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title: fulfilment — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fulfilment» in the school dictionary: A feeling of being happy and satisfied because you are doing something useful or that you love. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fulfilment

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**Who acts:** feeling, you, Teaching, Winning, He, fulfilment centre · **What happens:** be, do, love, promise, hope, need · **To what, where:** something, fulfilment, dream, orders, great sense, her

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A feeling of being happy and satisfied because you are doing something useful or that you love.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfilment:m1:1
# text = A feeling of being happy and satisfied because you are doing something useful or that you love.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	satisfied	satisfied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obj	_	_
13	useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund | a feeling |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a feeling *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | present · progressive | you | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 4 | **love** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 -->
Doing what was promised, hoped or needed: the fulfilment of a dream.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfilment:m2:1
# text = Doing what was promised, hoped or needed: the fulfilment of a dream.
1	Doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	promised	promise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	hoped	hope	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fulfilment	fulfilment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | gerund |  | the fulfilment of a dream |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **hope** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **need** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 5 | **fulfil** |  |  | a dream |  |  |  |  | nom fulfilment «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: business — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Packing and sending out orders: an order fulfilment centre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfilment:m3:1
# text = Packing and sending out orders: an order fulfilment centre.
1	Packing	pack	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	sending	send	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	conj	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	orders	order	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	fulfilment	fulfilment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pack** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **send out** | gerund |  | orders |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Teaching gives her a great sense of fulfilment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfilment:x1:1
# text = Teaching gives her a great sense of fulfilment.
1	Teaching	teaching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	fulfilment	fulfilment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Teaching | a great sense of fulfilment | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient sense=Theme |
| 2 | **sense** |  |  | fulfilment |  |  |  |  | nom sense «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Winning the cup was the fulfilment of a lifelong dream.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfilment:x2:1
# text = Winning the cup was the fulfilment of a lifelong dream.
1	Winning	win	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fulfilment	fulfilment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	lifelong	lifelong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | gerund |  | the cup |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Winning | the fulfilment |  |  |  | of a lifelong dream | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He found fulfilment in looking after animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfilment:x3:1
# text = He found fulfilment in looking after animals.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fulfilment	fulfilment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | He | fulfilment |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fulfilment=Topic |
| 2 | **look** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  | after animals |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fulfilment centre sends out thousands of parcels a day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfilment:x4:1
# text = The fulfilment centre sends out thousands of parcels a day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fulfilment	fulfilment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sends	send	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	parcels	parcel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send out** | present | the fulfilment centre | thousands of parcels |  |  | day |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thousand=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fulfilment of the promise made everyone happy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfilment:x5:1
# text = The fulfilment of the promise made everyone happy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fulfilment	fulfilment	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	promise	promise	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	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the fulfilment of the promise | everyone |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset everyone=Product |
| 2 | **fulfil** |  |  | the promise |  |  |  |  | nom fulfilment «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Helping others brings fulfilment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfilment:x6:1
# text = Helping others brings fulfilment.
1	Helping	help	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fulfilment	fulfilment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | gerund |  | others |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent other=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **bring** | present | Helping | fulfilment |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent fulfilment=Theme |

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