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title: partially — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «partially» in the school dictionary: Partially means partly; not completely. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# partially

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**Who acts:** unfair way, use, glass, clouds, test, you · **What happens:** mean, favour, be, hide, sight, close · **To what, where:** one side, moon, grandad, road, cooked chicken, cake

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«partially» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [partially in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/partially.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Partially means partly; not completely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partially:m1:1
# text = Partially means partly; not completely.
1	Partially	partially	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	partly	partly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | completely, partially, partly *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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

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Partially can mean in an unfair way that favours one side; this use is rare.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partially:m2:1
# text = Partially can mean in an unfair way that favours one side; this use is rare.
1	Partially	partially	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	favours	favour	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
13	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
14	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  | in a unfair way; partially *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute |
| 2 | **favour** | present | a unfair way | one side |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | this use |  |  |  |  | rare *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The glass is partially full.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partially:x1:1
# text = The glass is partially full.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	partially	partially	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the glass |  |  |  |  | full, partially *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The moon was partially hidden by clouds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partially:x2:1
# text = The moon was partially hidden by clouds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	partially	partially	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	clouds	cloud	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 | **hide** | past · passive | clouds | the moon |  |  |  | partially *property* | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My grandad is partially sighted.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partially:x3:1
# text = My grandad is partially sighted.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	grandad	grandad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	partially	partially	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	sighted	sight	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sight** | present · passive |  | My grandad |  |  |  | partially *property* | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The road is partially closed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partially:x4:1
# text = The road is partially closed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	partially	partially	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | present · passive |  | the road |  |  |  | partially *property* | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The test was partially correct.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partially:x5:1
# text = The test was partially correct.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	partially	partially	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the test |  |  |  |  | correct, partially *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never eat partially cooked chicken.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partially:x6:1
# text = Never eat partially cooked chicken.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	partially	partially	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **eat** | imperative | you *not said here* | cooked chicken |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chicken=Patient |
| 2 | **cook** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | partially *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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The door was partially open.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partially:x7:1
# text = The door was partially open.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	partially	partially	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the door |  |  |  |  | open, partially *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

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The cake was partially eaten by the time we arrived.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partially:x8:1
# text = The cake was partially eaten by the time we arrived.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	partially	partially	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past · passive |  | the cake |  |  | time | partially *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **arrive** | past | we | the time *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The snow that lay upon it was partially thawed, and the stones crumbled beneath the feet.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partially:x9:1
# text = The snow that lay upon it was partially thawed, and the stones crumbled beneath the feet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	partially	partially	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	thawed	thaw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	crumbled	crumble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | past | the snow |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **thaw** | past · passive |  | snow |  |  |  | partially *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Result |
| 3 | **crumble** | past | the stones |  |  |  |  | beneath the feet | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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