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title: maturity — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «maturity» in the school dictionary: Being grown-up and sensible in how you think and behave. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# maturity

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**Who acts:** you, She, Salmon, report, Sam, trees · **What happens:** grow up, think, behave, grow, develop, pay back · **To what, where:** animals, loan, great maturity, maturity, man, full maturity · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being grown-up and sensible in how you think and behave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maturity:m1:1
# text = Being grown-up and sensible in how you think and behave.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	aux:pass	_	_
2	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sensible	sensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
7	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	behave	behave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow up** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V» |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **behave** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
Being fully grown or developed (for animals, plants, fruit).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maturity:m2:1
# text = Being fully grown or developed (for animals, plants, fruit).
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	aux:pass	_	_
2	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	developed	develop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  | fully *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V» |
| 2 | **develop** | participle |  | animals and plants and fruit |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Product |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The date when a loan or savings bond must be paid back.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maturity:m3:1
# text = The date when a loan or savings bond must be paid back.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	11	mark	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	loan	loan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	savings	savings	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	5	conj	_	_
8	bond	bond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
9	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
12	back	back	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay back** | must · passive |  | a loan or savings |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She showed great maturity when she said sorry first.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maturity:x1:1
# text = She showed great maturity when she said sorry first.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	maturity	maturity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | She | great maturity |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent maturity=Recipient |
| 2 | **say** *speech: apologize* | past | she |  |  |  |  | first, sorry *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Salmon return to their river when they reach maturity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maturity:x2:1
# text = Salmon return to their river when they reach maturity.
1	Salmon	salmon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	return	return	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	reach	reach	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	maturity	maturity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | present | Salmon |  |  |  |  | to Salmon's river *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to river=Result |
| 2 | **reach** | present | Salmon | maturity |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent maturity=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The report said Sam has grown in maturity this year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maturity:x3:1
# text = The report said Sam has grown in maturity this year.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	ccomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	maturity	maturity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	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 report |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **grow** | present · perfect | Sam |  |  | maturity | year |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in maturity=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some trees take fifty years to reach maturity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maturity:x4:1
# text = Some trees take fifty years to reach maturity.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	maturity	maturity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | some trees |  |  |  | year |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **reach** | to-infinitive | some trees *not said here* | maturity |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent maturity=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Maturity is not about age but about how you behave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maturity:x5:1
# text = Maturity is not about age but about how you behave.
1	Maturity	maturity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	behave	behave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Maturity |  |  |  | about age |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **behave** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The savings bond reaches maturity in five years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maturity:x6:1
# text = The savings bond reaches maturity in five years.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	savings	savings	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	4	nsubj	_	_
3	bond	bond	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	reaches	reach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	maturity	maturity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	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** | present | the savings |  |  |  | year | reach *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I became a man; I came out in full maturity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maturity:x7:1
# text = I became a man; I came out in full maturity.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	out	out	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	maturity	maturity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | I | a man |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **come out** | past | I |  |  | full maturity |  | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

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