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title: precautionary — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «precautionary» in the school dictionary: Done to stop something bad from happening, before it happens. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# precautionary

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**Who acts:** it, danger, nurse, fire alarm, we, lifeguard · **What happens:** do, stop, happen, be, not be, close · **To what, where:** something, case, school, him, building, beach

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«precautionary» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [precautionary in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/precautionary.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Done to stop something bad from happening, before it happens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:precautionary:m1:1
# text = Done to stop something bad from happening, before it happens.
1	Done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality something=Eventuality |
| 3 | **happen** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **happen** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | 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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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Done just in case, to be safe, even if the danger may not be real.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:precautionary:m2:1
# text = Done just in case, to be safe, even if the danger may not be real.
1	Done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
10	even	even	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
11	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
14	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	cop	_	_
17	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | participle |  | case |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent case=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | may | the danger |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a precautionary measure, the school closed early because of the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:precautionary:x1:1
# text = As a precautionary measure, the school closed early because of the storm.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	precautionary	precautionary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	measure	measure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
10	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | participle |  | the school *not said here* |  |  |  | because the storm; early *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nurse kept him in for a precautionary check.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:precautionary:x2:1
# text = The nurse kept him in for a precautionary check.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	precautionary	precautionary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	check	check	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **keep** | past | the nurse | him *= he* |  |  |  | for a precautionary check | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The fire alarm sounded, and we left the building as a precautionary step.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:precautionary:x3:1
# text = The fire alarm sounded, and we left the building as a precautionary step.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sounded	sound	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	precautionary	precautionary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | past | the fire alarm |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **leave** | past | we | the building |  |  |  | as a precautionary step | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent building=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The lifeguard closed the beach as a precautionary move after a shark was seen.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:precautionary:x4:1
# text = The lifeguard closed the beach as a precautionary move after a shark was seen.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lifeguard	lifeguard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	closed	close	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	precautionary	precautionary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	move	move	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	shark	shark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | past | the lifeguard | the beach |  |  |  | as a precautionary move | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beach=Patient |
| 2 | **see** | past · passive |  | a shark |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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We packed spare batteries as a precautionary thing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:precautionary:x5:1
# text = We packed spare batteries as a precautionary thing.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	packed	pack	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	spare	spare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	batteries	battery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	precautionary	precautionary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pack** | past | We | spare batteries |  |  |  | as a precautionary thing | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent battery=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Precautionary signs warned of thin ice on the pond.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:precautionary:x6:1
# text = Precautionary signs warned of thin ice on the pond.
1	Precautionary	precautionary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	warned	warn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **warn** *speech: warn* | past | Precautionary signs |  |  |  |  | of thin ice; on the pond | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent on pond=Topic |

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