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title: recompense — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «recompense» in the school dictionary: Recompense is money or something else given to make up for harm, loss or trouble someone has suffered. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# recompense

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**Who acts:** Recompense, someone, formal airline, formal, formal company, Tom · **What happens:** be, give, make up, suffer, recompense, reward · **To what, where:** money, trouble, reward, someone, them, free ticket · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«recompense» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [recompense in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/recompense.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Recompense is money or something else given to make up for harm, loss or trouble someone has suffered.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recompense:m1:1
# text = Recompense is money or something else given to make up for harm, loss or trouble someone has suffered.
1	Recompense	recompense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	conj	_	_
6	else	else	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
17	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	19	nsubj	_	_
18	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	suffered	suffer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	16	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Recompense | money |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **make up** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for harm and loss or trouble | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **suffer** | present · perfect | someone | trouble *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer trouble=Stimulus |

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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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Recompense can also be a reward for work or effort.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recompense:m2:1
# text = Recompense can also be a reward for work or effort.
1	Recompense	recompense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	reward	reward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	effort	effort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | Recompense | a reward |  |  |  | for work or effort | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To recompense someone is to pay or reward them for loss, work or trouble.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recompense:m3:1
# text = To recompense someone is to pay or reward them for loss, work or trouble.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	recompense	recompense	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	pay	pay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	reward	reward	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recompense** | to-infinitive |  |  | someone |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | pay *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **reward** | infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | for loss and work or trouble | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent they=Theme for loss=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) The airline offered a free ticket as recompense for the lost luggage.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recompense:x1:1
# text = (formal) The airline offered a free ticket as recompense for the lost luggage.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	airline	airline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	offered	offer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ticket	ticket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	recompense	recompense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	luggage	luggage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | past | the formal airline | a free ticket |  |  |  | as recompense; for the lost luggage *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent ticket=Theme for luggage=Goal |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) He worked for years without recompense.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recompense:x2:1
# text = (formal) He worked for years without recompense.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	recompense	recompense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | formal |  |  |  | year | without recompense | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) The company recompensed the families for the damage to their homes.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recompense:x3:1
# text = (formal) The company recompensed the families for the damage to their homes.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	recompensed	recompense	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recompense** | past | the formal company | the families |  |  |  | for the damage to families's homes | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent family=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In recompense for breaking the window, Tom washed the neighbour's car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recompense:x4:1
# text = In recompense for breaking the window, Tom washed the neighbour's car.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	recompense	recompense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
3	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	breaking	break	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
8	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	washed	wash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | gerund | recompense *not said here* | the window |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer window=Patient |
| 2 | **wash** | past | Tom | the neighbour's car |  | recompense |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Bible) The old Bible says that God will give each person recompense for their deeds.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recompense:x5:1
# text = (Bible) The old Bible says that God will give each person recompense for their deeds.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
12	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
13	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	recompense	recompense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	deeds	deed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the old Bible |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **give** | future | God | each person recompense |  |  |  | for their deeds | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent recompense=Theme for deed=Asset |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) The volunteers asked for no recompense.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recompense:x6:1
# text = (formal) The volunteers asked for no recompense.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	volunteers	volunteer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	recompense	recompense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the formal volunteers |  |  |  |  | for no recompense | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The King recompensed them both with silver and gold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recompense:x7:1
# text = The King recompensed them both with silver and gold.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	recompensed	recompense	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	both	both	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recompense** | past | the King | them *= they* |  |  |  | with silver and gold; both *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient with silver=Theme |

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