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title: premeditated — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «premeditated» in the school dictionary: Planned or thought about carefully beforehand, especially a crime or a bad act. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# premeditated

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**Who acts:** judge, It, accident, premeditated lie · **What happens:** plan, think about, say, premeditate, not be, study · **To what, where:** attack, accident, burglary, they, murder, detective story · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Planned or thought about carefully beforehand, especially a crime or a bad act.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:premeditated:m1:1
# text = Planned or thought about carefully beforehand, especially a crime or a bad act.
1	Planned	plan	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	thought	think	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	beforehand	beforehand	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	crime	crime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plan** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **think about** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | beforehand *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: 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 -->
The judge said the attack was premeditated.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:premeditated:x1:1
# text = The judge said the attack was premeditated.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	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	attack	attack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	premeditated	premeditate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the judge |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **premeditate** | past · passive |  | the attack |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It wasn't an accident; it was premeditated.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:premeditated:x2:1
# text = It wasn't an accident; it was premeditated.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	premeditated	premeditate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | past | It | a accident |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **premeditate** | past · passive | a accident *not said here* | accident |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The burglary was premeditated; they had studied the house for weeks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:premeditated:x3:1
# text = The burglary was premeditated; they had studied the house for weeks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	burglary	burglary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	premeditated	premeditate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	studied	study	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **premeditate** | past · passive |  | the burglary |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **study** | past · perfect · passive |  | they |  |  | week |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP.attribute»: subject=Theme house=Attribute |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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A premeditated lie is worse than a mistake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:premeditated:x4:1
# text = A premeditated lie is worse than a mistake.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	premeditated	premeditate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **premeditate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | a premeditated lie |  |  |  |  | than a mistake; bad *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the detective story, the murder was carefully premeditated.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:premeditated:x5:1
# text = In the detective story, the murder was carefully premeditated.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	murder	murder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
9	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	premeditated	premeditate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **premeditate** | past · passive |  | the murder |  | the detective story |  | carefully *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The prank was premeditated, not spur-of-the-moment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:premeditated:x6:1
# text = The prank was premeditated, not spur-of-the-moment.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prank	prank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	premeditated	premeditate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
7	spur	spur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **premeditate** | past · passive |  | the prank |  |  | moment |  | tree rules |

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