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title: prosper — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «prosper» in the school dictionary: To be successful, especially to grow rich or do well over time. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# prosper

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**Who acts:** town, railway, business, plants, Romans, Bible · **What happens:** be, grow, do, prosper, come, open · **To what, where:** shop, warm greenhouse, famous line, Star, empire, God · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To be successful, especially to grow rich or do well over time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prosper:m1:1
# text = To be successful, especially to grow rich or do well over time.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	cop	_	_
3	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	grow	grow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
8	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
11	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
12	over	over	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | successful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | especially, rich *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **do** | infinitive |  |  |  |  | time | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To grow strongly and be healthy, like plants or animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prosper:m2:1
# text = To grow strongly and be healthy, like plants or animals.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	strongly	strongly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | like plants or animals; strongly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | healthy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town prospered when the railway came.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prosper:x1:1
# text = The town prospered when the railway came.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	prospered	prosper	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|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 | **prosper** | past | the town |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | past | the railway |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Her business prospered and she opened another shop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prosper:x2:1
# text = Her business prospered and she opened another shop.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	prospered	prosper	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	shop	shop	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 | **prosper** | past | Her business |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **open** | past | business | another shop |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location shop=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The plants prospered in the warm greenhouse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prosper:x3:1
# text = The plants prospered in the warm greenhouse.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	prospered	prosper	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	greenhouse	greenhouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prosper** | past | the plants |  |  | the warm greenhouse |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in greenhouse=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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«Live long and prosper» is a famous line from Star Trek.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prosper:x4:1
# text = «Live long and prosper» is a famous line from Star Trek.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	csubj	_	_
3	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	prosper	prosper	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Star	Star	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	Trek	Trek	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | long *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **prosper** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | a famous line |  | Star |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The Romans prospered by trading across their empire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prosper:x5:1
# text = The Romans prospered by trading across their empire.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Romans	Roman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	prospered	prosper	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	trading	trade	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	empire	empire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prosper** | past | the Romans |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **trade** | gerund | the Romans *not said here* |  |  | Romans's empire |  |  | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The Bible often speaks of people who prosper because they trust God.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prosper:x6:1
# text = The Bible often speaks of people who prosper because they trust God.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	prosper	prosper	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	trust	trust	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
12	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | the Bible |  |  |  |  | of people; often *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **prosper** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **trust** | present | people | God |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent god=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That merchant's business began to prosper wonderfully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prosper:x7:1
# text = That merchant's business began to prosper wonderfully.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	prosper	prosper	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	wonderfully	wonderfully	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | that merchant's business |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **prosper** | to-infinitive | that merchant's business *not said here* |  |  |  |  | wonderfully *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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