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title: pressing — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pressing» in the school dictionary: Pushing on something firmly, like pressing a button or pressing down on a cut. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pressing

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**Who acts:** She, you, We, pressing job, He, Dad · **What happens:** push, press, press down, make, iron, mean · **To what, where:** button, something, flowers, clothes, someone, him · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«pressing» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [pressing in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pressing.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pushing on something firmly, like pressing a button or pressing down on a cut.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pressing:m1:1
# text = Pushing on something firmly, like pressing a button or pressing down on a cut.
1	Pushing	push	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obl	_	_
4	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	button	button	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
12	down	down	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	cut	cut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **push** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | on something; firmly *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent on something=Theme |
| 2 | **press** | gerund |  | a button |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent button=Theme |
| 3 | **press down** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | on a cut; down *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent on cut=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Making something flat or smooth by pushing on it, like pressing flowers or ironing clothes.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pressing:m2:1
# text = Making something flat or smooth by pushing on it, like pressing flowers or ironing clothes.
1	Making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	smooth	smooth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	pushing	push	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
13	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	ironing	iron	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	conj	_	_
16	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product |
| 2 | **push** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | on it | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent on it=Theme |
| 3 | **press** | gerund |  | flowers |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Theme |
| 4 | **iron** | gerund |  | clothes |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothes=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As an adjective, pressing means urgent: something that needs to be done now.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pressing:m3:1
# text = As an adjective, pressing means urgent: something that needs to be done now.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	nsubj	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	urgent	urgent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	xcomp	_	_
15	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  | something |  |  |  | as a adjective; urgent *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent something=Topic as adjective=Attribute |
| 3 | **need** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  | now |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V» |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Asking someone strongly and again and again: pressing him for an answer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pressing:m4:1
# text = Asking someone strongly and again and again: pressing him for an answer.
1	Asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	strongly	strongly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	again	again	ADV	RB	_	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund |  |  | someone |  |  | strongly *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient |
| 2 | **press** | gerund |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | for a answer | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent he=Result |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pressing can also mean attacking hard in a fight, so that the other side is forced back.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pressing:m5:1
# text = Pressing can also mean attacking hard in a fight, so that the other side is forced back.
1	Pressing	press	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	attacking	attack	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
11	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	17	mark	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	forced	force	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	_
18	back	back	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **attack** *not said to happen* | gerund |  |  |  | a fight |  | hard *property* | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **force back** | present · passive |  | the other side |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is pressing the button for the lift.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pressing:x1:1
# text = She is pressing the button for the lift.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	button	button	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lift	lift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | present · progressive | She | the button |  |  |  | for the lift | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent button=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep pressing on the cut with a clean cloth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pressing:x2:1
# text = Keep pressing on the cut with a clean cloth.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cut	cut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **press** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with a clean cloth; on the cut | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent on cut=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We are pressing flowers inside a big book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pressing:x3:1
# text = We are pressing flowers inside a big book.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | present · progressive | We | flowers |  | a big book |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stop pressing so hard with your pencil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pressing:x4:1
# text = Stop pressing so hard with your pencil.
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **press** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with your pencil; hard *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The most pressing job is to find the lost dog.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pressing:x5:1
# text = The most pressing job is to find the lost dog.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	3	advmod	_	_
3	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	amod	_	_
4	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the pressing job |  |  |  |  | find *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He kept pressing me to tell him the secret.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pressing:x6:1
# text = He kept pressing me to tell him the secret.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **press** | gerund | He *not said here* | me |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent i=Result |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the secret | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient secret=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad is pressing his shirt with the iron.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pressing:x7:1
# text = Dad is pressing his shirt with the iron.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	shirt	shirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | present · progressive | Dad | Dad's shirt |  |  |  | with the iron | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shirt=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tired walkers kept pressing on up the hill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pressing:x8:1
# text = The tired walkers kept pressing on up the hill.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	walkers	walker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | the tired walkers |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **press** | gerund | the tired walkers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | on the hill | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent on hill=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

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I'm in such pressing need of money just now.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pressing:x9:1
# text = I'm in such pressing need of money just now.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	need	need	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	just	just	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | I |  |  | such pressing need | now | of money | tree rules |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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