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title: greatly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «greatly» in the school dictionary: Greatly means very much or to a large amount: «greatly improved». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# greatly

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**Who acts:** Your, reading, His, new bridge, our, number · **What happens:** mean, improve, appreciate, help, read, reduce · **To what, where:** help, Prices, sale, journey, you · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Greatly means very much or to a large amount: «greatly improved».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greatly:m1:1
# text = Greatly means very much or to a large amount: «greatly improved».
1	Greatly	greatly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	much	much	ADV	RB	_	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	greatly	greatly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	improved	improve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | greatly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **improve** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | greatly *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your help is greatly appreciated.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greatly:x1:1
# text = Your help is greatly appreciated.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	greatly	greatly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	appreciated	appreciate	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 | **appreciate** | present · passive |  | Your help |  |  |  | greatly *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |
| 2 | **help** |  | Your |  |  |  |  |  | nom help «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His reading has greatly improved this year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greatly:x2:1
# text = His reading has greatly improved this year.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	greatly	greatly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	improved	improve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **improve** | present · perfect | His reading |  |  |  | year | greatly *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **read** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom reading «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Prices were greatly reduced in the sale.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greatly:x3:1
# text = Prices were greatly reduced in the sale.
1	Prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	greatly	greatly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	reduced	reduce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sale	sale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **reduce** | past · passive |  | Prices |  | the sale |  | greatly *property* | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new bridge greatly shortened our journey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greatly:x4:1
# text = The new bridge greatly shortened our journey.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	greatly	greatly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	shortened	shorten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **shorten** | past | the new bridge | our journey |  |  |  | greatly *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent journey=Patient |
| 2 | **journey** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The number of birds has greatly increased.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greatly:x5:1
# text = The number of birds has greatly increased.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	greatly	greatly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	increased	increase	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **increase** | present · perfect | the number of birds |  |  |  |  | greatly *property* | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thank you, I am greatly relieved.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greatly:x6:1
# text = Thank you, I am greatly relieved.
1	Thank	thank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	greatly	greatly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	relieved	relieved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **thank** *speech: thank* | present |  |  | you |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | greatly, relieved *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
“But I cannot!” exclaimed Dorothy, greatly surprised.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greatly:x7:1
# text = “But I cannot!” exclaimed Dorothy, greatly surprised.
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
8	exclaimed	exclaim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	Dorothy	Dorothy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	greatly	greatly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	surprised	surprised	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exclaim** *speech: express* | past | Dorothy |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

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