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title: reliance — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «reliance» in the school dictionary: Needing or depending on someone or something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# reliance

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**Who acts:** someone, reliance, Our, much reliance, fish, town · **What happens:** need, depend, help, cause, rely, make · **To what, where:** Trust, pollution, cars, mental maths, fishing, one star player · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Needing or depending on someone or something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reliance:m1:1
# text = Needing or depending on someone or something.
1	Needing	need	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	depending	depend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **depend** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | on someone | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent on someone=Theme |

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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 -->
Trust that someone or something will help: «reliance on friends».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reliance:m2:1
# text = Trust that someone or something will help: «reliance on friends».
1	Trust	trust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obj	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	conj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	reliance	reliance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | future | someone | Trust |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our reliance on cars causes pollution.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reliance:x1:1
# text = Our reliance on cars causes pollution.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	reliance	reliance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	pollution	pollution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present | Our reliance on cars | pollution |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition pollution=Patient |
| 2 | **rely** |  | Our |  |  | cars |  |  | nom reliance «cognition transitive»: poss=agent on=place |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Too much reliance on a calculator can make mental maths weaker.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reliance:x2:1
# text = Too much reliance on a calculator can make mental maths weaker.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	reliance	reliance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	calculator	calculator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	mental	mental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	weaker	weak	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | much reliance on a calculator | mental maths |  |  |  | weak *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset math=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The town's reliance on fishing made it poor when the fish ran out.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reliance:x3:1
# text = The town's reliance on fishing made it poor when the fish ran out.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	reliance	reliance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
10	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
14	out	out	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the town's reliance on fishing | fishing |  |  |  | poor *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 2 | **run out** | past | the fish |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **rely** |  | the town |  |  | fishing |  |  | nom reliance «cognition transitive»: poss=agent on=place |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Self-reliance means being able to look after yourself.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reliance:x4:1
# text = Self-reliance means being able to look after yourself.
1	Self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	reliance	reliance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
6	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Self reliance |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | able *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **look** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | after yourself |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team's reliance on one star player was risky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reliance:x5:1
# text = The team's reliance on one star player was risky.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	reliance	reliance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	risky	risky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the team's reliance on one star player |  |  |  |  | risky *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **rely** |  | the team |  |  | one star player |  |  | nom reliance «cognition transitive»: poss=agent on=place |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Babies have total reliance on their parents.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reliance:x6:1
# text = Babies have total reliance on their parents.
1	Babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reliance	reliance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **have** | present | Babies | total reliance |  |  |  | on Babies's parents | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reliance=Patient |

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