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title: furtherance — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «furtherance» in the school dictionary: The act of helping something to move forward or succeed. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# furtherance

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**Who acts:** act, club, scientist, actions, charity, plan · **What happens:** help, move forward, succeed, spend, further, exist · **To what, where:** something, money, furtherance, education, chess, medicine

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«furtherance» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: [furtherance in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/furtherance.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

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The act of helping something to move forward or succeed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:furtherance:m1:1
# text = The act of helping something to move forward or succeed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	helping	help	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	succeed	succeed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | gerund | the act *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **move forward** | to-infinitive | the act *not said here* | something *not said here* |  |  |  | forward *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **succeed** | infinitive | the act *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The money was spent in furtherance of education.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:furtherance:x1:1
# text = The money was spent in furtherance of education.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	spent	spend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	furtherance	furtherance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	education	education	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | past · passive |  | the money |  | furtherance of education |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |
| 2 | **further** |  |  | education |  |  |  |  | nom furtherance «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The club exists for the furtherance of chess in our town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:furtherance:x2:1
# text = The club exists for the furtherance of chess in our town.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	exists	exist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	furtherance	furtherance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exist** | present | the club |  |  |  |  | for the furtherance of chess in our town | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **further** |  |  | chess in our town |  |  |  |  | nom furtherance «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The scientist worked for the furtherance of medicine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:furtherance:x3:1
# text = The scientist worked for the furtherance of medicine.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	furtherance	furtherance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | the scientist |  |  |  |  | for the furtherance of medicine | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for furtherance=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **further** |  |  | medicine |  |  |  |  | nom furtherance «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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All actions must be in furtherance of the charity's aims.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:furtherance:x4:1
# text = All actions must be in furtherance of the charity's aims.
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	actions	action	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	furtherance	furtherance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	aims	aim	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | must | all actions |  |  | furtherance |  | of the charity's aims | tree rules |
| 2 | **aim** |  | the charity |  |  |  |  |  | nom aim «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The council's plan is for the furtherance of safe cycling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:furtherance:x5:1
# text = The council's plan is for the furtherance of safe cycling.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	furtherance	furtherance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	cycling	cycling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the council's plan |  |  |  |  | for the furtherance; of safe cycling | tree rules |
| 2 | **plan** |  | the council |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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