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title: pleasingly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pleasingly» in the school dictionary: In a way that gives pleasure, satisfaction or a good feeling. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pleasingly

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**Who acts:** way, answer, garden, pattern, bath, picture · **What happens:** give, satisfy, come out, be, click · **To what, where:** pleasure, 100, place

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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In a way that gives pleasure, satisfaction or a good feeling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pleasingly:m1:1
# text = In a way that gives pleasure, satisfaction or a good feeling.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	pleasure	pleasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	satisfaction	satisfaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | a way | pleasure and satisfaction or a good feeling |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pleasure=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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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pleasantly, nicely, to a satisfying degree: pleasingly warm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pleasingly:m2:1
# text = Pleasantly, nicely, to a satisfying degree: pleasingly warm.
1	Pleasantly	pleasantly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	nicely	nicely	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	satisfying	satisfy	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	degree	degree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
10	pleasingly	pleasingly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **satisfy** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The answer came out pleasingly neat: exactly 100.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pleasingly:x1:1
# text = The answer came out pleasingly neat: exactly 100.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	pleasingly	pleasingly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	neat	neat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | past | the answer | 100 |  |  |  | neat, out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The garden was pleasingly quiet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pleasingly:x2:1
# text = The garden was pleasingly quiet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	pleasingly	pleasingly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	quiet	quiet	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 garden |  |  |  |  | pleasingly, quiet *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The pattern is pleasingly symmetrical.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pleasingly:x3:1
# text = The pattern is pleasingly symmetrical.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	pleasingly	pleasingly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	symmetrical	symmetrical	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 pattern |  |  |  |  | pleasingly, symmetrical *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The bath was pleasingly warm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pleasingly:x4:1
# text = The bath was pleasingly warm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	pleasingly	pleasingly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	warm	warm	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 bath |  |  |  |  | pleasingly, warm *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Her picture was pleasingly bright and colourful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pleasingly:x5:1
# text = Her picture was pleasingly bright and colourful.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	pleasingly	pleasingly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	colourful	colourful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Her picture |  |  |  |  | bright, pleasingly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Her picture *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The test results were pleasingly good.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pleasingly:x6:1
# text = The test results were pleasingly good.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	pleasingly	pleasingly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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** | past | the test results |  |  |  |  | good, pleasingly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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The puzzle pieces clicked pleasingly into place.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pleasingly:x7:1
# text = The puzzle pieces clicked pleasingly into place.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	clicked	click	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	pleasingly	pleasingly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	place	place	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 | **click** | past | the puzzle pieces |  |  | place |  | pleasingly *property* | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent into place=Recipient |

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