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title: inclination — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «inclination» in the school dictionary: A feeling of wanting to do something; a liking, as in «I had no inclination to go». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# inclination

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**Who acts:** feeling, I, inclination, ramp, tilt, Earth · **What happens:** want, do, have, go, behave, nod · **To what, where:** something, inclination, certain way, head, rain, us

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«inclination» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [inclination in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inclination.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A feeling of wanting to do something; a liking, as in «I had no inclination to go».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclination:m1:1
# text = A feeling of wanting to do something; a liking, as in «I had no inclination to go».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	wanting	want	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	liking	liking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
17	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	18	det	_	_
18	inclination	inclination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | gerund | a feeling *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a feeling *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 3 | **have** *in a quote* | past | I | no inclination |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inclination=Patient |
| 4 | **go** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | no inclination *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
A natural tendency to behave in a certain way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclination:m2:1
# text = A natural tendency to behave in a certain way.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tendency	tendency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	behave	behave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **behave** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a certain way |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: maths, science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A slope or slant, or the angle of a slope.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclination:m3:1
# text = A slope or slant, or the angle of a slope.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	slope	slope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	slant	slant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	angle	angle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	slope	slope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small bow or nod of the head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclination:m4:1
# text = A small bow or nod of the head.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	nod	nod	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nod** |  |  | the head |  |  |  |  | nom nod «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had no inclination to go out in the rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclination:x1:1
# text = I had no inclination to go out in the rain.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	inclination	inclination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	out	out	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | I | no inclination |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inclination=Patient |
| 2 | **go out** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | no inclination *not said here* |  | the rain |  | out *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The inclination of the ramp was steep.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclination:x2:1
# text = The inclination of the ramp was steep.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	inclination	inclination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ramp	ramp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	steep	steep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the inclination of the ramp |  |  |  |  | steep *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **incline** |  | the ramp |  |  |  |  |  | nom inclination «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Earth's tilt, or inclination, gives us seasons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclination:x3:1
# text = The Earth's tilt, or inclination, gives us seasons.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	tilt	tilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	inclination	inclination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
9	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	iobj	_	_
11	seasons	season	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | the Earth's tilt or inclination |  | us |  | season |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme |
| 2 | **tilt** |  | the Earth |  |  |  |  |  | nom tilt «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He has an inclination to talk too much.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclination:x4:1
# text = He has an inclination to talk too much.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	inclination	inclination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | He | a inclination |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inclination=Patient |
| 2 | **talk** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | much |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent much=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She gave a slight inclination of her head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclination:x5:1
# text = She gave a slight inclination of her head.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	slight	slight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	inclination	inclination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | She | a slight inclination of her head |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inclination=Theme |
| 2 | **incline** |  | her head |  |  |  |  |  | nom inclination «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By inclination, he is a quiet boy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclination:x6:1
# text = By inclination, he is a quiet boy.
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	inclination	inclination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | he | a quiet boy |  |  |  | by inclination | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But neither the student nor either of his travelling companions felt the least inclination to think of it in this way.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclination:x7:1
# text = But neither the student nor either of his travelling companions felt the least inclination to think of it in this way.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
2	neither	neither	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	4	cc:preconj	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	student	student	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
5	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	6	cc	_	_
6	either	either	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	travelling	travelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	companions	companion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
11	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	least	least	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	14	amod	_	_
14	inclination	inclination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	acl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	21	det	_	_
21	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | the student  either | the least inclination |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inclination=Theme |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | the student  either *not said here* | the least inclination *not said here* |  | this way |  | of inclination | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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