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title: generously — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «generously» in the school dictionary: In a kind way that gives more money, time or help than expected. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# generously

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**Who acts:** kind way, People, Gran, our, you, She · **What happens:** give, expect, size, spread, judge, pay · **To what, where:** more money, help, large amount, others, food bank, jam · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«generously» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [generously in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/generously.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a kind way that gives more money, time or help than expected.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generously:m1:1
# text = In a kind way that gives more money, time or help than expected.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
13	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	expected	expect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | a kind way | more money and time or help |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
| 2 | **expect** | participle |  | help *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a large amount; plentifully: «generously sized», «spread generously».

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generously:m2:1
# text = In a large amount; plentifully: «generously sized», «spread generously».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
6	plentifully	plentifully	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	generously	generously	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	sized	size	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	spread	spread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
15	generously	generously	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **size** *in a quote* | participle |  | a large amount *not said here* |  |  |  | generously, plentifully *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **spread** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  |  | generously *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a fair and kind way when judging others.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generously:m3:1
# text = In a fair and kind way when judging others.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
8	judging	judge	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **judge** | gerund |  | others |  |  |  |  | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent other=Value |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People gave generously to the food bank.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generously:x1:1
# text = People gave generously to the food bank.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	generously	generously	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **give** | past | People |  | the food bank |  |  | generously *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to bank=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gran generously paid for our trip to the zoo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generously:x2:1
# text = Gran generously paid for our trip to the zoo.
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	generously	generously	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past | Gran |  |  |  |  | for our trip; to the zoo; generously *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for trip=Theme |
| 2 | **trip** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Spread the jam generously on the toast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generously:x3:1
# text = Spread the jam generously on the toast.
1	Spread	spread	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	jam	jam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	generously	generously	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	toast	toast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | imperative | you *not said here* | the jam |  | the toast |  | generously *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent jam=Theme on toast=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She generously shared her sweets with everyone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generously:x4:1
# text = She generously shared her sweets with everyone.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	generously	generously	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	shared	share	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	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 | **share** | past | She | her sweets |  |  |  | with everyone; generously *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher marked my work generously.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generously:x5:1
# text = The teacher marked my work generously.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	marked	mark	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	generously	generously	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mark** | past | the teacher | my work |  |  |  | generously *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent work=Destination |
| 2 | **work** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The portions were generously sized.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generously:x6:1
# text = The portions were generously sized.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	portions	portion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	generously	generously	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	sized	size	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **size** | past · passive |  | the portions |  |  |  | generously *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then they told him of the field mice, and how they had generously saved him from death; and the Cowardly Lion laughed, and said:

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generously:x7:1
# text = Then they told him of the field mice, and how they had generously saved him from death; and the Cowardly Lion laughed, and said:
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
11	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	generously	generously	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	saved	save	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	Cowardly	Cowardly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	Lion	Lion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
24	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	27	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | they |  | him *= he* |  | then | of the field mice | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 2 | **save** | past · perfect · passive |  | mice *= mouse* |  | death |  | generously *property* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary he=Theme |
| 3 | **laugh** | past | the Cowardly Lion |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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