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title: intentionally — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «intentionally» in the school dictionary: On purpose; meaning to do it, not by accident. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# intentionally

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**Who acts:** She, vase, He, referee, you, I · **What happens:** mean, do, not break, slip, leave, say · **To what, where:** purpose, vase, door, foul, animal, surprise secret · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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On purpose; meaning to do it, not by accident.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intentionally:m1:1
# text = On purpose; meaning to do it, not by accident.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | gerund |  |  |  | purpose |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | purpose |  |  |  | by accident | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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She didn't break the vase intentionally; it slipped.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intentionally:x1:1
# text = She didn't break the vase intentionally; it slipped.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	intentionally	intentionally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	slipped	slip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **break** | past · do-support | She | the vase |  |  |  | intentionally *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer vase=Patient |
| 2 | **slip** | past | vase |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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He intentionally left the door open for the cat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intentionally:x2:1
# text = He intentionally left the door open for the cat.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	intentionally	intentionally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **leave** | past | He | the door |  |  |  | for the cat; intentionally, open *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent door=Theme for cat=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The referee said the foul was done intentionally.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intentionally:x3:1
# text = The referee said the foul was done intentionally.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	referee	referee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	foul	foul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
8	intentionally	intentionally	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the referee |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | past · passive |  | the foul |  |  |  | intentionally *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Never hurt an animal intentionally.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intentionally:x4:1
# text = Never hurt an animal intentionally.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	intentionally	intentionally	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hurt** | imperative | you *not said here* | a animal |  |  |  | intentionally *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer animal=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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I intentionally kept the surprise secret.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intentionally:x5:1
# text = I intentionally kept the surprise secret.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	intentionally	intentionally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | I | the surprise secret |  |  |  | intentionally *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The page was left blank intentionally.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intentionally:x6:1
# text = The page was left blank intentionally.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	blank	blank	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	intentionally	intentionally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past · passive |  | the page |  |  |  | blank, intentionally *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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