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title: humanity — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «humanity» in the school dictionary: Humanity means all the people in the world together, the human race. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# humanity

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**Who acts:** Humanity, She, state, humanities, Clean water, nurse · **What happens:** mean, be, show, treat, land, care · **To what, where:** people, kindness, great humanity, school subjects, enemy soldier, Moon

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«humanity» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [humanity in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/humanity.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Humanity means all the people in the world together, the human race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanity:m1:1
# text = Humanity means all the people in the world together, the human race.
1	Humanity	humanity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	5	det:predet	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Humanity | all people |  |  |  | in the world; together *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot people=Theme in world=Attribute |

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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 -->
Humanity is also kindness and care for others: «She showed great humanity».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanity:m2:1
# text = Humanity is also kindness and care for others: «She showed great humanity».
1	Humanity	humanity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
13	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	humanity	humanity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Humanity | kindness and care |  |  |  | for others | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** *in a quote* | past | She | great humanity |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent humanity=Recipient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The state of being human.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanity:m3:1
# text = The state of being human.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund | the state *not said here* |  |  |  |  | human *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The humanities are school and university subjects about people and culture, such as history, languages and religious studies.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanity:m4:1
# text = The humanities are school and university subjects about people and culture, such as history, languages and religious studies.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	humanities	humanity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	subjects	subject	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	culture	culture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	15	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	studies	study	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the humanities | school subjects |  |  |  | about people and culture and history and languages and religious studies | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clean water is important for all humanity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanity:x1:1
# text = Clean water is important for all humanity.
1	Clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	humanity	humanity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Clean water |  |  |  |  | for all humanity; important *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nurse treated the enemy soldier with humanity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanity:x2:1
# text = The nurse treated the enemy soldier with humanity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	treated	treat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	enemy	enemy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	humanity	humanity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | past | the nurse | the enemy soldier |  |  |  | with humanity | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: agent=Agent soldier=Recipient with humanity=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Landing on the Moon was a great step for humanity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanity:x3:1
# text = Landing on the Moon was a great step for humanity.
1	Landing	land	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	humanity	humanity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **land** | gerund |  |  |  | the Moon |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on moon=Destination |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Landing | a great step |  |  |  | for humanity | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
History and geography are humanities subjects.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanity:x4:1
# text = History and geography are humanities subjects.
1	History	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	geography	geography	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	humanities	humanity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	compound	_	_
6	subjects	subject	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | History and geography | humanities subjects |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story shows the humanity of the robot, who cares for the little girl.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanity:x5:1
# text = The story shows the humanity of the robot, who cares for the little girl.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	humanity	humanity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	robot	robot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	cares	care	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the story | the humanity of the robot |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent humanity=Recipient |
| 2 | **care** | present | the humanity of the robot |  |  |  |  | for the little girl | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for girl=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
War crimes are crimes against humanity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanity:x6:1
# text = War crimes are crimes against humanity.
1	War	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	crimes	crime	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	crimes	crime	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	against	against	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	humanity	humanity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | War crimes | crimes |  |  |  | against humanity | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Science can help humanity live longer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanity:x7:1
# text = Science can help humanity live longer.
1	Science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	humanity	humanity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | can | Science | humanity |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent humanity=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **live** | infinitive | humanity *not said here* |  |  |  |  | long *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Prince, be not uneasy; hospitality and humanity are practised as widely in Bengal as they are in Persia.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanity:x8:1
# text = "Prince, be not uneasy; hospitality and humanity are practised as widely in Bengal as they are in Persia.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	uneasy	uneasy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	hospitality	hospitality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	humanity	humanity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	practised	practise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	widely	widely	ADV	RB	_	12	obl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Bengal	Bengal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
19	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Persia	Persia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | infinitive | Prince |  |  |  |  | uneasy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **practise** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | hospitality and humanity |  | Bengal |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | hospitality |  |  |  |  | as Persia | tree rules |

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