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title: lavish — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lavish» in the school dictionary: Lavish means given in very large amounts, generous and more than enough: a lavish meal. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lavish

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**Who acts:** Lavish, She, queen, He, his, They · **What happens:** mean, give, lavish, be, deal, praise · **To what, where:** large amounts, something, lavish gifts, guests, gold, servants · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«lavish» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: [lavish in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lavish.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lavish means given in very large amounts, generous and more than enough: a lavish meal.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lavish:m1:1
# text = Lavish means given in very large amounts, generous and more than enough: a lavish meal.
1	Lavish	lavish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	amounts	amount	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	generous	generous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	conj	_	_
12	than	than	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	lavish	lavish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Lavish |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  |  |  | large amounts |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP 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}

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To lavish is to give a great deal of something, such as love or praise, to someone.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lavish:m2:1
# text = To lavish is to give a great deal of something, such as love or praise, to someone.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	lavish	lavish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	14	case	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lavish** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to someone; give *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **deal** |  |  | something |  |  |  |  | nom deal «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She gave lavish gifts to all her guests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lavish:x1:1
# text = She gave lavish gifts to all her guests.
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	lavish	lavish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	8	det:predet	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | She | lavish gifts | her guests |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent gift=Theme to guest=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The queen lavished gold on her servants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lavish:x2:1
# text = The queen lavished gold on her servants.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lavished	lavish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **lavish** | past | the queen | gold |  | queen's servants |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was lavish with his praise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lavish:x3:1
# text = He was lavish with his praise.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	lavish	lavish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | with his praise; lavish *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **praise** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom praise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They lavished love on their old dog.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lavish:x4:1
# text = They lavished love on their old dog.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lavished	lavish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lavish** | past | They | love |  |  |  | on their old dog | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher is not lavish with stickers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lavish:x5:1
# text = Our teacher is not lavish with stickers.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	lavish	lavish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	stickers	sticker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Our teacher |  |  |  |  | with stickers; lavish *property* | tree rules |

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