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title: mighty — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mighty» in the school dictionary: Very strong or powerful. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# mighty

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**Who acts:** That, God, mighty oak, Amazon, cowboy, pen · **What happens:** say, be, act, roar, grow, not get · **To what, where:** mighty kind, mighty lion, plain, mighty river, winning goal · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mighty» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [mighty in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mighty.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very strong or powerful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mighty:m1:1
# text = Very strong or powerful.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	powerful	powerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very big and impressive: a mighty river, a mighty oak.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mighty:m2:1
# text = Very big and impressive: a mighty river, a mighty oak.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	impressive	impressive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal, mostly US — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very; really.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mighty:m3:1
# text = Very; really.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	really	really	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"That's mighty kind of you."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mighty:m3e:1
# text = "That's mighty kind of you."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | That | mighty kind |  |  |  | of you | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Strong, said of God or great heroes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mighty:m4:1
# text = Strong, said of God or great heroes.
1	Strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	heroes	hero	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	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 |  |  |  |  |  | of God or great heroes | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"the mighty acts of God".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mighty:m4e:1
# text = "the mighty acts of God".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	acts	act	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** *in a quote* |  | God |  |  |  |  |  | nom act «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mighty lion roared across the plain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mighty:x1:1
# text = The mighty lion roared across the plain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	roared	roar	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	plain	plain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **roar** | participle |  | the mighty lion *not said here* |  | the plain |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across plain=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mighty oak grows from a tiny acorn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mighty:x2:1
# text = A mighty oak grows from a tiny acorn.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	acorn	acorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **grow** | present | a mighty oak |  |  |  |  | from a tiny acorn | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.product V PP.patient»: agent=Product from acorn=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Amazon is a mighty river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mighty:x3:1
# text = The Amazon is a mighty river.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Amazon	Amazon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Amazon | a mighty river |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"That's mighty nice of you, partner," said the cowboy.

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mighty:x4:1
# text = "That's mighty nice of you, partner," said the cowboy.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	ccomp	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	partner	partner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
12	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	cowboy	cowboy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | That |  |  |  |  | of you; nice *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the cowboy |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pen is mightier than the sword.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mighty:x5:1
# text = The pen is mightier than the sword.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	mightier	mighty	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sword	sword	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 | **is** | present | the pen |  |  |  |  | than the sword; mighty *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't get all high and mighty with me just because you won!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mighty:x6:1
# text = Don't get all high and mighty with me just because you won!
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **get** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | high *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **win** | past | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians sing that God is mighty and kind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mighty:x7:1
# text = Christians sing that God is mighty and kind.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sing	sing	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 2 | **is** | present | God |  |  |  |  | mighty *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | God *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
With one mighty kick, she scored the winning goal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mighty:x8:1
# text = With one mighty kick, she scored the winning goal.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
3	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	kick	kick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	scored	score	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	winning	win	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **score** | past | she | the winning goal |  |  |  | with one mighty kick | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Theme |
| 2 | **win** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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