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title: intensifying — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «intensifying» in the school dictionary: Becoming stronger, greater or more extreme: an intensifying storm. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# intensifying

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**Who acts:** intensifying word, hurricane, rain, we, Adding more salt, heat · **What happens:** become, intensify, make, move, run, add · **To what, where:** something, colour, word, warm water, flavour, intensifying word

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«intensifying» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [intensifying in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/intensifying.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Becoming stronger, greater or more extreme: an intensifying storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intensifying:m1:1
# text = Becoming stronger, greater or more extreme: an intensifying storm.
1	Becoming	become	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	conj	_	_
7	extreme	extreme	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	intensifying	intensify	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	amod	_	_
11	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | strong *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **intensify** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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 -->
Making something stronger: intensifying the colour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intensifying:m2:1
# text = Making something stronger: intensifying the colour.
1	Making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	intensifying	intensify	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product |
| 2 | **intensify** | gerund |  | the colour |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent colour=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An intensifying word (an intensifier) makes another word stronger, like «very», «really», «so», «totally».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intensifying:m3:1
# text = An intensifying word (an intensifier) makes another word stronger, like «very», «really», «so», «totally».
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	intensifying	intensify	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	intensifier	intensifier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
8	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	really	really	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intensify** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | present | a intensifying word | another word |  |  |  | strong *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hurricane is intensifying as it moves over warm water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intensifying:x1:1
# text = The hurricane is intensifying as it moves over warm water.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hurricane	hurricane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	intensifying	intensify	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intensify** | present · progressive | the hurricane |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **move** | present | hurricane |  |  | warm water |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme over water=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rain was intensifying, so we ran for shelter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intensifying:x2:1
# text = The rain was intensifying, so we ran for shelter.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	intensifying	intensify	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intensify** | past · progressive | the rain |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **run** | past | we |  |  |  |  | for shelter | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for shelter=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Adding more salt kept intensifying the flavour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intensifying:x3:1
# text = Adding more salt kept intensifying the flavour.
1	Adding	add	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
2	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	intensifying	intensify	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	flavour	flavour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **add** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **keep** | past | Adding more salt |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **intensify** | gerund | Adding more salt *not said here* | the flavour |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent flavour=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Very» is an intensifying word.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intensifying:x4:1
# text = «Very» is an intensifying word.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	intensifying	intensify	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intensify** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a intensifying word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The heat was intensifying through the afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intensifying:x5:1
# text = The heat was intensifying through the afternoon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	intensifying	intensify	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	afternoon	afternoon	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 | **intensify** | past · progressive | the heat |  |  |  | afternoon |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Competition was intensifying in the final round.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intensifying:x6:1
# text = Competition was intensifying in the final round.
1	Competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	intensifying	intensify	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	round	round	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intensify** | past · progressive | Competition |  |  | the final round |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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