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title: proud — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «proud» in the school dictionary: Feeling pleased and happy about something good that you or someone close to you has done or has (proud of my drawing, proud of you). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# proud

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**Who acts:** you, Feeling, my, I, Mum, He · **What happens:** feel, do, have, draw, not want, ask · **To what, where:** proud, respect, pride, truth, flag, parade · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«proud» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [proud in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/proud.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Feeling pleased and happy about something good that you or someone close to you has done or has (proud of my drawing, proud of you).

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proud:m1:1
# text = Feeling pleased and happy about something good that you or someone close to you has done or has (proud of my drawing, proud of you).
1	Feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	csubj	_	_
2	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obl	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	obj	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	conj	_	_
12	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	_
15	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	acl:relcl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
18	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
19	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	obj	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	conj	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about something; pleased *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **do** | present · perfect | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality |
| 3 | **have** | present | Feeling | proud |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent proud=Patient |
| 4 | **draw** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=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 -->
Having respect for yourself; not wanting to ask for help or seem weak.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proud:m2:1
# text = Having respect for yourself; not wanting to ask for help or seem weak.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	wanting	want	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	seem	seem	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
14	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | respect |  |  |  | for yourself | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent respect=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **want** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for help | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **seem** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | weak *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thinking you are better than others (too proud, a proud and rude king) — a bad sense.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proud:m3:1
# text = Thinking you are better than others (too proud, a proud and rude king) — a bad sense.
1	Thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	nsubj	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
15	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	_
17	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | than others; good *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something that gives pride (a proud moment).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proud:m4:1
# text = Something that gives pride (a proud moment).
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present |  | pride |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pride=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'm proud of my science project.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proud:x1:1
# text = I'm proud of my science project.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | of my science project; proud *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **project** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom project «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum said she was proud of me for telling the truth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proud:x2:1
# text = Mum said she was proud of me for telling the truth.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
8	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | Mum |  |  |  |  | of me; proud *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | Mum *not said here* | the truth |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was proud to carry the flag at the parade.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proud:x3:1
# text = He was proud to carry the flag at the parade.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	parade	parade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | proud *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the flag |  | the parade |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flag=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The proud lion stood on the rock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proud:x4:1
# text = The proud lion stood on the rock.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | the proud lion |  |  | the rock |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on rock=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She proudly showed us her medal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proud:x5:1
# text = She proudly showed us her medal.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	proudly	proudly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	medal	medal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | She | her medal | us |  |  | proudly *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient medal=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The proud king would not listen to anyone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proud:x6:1
# text = The proud king would not listen to anyone.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	listen	listen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **listen** | would | the proud king |  |  |  |  | to anyone | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to anyone=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be proud of your effort, not just the result.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proud:x7:1
# text = Be proud of your effort, not just the result.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	effort	effort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of your effort; proud *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was proud of his son.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proud:x8:1
# text = He was proud of his son.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | of his son; proud *property* | tree rules |

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