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title: relaxed — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «relaxed» in the school dictionary: Relaxed means calm and not worried or tense. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# relaxed

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**Who acts:** Relaxed, relaxed place, I, holiday, She, you · **What happens:** mean, go, be, rest, become, make · **To what, where:** Relaxed past, muscles, sofa, deep breaths, sun., grip

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Relaxed means calm and not worried or tense.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relaxed:m1:1
# text = Relaxed means calm and not worried or tense.
1	Relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	worried	worried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	tense	tense	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Relaxed |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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 -->
A relaxed place or rule is easy-going and not strict.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relaxed:m2:1
# text = A relaxed place or rule is easy-going and not strict.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
7	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	strict	strict	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present · progressive | a relaxed place or rule |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Relaxed is the past of relax: to rest, become calm, or make muscles less tight.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relaxed:m3:1
# text = Relaxed is the past of relax: to rest, become calm, or make muscles less tight.
1	Relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	relax	relax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	rest	rest	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	become	become	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
12	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
16	muscles	muscle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
17	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	18	advmod	_	_
18	tight	tight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the Relaxed past |  |  |  | of relax | tree rules |
| 2 | **rest** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **become** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **make** | infinitive |  | muscles |  |  |  | tight *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset muscle=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I feel relaxed after a warm bath.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relaxed:x1:1
# text = I feel relaxed after a warm bath.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | I |  |  |  | after a warm bath | relaxed *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The holiday was very relaxed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relaxed:x2:1
# text = The holiday was very relaxed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	relaxed	relaxed	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 holiday |  |  |  |  | relaxed *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She relaxed on the sofa with a book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relaxed:x3:1
# text = She relaxed on the sofa with a book.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	relaxed	relax	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sofa	sofa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relax** | past | She |  |  | the sofa |  | with a book | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Take deep breaths to feel relaxed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relaxed:x4:1
# text = Take deep breaths to feel relaxed.
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	breaths	breath	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | deep breaths |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breath=Theme |
| 2 | **feel** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | relaxed *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher is relaxed about uniform on sports day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relaxed:x5:1
# text = Our teacher is relaxed about uniform on sports day.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	uniform	uniform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	compound	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Our teacher |  |  |  | day | about uniform; relaxed *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat lay relaxed in the sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relaxed:x6:1
# text = The cat lay relaxed in the sun.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | past | the cat |  |  | the sun. |  | relaxed *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in sun.=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He relaxed his grip on the rope.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relaxed:x7:1
# text = He relaxed his grip on the rope.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	relaxed	relax	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	grip	grip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relax** | past | He | his grip |  | the rope |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus grip=Experiencer |
| 2 | **grip** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom grip «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She gave another pull, but relaxed her hold, fancying that there was a rumbling sound right beneath her feet.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relaxed:x8:1
# text = She gave another pull, but relaxed her hold, fancying that there was a rumbling sound right beneath her feet.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	pull	pull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	relaxed	relax	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	hold	hold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	fancying	fancy	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	14	expl	_	_
14	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	ccomp	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	rumbling	rumble	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	amod	_	_
17	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
18	right	right	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
19	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | She | another pull |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pull=Theme |
| 2 | **relax** | past | She *not said here* | her hold |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus hold=Experiencer |
| 3 | **fancy** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **be** | past | a rumbling sound beneath sound's feet |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **rumble** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **hold** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom hold «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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