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title: humility — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «humility» in the school dictionary: The quality of being humble: not thinking you are better or more important than others. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# humility

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**Who acts:** quality, Christians value, Jesus, she, Humility, your · **What happens:** be, not think, follow, wash, win, speak · **To what, where:** you, Jesus, feet, prize, mistakes, humility · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The quality of being humble: not thinking you are better or more important than others.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humility:m1:1
# text = The quality of being humble: not thinking you are better or more important than others.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	humble	humble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	advmod	_	_
14	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	_
15	than	than	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | humble *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **think** *speech: other* | gerund | the quality *not said here* | you |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot you=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | the quality |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |

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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}

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Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A virtue Christians value, following Jesus, who washed his disciples' feet.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humility:m2:1
# text = A virtue Christians value, following Jesus, who washed his disciples' feet.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	virtue	virtue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	compound	_	_
4	value	value	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	washed	wash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	disciples	disciple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund | Christians value *not said here* | Jesus |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jesus=Theme |
| 2 | **wash** | past | Jesus | virtue's disciples's feet |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent foot=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Even though she won the prize, she spoke with great humility.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humility:x1:1
# text = Even though she won the prize, she spoke with great humility.
1	Even	even	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	humility	humility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | she | the prize |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prize=Eventuality |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | she |  |  |  |  | with great humility | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with humility=Co-Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Humility means listening to others and admitting your mistakes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humility:x2:1
# text = Humility means listening to others and admitting your mistakes.
1	Humility	humility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	listening	listen	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	admitting	admit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	conj	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Humility |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **listen** *not said to happen* | gerund | Humility *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to others | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to other=Theme |
| 3 | **admit** *speech: other* | gerund | Humility *not said here* | your mistakes |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Theme |
| 4 | **mistake** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jesus showed humility when he washed his disciples' feet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humility:x3:1
# text = Jesus showed humility when he washed his disciples' feet.
1	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	humility	humility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	washed	wash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	disciples	disciple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | Jesus | humility |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent humility=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **wash** | past | Jesus | Jesus's disciples's feet |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent foot=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The champion's humility made everyone like him.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humility:x4:1
# text = The champion's humility made everyone like him.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	champion	champion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	humility	humility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	obj	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the champion's humility | everyone |  |  |  | like him *= he* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset everyone=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Losing the game was a lesson in humility.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humility:x5:1
# text = Losing the game was a lesson in humility.
1	Losing	lose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	humility	humility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | gerund |  | the game |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Losing | a lesson |  | humility |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It takes humility to say «I was wrong».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humility:x6:1
# text = It takes humility to say «I was wrong».
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	humility	humility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | It | humility |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent humility=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | past | I |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Happy Hunter felt that he was to blame for all that had come to pass, and bore his brother’s scornful scolding with humility and patience.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humility:x7:1
# text = The Happy Hunter felt that he was to blame for all that had come to pass, and bore his brother’s scornful scolding with humility and patience.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Hunter	Hunter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	blame	blame	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
10	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	14	det:predet	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	nsubj	_	_
13	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	ccomp	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	bore	bear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	’s	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	ccomp	_	_
23	scornful	scornful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	scolding	scolding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	with	with	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	humility	humility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	patience	patience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | the Happy Hunter |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | Hunter |  |  |  |  | blame *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **come** | past · perfect | that |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **pass** | to-infinitive | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **bear** | past | the Happy Hunter *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

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