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title: reportedly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «reportedly» in the school dictionary: Reportedly means «according to what people say or what news reports say», when we are not completely sure it is true. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# reportedly

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**Who acts:** people, news reports, we, it, writer, singer · **What happens:** mean, accord, say, not be, be, tell · **To what, where:** reader, claim, proven fact, new album, much, cakes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«reportedly» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [reportedly in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reportedly.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Reportedly means «according to what people say or what news reports say», when we are not completely sure it is true.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reportedly:m1:1
# text = Reportedly means «according to what people say or what news reports say», when we are not completely sure it is true.
1	Reportedly	reportedly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	obj	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	13	obj	_	_
11	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	reports	report	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	21	advmod	_	_
17	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
18	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
19	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
20	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	ccomp	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
23	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
24	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | reportedly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **accord** *in a quote* | gerund | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | news reports |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
| 5 | **not** **is** | present | we |  |  |  |  | completely, sure *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

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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 -->
It tells the reader the writer is passing on a claim, not stating a proven fact.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reportedly:m2:1
# text = It tells the reader the writer is passing on a claim, not stating a proven fact.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	reader	reader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	iobj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	writer	writer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	claim	claim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	stating	state	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	proven	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	amod	_	_
17	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | It |  | the reader |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent reader=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pass** | present · progressive | the writer |  |  | a claim |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on claim=Location |
| 3 | **not** **state** *speech: other* | gerund | the writer *not said here* | a proven fact |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent fact=Topic |
| 4 | **prove** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The singer is reportedly planning a new album.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reportedly:x1:1
# text = The singer is reportedly planning a new album.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	reportedly	reportedly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	planning	plan	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	album	album	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plan** | present · progressive | the singer | a new album |  |  |  | reportedly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent album=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bridge reportedly cost twice as much as planned.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reportedly:x2:1
# text = The bridge reportedly cost twice as much as planned.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	reportedly	reportedly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	cost	cost	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	7	advmod	_	_
6	as	as	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obj	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	planned	plan	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | past | the bridge | much |  |  |  | reportedly *property* | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme much=Value |
| 2 | **plan** | participle | the bridge *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
King Alfred reportedly burnt some cakes while hiding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reportedly:x3:1
# text = King Alfred reportedly burnt some cakes while hiding.
1	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	Alfred	Alfred	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	reportedly	reportedly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	burnt	burnt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	cakes	cake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burnt** | past | King | some cakes |  |  |  | reportedly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hide** | gerund | King *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The storm has reportedly knocked out power to thousands of homes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reportedly:x4:1
# text = The storm has reportedly knocked out power to thousands of homes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	reportedly	reportedly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	knocked	knock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knock out** | present · perfect · passive |  | the storm |  |  |  | to thousands of homes; reportedly *property* | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Destination power=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our team is reportedly getting a new coach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reportedly:x5:1
# text = Our team is reportedly getting a new coach.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	reportedly	reportedly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · progressive | Our team | a new coach |  |  |  | reportedly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer coach=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The spider reportedly escaped from the zoo, but it has not been confirmed.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reportedly:x6:1
# text = The spider reportedly escaped from the zoo, but it has not been confirmed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	reportedly	reportedly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	escaped	escape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
13	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	confirmed	confirm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **escape** | past | the spider |  |  | the zoo |  | reportedly *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from zoo=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **not** **confirm** | present · perfect · passive |  | spider |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The prize was reportedly worth a million dollars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reportedly:x7:1
# text = The prize was reportedly worth a million dollars.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	reportedly	reportedly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the prize |  |  |  |  | reportedly, worth *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When you read «reportedly», ask: who reported it?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reportedly:x8:1
# text = When you read «reportedly», ask: who reported it?
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	read	read	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	reportedly	reportedly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	reported	report	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | present | you |  |  |  |  | reportedly *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **report** | past |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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