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title: periodically — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «periodically» in the school dictionary: Periodically means happening again and again, from time to time. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# periodically

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**Who acts:** It, you, We, plant, comet, Dad · **What happens:** mean, happen, check, measure, see, grow · **To what, where:** smoke alarm, plant, garage, us, work, computer

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«periodically» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [periodically in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/periodically.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Periodically means happening again and again, from time to time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:periodically:m1:1
# text = Periodically means happening again and again, from time to time.
1	Periodically	periodically	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | periodically *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **happen** *not said to happen* | gerund |  |  |  |  | again; time |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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It can mean happening at regular times, like every week or every year.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:periodically:m2:1
# text = It can mean happening at regular times, like every week or every year.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **happen** *not said to happen* | gerund |  |  |  |  | time; week |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Check the smoke alarm periodically.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:periodically:x1:1
# text = Check the smoke alarm periodically.
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	periodically	periodically	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* | the smoke alarm |  |  |  | periodically *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alarm=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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We measured the plant periodically to see it grow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:periodically:x2:1
# text = We measured the plant periodically to see it grow.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	measured	measure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	periodically	periodically	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **measure** | past | We | the plant |  |  |  | periodically *property* | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme plant=Value |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | plant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **grow** | infinitive | plant *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The comet returns periodically.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:periodically:x3:1
# text = The comet returns periodically.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	comet	comet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	returns	return	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	periodically	periodically	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | present | the comet |  |  |  |  | periodically *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Dad periodically clears out the garage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:periodically:x4:1
# text = Dad periodically clears out the garage.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	periodically	periodically	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	clears	clear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	garage	garage	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 | **clear out** | present | Dad | the garage |  |  |  | periodically *property* | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent garage=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The teacher periodically reminded us to save our work.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:periodically:x5:1
# text = The teacher periodically reminded us to save our work.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	periodically	periodically	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	reminded	remind	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remind** *speech: other* | past | the teacher |  | us |  |  | periodically *property* | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent we=Recipient |
| 2 | **save** | to-infinitive | the teacher *not said here* | our work |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Theme |
| 3 | **work** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Water the seeds periodically, not every minute.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:periodically:x6:1
# text = Water the seeds periodically, not every minute.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	periodically	periodically	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The computer updates itself periodically.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:periodically:x7:1
# text = The computer updates itself periodically.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	updates	update	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	_
5	periodically	periodically	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **update** *speech: other* | present | the computer | computer |  |  |  | periodically *property* | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent itself=Recipient |

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