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title: probable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «probable» in the school dictionary: Likely to happen or be true, but not certain. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# probable

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**Who acts:** Rain, probable cause, It, she, rolling, doctor · **What happens:** happen, be, choose, cause, miss, roll · **To what, where:** faulty heater, fire, bus, number, dice, 6 · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Likely to happen or be true, but not certain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:probable:m1:1
# text = Likely to happen or be true, but not certain.
1	Likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | 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}

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Usage: noun, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Someone likely to be chosen, e.g. for a team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:probable:m2:1
# text = Someone likely to be chosen, e.g. for a team.
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	likely	likely	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	chosen	choose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	e.g.	e.g.	ADV	FW	_	1	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP» |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rain is probable later today.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:probable:x1:1
# text = Rain is probable later today.
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	probable	probable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
5	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Rain |  |  |  | today | probable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The probable cause of the fire was a faulty heater.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:probable:x2:1
# text = The probable cause of the fire was a faulty heater.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	probable	probable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	faulty	faulty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	heater	heater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **is a** | past | the probable cause of the fire | a faulty heater |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cause** |  |  | the fire |  |  |  |  | nom cause «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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It is probable that she missed the bus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:probable:x3:1
# text = It is probable that she missed the bus.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	probable	probable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	missed	miss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | probable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **miss** | past | she | the bus |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bus=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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On a dice, rolling a number less than 6 is more probable than rolling a 6.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:probable:x4:1
# text = On a dice, rolling a number less than 6 is more probable than rolling a 6.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	dice	dice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	rolling	roll	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	csubj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	10	advmod	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nmod	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	13	advmod	_	_
13	probable	probable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
14	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	rolling	roll	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | gerund |  | a number  6 |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | rolling |  |  | a dice |  | probable *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **roll** | gerund | rolling *not said here* | a 6 |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 6=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The doctor said a cold was the most probable answer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:probable:x5:1
# text = The doctor said a cold was the most probable answer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	9	advmod	_	_
9	probable	probable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	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 doctor |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | a cold | the probable answer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is a probable for the starting team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:probable:x6:1
# text = He is a probable for the starting team.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	probable	probable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	starting	starting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | for the starting team; probable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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It is probable that many more exist.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:probable:x7:1
# text = It is probable that many more exist.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	probable	probable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	nsubj	_	_
7	exist	exist	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | probable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **exist** | present | many more |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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