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title: pretension — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pretension» in the school dictionary: A pretension is a claim to be or to have something, often one that is not really true. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pretension

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**Who acts:** pretension, She, lord, you · **What happens:** be, not be, make, have, ignore · **To what, where:** claim, show, pretensions, princess, servant

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«pretension» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [pretension in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pretension.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A pretension is a claim to be or to have something, often one that is not really true.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pretension:m1:1
# text = A pretension is a claim to be or to have something, often one that is not really true.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pretension	pretension	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	claim	claim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	often	often	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	appos	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
18	really	really	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a pretension | a claim |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | have *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pretension is a show of being grand or important.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pretension:m2:1
# text = A pretension is a show of being grand or important.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pretension	pretension	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
8	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a pretension | a show |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | grand *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She made pretensions to be a princess.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pretension:x1:1
# text = She made pretensions to be a princess.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pretensions	pretension	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | She | pretensions |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pretension=Product |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | a princess |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The lord had pretensions about his wealth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pretension:x2:1
# text = The lord had pretensions about his wealth.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	pretensions	pretension	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the lord | pretensions |  |  |  | about lord's wealth | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pretension=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Ignore her pretensions; she is only a servant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pretension:x3:1
# text = Ignore her pretensions; she is only a servant.
1	Ignore	ignore	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	pretensions	pretension	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | imperative | you *not said here* | her pretensions |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pretension=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | she | a servant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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