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title: realistically — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «realistically» in the school dictionary: Realistically means thinking about what can really happen, not wishing. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# realistically

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**Who acts:** way, we, painting, film, it, more players · **What happens:** mean, think, happen, not wish, look, not visit · **To what, where:** museum, dog, much, life, more players · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«realistically» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [realistically in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/realistically.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Realistically means thinking about what can really happen, not wishing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistically:m1:1
# text = Realistically means thinking about what can really happen, not wishing.
1	Realistically	realistically	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	really	really	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	wishing	wish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | realistically *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **happen** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **wish** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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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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Realistically means in a way that looks real or true to life.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistically:m2:1
# text = Realistically means in a way that looks real or true to life.
1	Realistically	realistically	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | in a way; realistically *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute |
| 2 | **look** | present | a way |  |  |  |  | real *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Realistically, we can't visit every museum in one day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistically:x1:1
# text = Realistically, we can't visit every museum in one day.
1	Realistically	realistically	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	visit	visit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **visit** | can | we | every museum |  |  | day | realistically *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent museum=Co-Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The painting shows the dog realistically.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistically:x2:1
# text = The painting shows the dog realistically.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	realistically	realistically	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the painting |  | the dog |  |  | realistically *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent dog=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Realistically, how much can we save each week?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistically:x3:1
# text = Realistically, how much can we save each week?
1	Realistically	realistically	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
4	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | can | we | much |  |  | week | realistically *property* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent much=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The film shows life in the war realistically.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistically:x4:1
# text = The film shows life in the war realistically.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	realistically	realistically	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the film | life |  |  |  | in the war; realistically *property* | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent life=Patient in war=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Realistically, it will take two hours.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistically:x5:1
# text = Realistically, it will take two hours.
1	Realistically	realistically	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | future | it |  |  |  | hour | realistically *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Realistically, we need more players to win.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:realistically:x6:1
# text = Realistically, we need more players to win.
1	Realistically	realistically	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | we | more players |  |  |  | realistically *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **win** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | more players *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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