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title: occasionally — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «occasionally» in the school dictionary: Occasionally means sometimes, but not often or regularly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# occasionally

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**Who acts:** We, It, I, volcano, Grandad, Bears · **What happens:** mean, go, snow, forget, erupt, visit · **To what, where:** cinema, London, PE kit, us, Scotland, teacher · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Occasionally means sometimes, but not often or regularly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:occasionally:m1:1
# text = Occasionally means sometimes, but not often or regularly.
1	Occasionally	occasionally	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	often	often	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	regularly	regularly	ADV	RB	_	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | occasionally, often, sometimes *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We occasionally go to the cinema on Saturdays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:occasionally:x1:1
# text = We occasionally go to the cinema on Saturdays.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	occasionally	occasionally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cinema	cinema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Saturdays	Saturday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | We |  |  | the cinema | saturday | occasionally *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to cinema=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It occasionally snows in London.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:occasionally:x2:1
# text = It occasionally snows in London.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	occasionally	occasionally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	snows	snow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **snow** | present | It |  |  | London |  | occasionally *property* | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I occasionally forget my PE kit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:occasionally:x3:1
# text = I occasionally forget my PE kit.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	occasionally	occasionally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	forget	forget	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	PE	pe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	kit	kit	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 | **forget** | present | I | my PE kit |  |  |  | occasionally *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The volcano still erupts occasionally.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:occasionally:x4:1
# text = The volcano still erupts occasionally.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	volcano	volcano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	still	still	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	erupts	erupt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	occasionally	occasionally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **erupt** | present | the volcano |  |  |  | still | occasionally *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad visits us occasionally from Scotland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:occasionally:x5:1
# text = Grandad visits us occasionally from Scotland.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visits	visit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	occasionally	occasionally	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | present | Grandad | us |  | Scotland |  | occasionally *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Co-Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only very occasionally does the teacher shout.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:occasionally:x6:1
# text = Only very occasionally does the teacher shout.
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	occasionally	occasionally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	shout	shout	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the teacher |  |  |  | occasionally *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bears occasionally come into the campsite, so lock the bins.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:occasionally:x7:1
# text = Bears occasionally come into the campsite, so lock the bins.
1	Bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	occasionally	occasionally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	campsite	campsite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	lock	lock	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bins	bin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Bears |  |  | the campsite |  | occasionally *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into campsite=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **lock** | infinitive | Bears *not said here* | the bins |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bin=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bear permitted them to amuse themselves in this way, only occasionally calling out, when it went a little too far, "Children, spare me an inch of life."

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:occasionally:x8:1
# text = The bear permitted them to amuse themselves in this way, only occasionally calling out, when it went a little too far, "Children, spare me an inch of life."
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	permitted	permit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	amuse	amuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	only	only	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	occasionally	occasionally	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	calling	call	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
15	out	out	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	19	advmod	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	obl:unmarked	_	_
22	too	too	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	Children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	spare	spare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	_
29	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	28	obj	_	_
30	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	inch	inch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obj	_	_
32	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | past | the bear | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer they=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **amuse** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the bear *not said here* | themselves *= they* |  | this way |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus themselves=Experiencer |
| 3 | **call out** *speech: assert* | gerund | the bear *not said here* | Children |  |  |  | occasionally *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **go** | past | bear | a little |  |  |  | far *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **spare** *in a quote* | infinitive | the bear *not said here* |  | the bear *= bear* |  |  |  | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent i=Recipient inch=Asset |

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