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title: fiercely — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fiercely» in the school dictionary: In an angry, wild or violent way. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fiercely

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**Who acts:** dog, fire, She, mother bear, wind · **What happens:** growl, burn, be, fight, protect, blow · **To what, where:** match, cubs, moor

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«fiercely» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [fiercely in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fiercely.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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In an angry, wild or violent way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiercely:m1:1
# text = In an angry, wild or violent way.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
3	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	violent	violent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very strongly or with great feeling: «fiercely loyal», «fiercely proud».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiercely:m2:1
# text = Very strongly or with great feeling: «fiercely loyal», «fiercely proud».
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	strongly	strongly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	fiercely	fiercely	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	loyal	loyal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	fiercely	fiercely	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog growled fiercely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiercely:x1:1
# text = The dog growled fiercely.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	growled	growl	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fiercely	fiercely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **growl** | past | the dog |  |  |  |  | fiercely *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fire burned fiercely all night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiercely:x2:1
# text = The fire burned fiercely all night.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	burned	burn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fiercely	fiercely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	night	night	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 | **burn** | past | the fire |  |  |  | night | fiercely *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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She is fiercely loyal to her friends.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiercely:x3:1
# text = She is fiercely loyal to her friends.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	fiercely	fiercely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	loyal	loyal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | to her friends; fiercely, loyal *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The match was fiercely fought.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiercely:x4:1
# text = The match was fiercely fought.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	fiercely	fiercely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	fought	fight	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past · passive |  | the match |  |  |  | fiercely *property* | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The mother bear fiercely protected her cubs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiercely:x5:1
# text = The mother bear fiercely protected her cubs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	fiercely	fiercely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	protected	protect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	cubs	cub	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | past | the mother bear | bear's cubs |  |  |  | fiercely *property* | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cub=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The wind blew fiercely across the moor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiercely:x6:1
# text = The wind blew fiercely across the moor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fiercely	fiercely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	moor	moor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | past | the wind |  |  | the moor |  | fiercely *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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