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title: relinquished — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «relinquished» in the school dictionary: Gave up something, such as power, a right, or control, often unwillingly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# relinquished

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**Who acts:** you, king, She, captain, He, his · **What happens:** give up, let, go, hold, relinquish, command · **To what, where:** something, throne, son, remote control, command, ship · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gave up something, such as power, a right, or control, often unwillingly.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relinquished:m1:1
# text = Gave up something, such as power, a right, or control, often unwillingly.
1	Gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	often	often	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	unwillingly	unwillingly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give up** | past |  | something |  |  |  | unwillingly *property* | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Source |

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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 -->
Let go of something you were holding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relinquished:m2:1
# text = Let go of something you were holding.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of something | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme of something=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **hold** | past · progressive | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king relinquished his throne to his son.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relinquished:x1:1
# text = The king relinquished his throne to his son.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	relinquished	relinquish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	throne	throne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relinquish** | past | the king | king's throne | king's son |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent throne=Theme to son=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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She finally relinquished the remote control.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relinquished:x2:1
# text = She finally relinquished the remote control.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	relinquished	relinquish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	remote	remote	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relinquish** | past | She | the remote control |  |  |  | finally *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent control=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The captain relinquished command of the ship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relinquished:x3:1
# text = The captain relinquished command of the ship.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	relinquished	relinquish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relinquish** | past | the captain | command of the ship |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent command=Theme |
| 2 | **command** |  |  | the ship |  |  |  |  | nom command «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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He relinquished his grip on the rope.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relinquished:x4:1
# text = He relinquished his grip on the rope.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	relinquished	relinquish	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	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relinquish** | past | He | his grip |  | the rope |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent grip=Theme |
| 2 | **grip** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom grip «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The team relinquished their lead in the final minute.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relinquished:x5:1
# text = The team relinquished their lead in the final minute.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	relinquished	relinquish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	lead	lead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relinquish** | past | the team | their lead |  |  | minute |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent lead=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Subsequently, the company relinquished the land.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relinquished:x6:1
# text = Subsequently, the company relinquished the land.
1	Subsequently	subsequently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	relinquished	relinquish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relinquish** | past | the company | the land |  |  |  | subsequently *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent land=Theme |

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