
# text = A favor is a kind act done for someone: «Will you do me a favor?».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	favor	favor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	_
15	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	iobj	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	favor	favor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a favor | a kind act |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | participle |  | a kind act *not said here* |  |  |  | for someone | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **do** *in a quote* | future | you | a favor | me |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 -->
Favor is help or support: a wind in favor of one ship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:favor:m2:1
# text = Favor is help or support: a wind in favor of one ship.
1	Favor	favor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	support	support	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	favor	favor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	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 | **is a** | present |  | Favor help or support and a wind in favor of one ship |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wind** |  |  | one ship |  | favor |  |  | nom wind «phenomenon transitive»: in=place of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Favor is approval or liking: to win someone's favor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:favor:m3:1
# text = Favor is approval or liking: to win someone's favor.
1	Favor	favor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	approval	approval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	liking	like	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	favor	favor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Favor approval |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **like** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **win** | to-infinitive |  | someone's favor |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent favor=Eventuality |
| 4 | **favor** |  | someone |  |  |  |  |  | nom favor «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Will you do me a favor?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:favor:x1:1
# text = Will you do me a favor?
1	Will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	favor	favor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | future | you | a favor | me |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wind was in our favor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:favor:x2:1
# text = The wind was in our favor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	favor	favor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **is** | past | the wind |  |  | our favor |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pinocchio won everybody's favor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:favor:x3:1
# text = Pinocchio won everybody's favor.
1	Pinocchio	Pinocchio	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	everybody	everybody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	favor	favor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | Pinocchio | everybody's favor |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent favor=Eventuality |
| 2 | **favor** |  | everybody |  |  |  |  |  | nom favor «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king showed favor to the youngest son.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:favor:x4:1
# text = The king showed favor to the youngest son.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	favor	favor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the king | favor | the youngest son |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent favor=Topic to son=Recipient |

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