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title: inevitability — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «inevitability» in the school dictionary: Inevitability is the fact that something is certain to happen and cannot be avoided. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# inevitability

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**Who acts:** Inevitability, something, Growing, we, story, Change · **What happens:** be, happen, not avoid, grow, mean, store · **To what, where:** fact, something, inevitability, food, sense, school · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«inevitability» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [inevitability in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inevitability.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Inevitability is the fact that something is certain to happen and cannot be avoided.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inevitability:m1:1
# text = Inevitability is the fact that something is certain to happen and cannot be avoided.
1	Inevitability	inevitability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	acl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	avoided	avoid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Inevitability | the fact |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | something | the fact *not said here* |  |  |  | certain *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **happen** | to-infinitive | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **avoid** | can · passive | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V S\_ING» |

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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 -->
An inevitability is something that will surely happen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inevitability:m2:1
# text = An inevitability is something that will surely happen.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	inevitability	inevitability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	surely	surely	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a inevitability | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **happen** | future |  |  |  |  |  | surely *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was an inevitability about the result after the first goal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inevitability:x1:1
# text = There was an inevitability about the result after the first goal.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	inevitability	inevitability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	amod	_	_
11	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a inevitability about the result after the first goal |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Growing older is an inevitability.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inevitability:x2:1
# text = Growing older is an inevitability.
1	Growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	1	xcomp	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	inevitability	inevitability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **grow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | old *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Growing | a inevitability |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The inevitability of winter means we must store food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inevitability:x3:1
# text = The inevitability of winter means we must store food.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	inevitability	inevitability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	store	store	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
9	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | the inevitability of winter |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **store** | must | we | food |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The story built a sense of inevitability towards the shipwreck.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inevitability:x4:1
# text = The story built a sense of inevitability towards the shipwreck.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	inevitability	inevitability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shipwreck	shipwreck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | the story | a sense of inevitability |  |  |  | towards the shipwreck | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sense=Product |
| 2 | **sense** |  |  | inevitability |  |  |  |  | nom sense «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Change is an inevitability in every school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inevitability:x5:1
# text = Change is an inevitability in every school.
1	Change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	inevitability	inevitability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	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 a** | present | Change | a inevitability |  | every school |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people accept the inevitability of mistakes and learn from them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inevitability:x6:1
# text = Some people accept the inevitability of mistakes and learn from them.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	accept	accept	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	inevitability	inevitability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | present | some people | the inevitability of mistakes |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inevitability=Theme |
| 2 | **learn** | infinitive | some people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | from people | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from they=Source |

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