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title: relatively — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «relatively» in the school dictionary: Quite, fairly, when compared with others: «a relatively small school». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# relatively

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**Who acts:** it, test, town, few people, ant, new phone · **What happens:** compare, speak, be, come · **To what, where:** small school, Earth · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Quite, fairly, when compared with others: «a relatively small school».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relatively:m1:1
# text = Quite, fairly, when compared with others: «a relatively small school».
1	Quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
6	compared	compare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	relatively	relatively	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compare** | participle |  | a small school |  |  |  | with others; fairly *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with other=Co-Patient |

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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 -->
relatively speaking Compared with other things: «Relatively speaking, it's cheap.».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relatively:m2:1
# text = relatively speaking Compared with other things: «Relatively speaking, it's cheap.».
1	relatively	relatively	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	Compared	compare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Relatively	relatively	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compare** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  | with other things; relatively *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | relatively *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | it |  |  |  |  | cheap *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The test was relatively easy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relatively:x1:1
# text = The test was relatively easy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	relatively	relatively	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the test |  |  |  |  | easy, relatively *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our town is relatively quiet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relatively:x2:1
# text = Our town is relatively quiet.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	relatively	relatively	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Our town |  |  |  |  | quiet, relatively *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Relatively few people came because of the rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relatively:x3:1
# text = Relatively few people came because of the rain.
1	Relatively	relatively	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rain	rain	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 | **come** | past | few people |  |  |  |  | because the rain | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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An ant is relatively strong for its size.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relatively:x4:1
# text = An ant is relatively strong for its size.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	relatively	relatively	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a ant |  |  |  |  | for ant's size; relatively, strong *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The new phone is relatively cheap.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relatively:x5:1
# text = The new phone is relatively cheap.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	relatively	relatively	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the new phone |  |  |  |  | cheap, relatively *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Relatively speaking, Mars is close to Earth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relatively:x6:1
# text = Relatively speaking, Mars is close to Earth.
1	Relatively	relatively	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Mars	Mars	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund | Mars *not said here* |  |  |  |  | relatively *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Mars |  | Earth |  |  | close *property* | tree rules |

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