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title: hopelessly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hopelessly» in the school dictionary: Without hope; in a way that shows you think things cannot get better. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hopelessly

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**Who acts:** way, you, things, She, I, prince · **What happens:** show, think, not get, lose, outnumber, stare · **To what, where:** Mole, Wild Wood, little army, horses, love, road · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«hopelessly» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [hopelessly in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hopelessly.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Without hope; in a way that shows you think things cannot get better.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hopelessly:m1:1
# text = Without hope; in a way that shows you think things cannot get better.
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
11	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
15	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | a way |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **get** | can | things |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: 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 -->
Completely; very much (usually about something bad): «hopelessly lost», «hopelessly in love».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hopelessly:m2:1
# text = Completely; very much (usually about something bad): «hopelessly lost», «hopelessly in love».
1	Completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	much	much	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	conj	_	_
9	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	hopelessly	hopelessly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	hopelessly	hopelessly	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | hopelessly *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mole was hopelessly lost in the Wild Wood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hopelessly:x1:1
# text = Mole was hopelessly lost in the Wild Wood.
1	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	hopelessly	hopelessly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Wild	Wild	PROPN	NNP	_	8	flat	_	_
8	Wood	Wood	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past · passive |  | Mole |  | the Wild Wood |  | hopelessly *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The little army was hopelessly outnumbered.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hopelessly:x2:1
# text = The little army was hopelessly outnumbered.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	hopelessly	hopelessly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	outnumbered	outnumber	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **outnumber** | past · passive |  | the little army |  |  |  | hopelessly *property* | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She stared hopelessly at the broken vase.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hopelessly:x3:1
# text = She stared hopelessly at the broken vase.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stared	stare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hopelessly	hopelessly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	vase	vase	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 | **stare** | past | She |  |  |  |  | at the broken vase; hopelessly *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at vase=Theme |
| 2 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'm hopelessly bad at drawing horses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hopelessly:x4:1
# text = I'm hopelessly bad at drawing horses.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	hopelessly	hopelessly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	drawing	draw	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	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 | I |  |  |  |  | bad, hopelessly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **draw** | gerund | I *not said here* | horses |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The prince fell hopelessly in love.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hopelessly:x5:1
# text = The prince fell hopelessly in love.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hopelessly	hopelessly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | the prince |  |  | love |  | hopelessly *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in love=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The road was hopelessly blocked by snow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hopelessly:x6:1
# text = The road was hopelessly blocked by snow.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	road	road	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	hopelessly	hopelessly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	blocked	block	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **block** | past · passive | snow | the road |  |  |  | hopelessly *property* | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer subject=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Graciosa felt that now indeed she was hopelessly lost, surely not even Percinet could find her in the heart of the earth.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hopelessly:x7:1
# text = Graciosa felt that now indeed she was hopelessly lost, surely not even Percinet could find her in the heart of the earth.
1	Graciosa	Graciosa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
4	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
5	indeed	indeed	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	hopelessly	hopelessly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	surely	surely	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
13	even	even	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	Percinet	Percinet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
17	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | Graciosa |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **lose** | past · passive |  | Graciosa |  |  |  | hopelessly, indeed *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 3 | **find** | could | Percinet | Graciosa |  | the heart of the earth |  | surely *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Topic |

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