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title: relieve — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «relieve» in the school dictionary: To relieve pain, worry or a problem means to make it less or take it away. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# relieve

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**Who acts:** job, their, cream, walk, night nurse, dog · **What happens:** relieve, mean, make, take away, take over, rest · **To what, where:** pain, problem, someone, job, yourself, toilet · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«relieve» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [relieve in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/relieve.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To relieve pain, worry or a problem means to make it less or take it away.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relieve:m1:1
# text = To relieve pain, worry or a problem means to make it less or take it away.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	relieve	relieve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	csubj	_	_
3	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	worry	worry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	xcomp	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	away	away	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relieve** | to-infinitive |  | pain and worry or a problem |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus pain=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | problem |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 4 | **take away** | infinitive |  | problem |  |  |  | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
To relieve someone means to take over their job or duty so they can rest.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relieve:m2:1
# text = To relieve someone means to take over their job or duty so they can rest.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	relieve	relieve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relieve** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **take over** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | their job or duty |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Theme |
| 4 | **rest** | can | job |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **job** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To relieve yourself means to go to the toilet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relieve:m3:1
# text = To relieve yourself means to go to the toilet.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	relieve	relieve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	toilet	toilet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relieve** | to-infinitive |  | yourself |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus yourself=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **go** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the toilet |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to toilet=Initial\_Location |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To relieve someone of something means to take it from them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relieve:m4:1
# text = To relieve someone of something means to take it from them.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	relieve	relieve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nmod	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relieve** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **take** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | it |  |  |  | from them *= they* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent it=Theme from they=Initial\_Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This cream will relieve the itching.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relieve:x1:1
# text = This cream will relieve the itching.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	relieve	relieve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	itching	itching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relieve** | future | this cream | the itching |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus itching=Experiencer |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A walk can relieve stress.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relieve:x2:1
# text = A walk can relieve stress.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	relieve	relieve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	stress	stress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relieve** | can | a walk | stress |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus stress=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The night nurse relieved the day nurse at eight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relieve:x3:1
# text = The night nurse relieved the day nurse at eight.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	relieved	relieve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relieve** | past | the night nurse | the day nurse |  | eight |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus nurse=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog went outside to relieve itself.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relieve:x4:1
# text = The dog went outside to relieve itself.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	relieve	relieve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the dog |  |  |  |  | outside *property* | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **relieve** | to-infinitive | the dog *not said here* | dog |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus itself=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The waiter relieved me of my heavy coat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relieve:x5:1
# text = The waiter relieved me of my heavy coat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	waiter	waiter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	relieved	relieve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relieve** | past | the waiter | me |  |  |  | of my heavy coat | vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer i=Source of coat=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I was relieved to hear that my cat was safe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relieve:x6:1
# text = I was relieved to hear that my cat was safe.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	relieved	relieved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | I |  |  |  |  | relieved *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hear** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | past | my cat |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I would gladly try any remedy that may relieve my pain.'

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relieve:x7:1
# text = I would gladly try any remedy that may relieve my pain.'
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	gladly	gladly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	try	try	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	remedy	remedy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	relieve	relieve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | would | I | any remedy |  |  |  | gladly *property* | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remedy=Eventuality |
| 2 | **relieve** | may | any remedy | my pain |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus pain=Experiencer |
| 3 | **pain** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom pain «state transitive»: poss=agent |

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