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title: revenge — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «revenge» in the school dictionary: Revenge is hurting or punishing someone because they hurt you or someone you care about. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# revenge

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**Who acts:** Revenge, they, someone, player, He, brother · **What happens:** hurt, punish, care, mean, beat, want · **To what, where:** someone, you, team, revenge, model, fight · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«revenge» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [revenge in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/revenge.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Revenge is hurting or punishing someone because they hurt you or someone you care about.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revenge:m1:1
# text = Revenge is hurting or punishing someone because they hurt you or someone you care about.
1	Revenge	revenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	hurting	hurt	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	punishing	punish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	nsubj	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	care	care	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
15	about	about	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | present · progressive | Revenge |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **punish** | gerund | Revenge *not said here* | someone |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient |
| 3 | **hurt** | past | they | you |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Patient |
| 4 | **care** | present | someone |  |  |  |  | about *property* | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 -->
Revenge in games and sports means beating a team or player who beat you before.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revenge:m2:1
# text = Revenge in games and sports means beating a team or player who beat you before.
1	Revenge	revenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	beating	beat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	beat	beat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	before	before	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Revenge in games and sports |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **beat** *not said to happen* | gerund | Revenge in games and sports *not said here* | a team or player |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location team=Theme |
| 3 | **beat** | past | player | you |  |  |  | before *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location you=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wanted revenge after his brother broke his model.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revenge:x1:1
# text = He wanted revenge after his brother broke his model.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	revenge	revenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | He | revenge |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot revenge=Theme |
| 2 | **break** | past | his brother | brother's model |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer model=Patient |
| 3 | **model** |  | brother |  |  |  |  |  | nom model «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The villain plotted revenge on the king.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revenge:x2:1
# text = The villain plotted revenge on the king.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	villain	villain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	plotted	plot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	revenge	revenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plot** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Getting revenge usually makes a fight bigger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revenge:x3:1
# text = Getting revenge usually makes a fight bigger.
1	Getting	get	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	revenge	revenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | gerund |  | revenge |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer revenge=Stimulus |
| 2 | **make** | present | Getting | a fight |  |  |  | big, usually *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fight=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She hid his shoes out of revenge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revenge:x4:1
# text = She hid his shoes out of revenge.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hid	hide	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	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	revenge	revenge	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 | **hide** | past | She | his shoes |  | revenge |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent shoe=Patient out revenge=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our team got revenge by winning the rematch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revenge:x5:1
# text = Our team got revenge by winning the rematch.
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	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	revenge	revenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	winning	win	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rematch	rematch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | Our team | revenge |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer revenge=Stimulus |
| 2 | **win** | gerund | Our team *not said here* | the rematch |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rematch=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story shows that revenge does not make anyone happy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revenge:x6:1
# text = The story shows that revenge does not make anyone happy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	revenge	revenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
9	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	_
10	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the story |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **make** | present · do-support | revenge | anyone |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset anyone=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Instead of taking revenge, tell a teacher what happened.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revenge:x7:1
# text = Instead of taking revenge, tell a teacher what happened.
1	Instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	3	mark	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
4	revenge	revenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	nsubj	_	_
10	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | gerund | you *not said here* | revenge |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent revenge=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a teacher |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **happen** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pirate swore revenge on the captain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revenge:x8:1
# text = The pirate swore revenge on the captain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pirate	pirate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	swore	swear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	revenge	revenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swear** | past | the pirate | revenge |  | the captain |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent revenge=Eventuality |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ah, my revenge has gone too far.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revenge:x9:1
# text = Ah, my revenge has gone too far.
1	Ah	ah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	revenge	revenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present · perfect | my revenge |  |  |  |  | far *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **revenge** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom revenge «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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