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title: meteoric — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «meteoric» in the school dictionary: Very fast and sudden, especially a rise to fame or success: «a meteoric rise». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# meteoric

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**Who acts:** singer, meteoric rise, team, Tutankhamun, Scientists, career · **What happens:** do, have, fame, take, rise, make · **To what, where:** meteoric rise, them, top, dagger, meteoric dust, Antarctic ice

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«meteoric» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [meteoric in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/meteoric.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very fast and sudden, especially a rise to fame or success: «a meteoric rise».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteoric:m1:1
# text = Very fast and sudden, especially a rise to fame or success: «a meteoric rise».
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rise	rise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	fame	fame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	success	success	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	meteoric	meteoric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	rise	rise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with meteors or meteorites: «meteoric dust», «meteoric iron».

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteoric:m2:1
# text = To do with meteors or meteorites: «meteoric dust», «meteoric iron».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	meteors	meteor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	meteorites	meteorite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	meteoric	meteoric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	meteoric	meteoric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with meteors or meteorites and meteoric dust | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The singer had a meteoric rise to fame.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteoric:x1:1
# text = The singer had a meteoric rise to fame.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	meteoric	meteoric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rise	rise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	fame	fame	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the singer | a meteoric rise |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rise=Patient |
| 2 | **fame** | to-infinitive | the singer *not said here* | a meteoric rise *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team's meteoric rise took them from the bottom league to the top in three years.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteoric:x2:1
# text = The team's meteoric rise took them from the bottom league to the top in three years.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	meteoric	meteoric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	rise	rise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	league	league	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the team's meteoric rise | them *= they* |  | the top | year | from the bottom league | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme from league=Initial\_Location to top=Destination |
| 2 | **rise** |  | the team |  |  |  |  |  | nom rise «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tutankhamun had a dagger made of meteoric iron.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteoric:x3:1
# text = Tutankhamun had a dagger made of meteoric iron.
1	Tutankhamun	Tutankhamun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	dagger	dagger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	meteoric	meteoric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **have** | past | Tutankhamun | a dagger |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dagger=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a dagger *not said here* |  |  |  | of meteoric iron | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists study meteoric dust collected from Antarctic ice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteoric:x4:1
# text = Scientists study meteoric dust collected from Antarctic ice.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	study	study	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	meteoric	meteoric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	collected	collect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	Antarctic	Antarctic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **study** | present | Scientists | meteoric dust |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dust=Topic |
| 2 | **collect** | participle |  | meteoric dust *not said here* |  | Antarctic ice |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from ice=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her career was meteoric.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteoric:x5:1
# text = Her career was meteoric.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	career	career	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	meteoric	meteoric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Her career |  |  |  |  | meteoric *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Meteoric rock is different from Earth rock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteoric:x6:1
# text = Meteoric rock is different from Earth rock.
1	Meteoric	meteoric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	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** | present | Meteoric rock |  |  | Earth rock |  | different *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The app's meteoric success surprised everyone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteoric:x7:1
# text = The app's meteoric success surprised everyone.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	app	app	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	meteoric	meteoric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	success	success	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	surprised	surprise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surprise** | past | the app's meteoric success | everyone |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus everyone=Experiencer |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some meteoric rises end just as fast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteoric:x8:1
# text = Some meteoric rises end just as fast.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	meteoric	meteoric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	rises	rise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	end	end	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	as	as	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | present | some meteoric rises |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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