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title: romantic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «romantic» in the school dictionary: About love between people: a romantic film, a romantic dinner. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# romantic

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**Who acts:** way, ideas, person, Mum, castle, It · **What happens:** stir, have, be, not be, dream, look · **To what, where:** feelings, ideas, romantic dinner, romantic film, film, romantic idea · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«romantic» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [romantic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/romantic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
About love between people: a romantic film, a romantic dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:romantic:m1:1
# text = About love between people: a romantic film, a romantic dinner.
1	About	about	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	between	between	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	romantic	romantic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	romantic	romantic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Beautiful and dreamy in a way that stirs the feelings: a romantic old castle.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:romantic:m2:1
# text = Beautiful and dreamy in a way that stirs the feelings: a romantic old castle.
1	Beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	dreamy	dreamy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	stirs	stir	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	romantic	romantic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stir** | present | a way | the feelings |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus feeling=Experiencer |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having ideas that are lovely but not realistic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:romantic:m3:1
# text = Having ideas that are lovely but not realistic.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	realistic	realistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | ideas |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | ideas |  |  |  |  | lovely *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **be** |  | ideas *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who dreams of love or adventure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:romantic:m4:1
# text = A person who dreams of love or adventure.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	dreams	dream	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	adventure	adventure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dream** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | of love or adventure | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Romantic with a capital R: about the Romantic movement in art and poetry.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:romantic:m5:1
# text = Romantic with a capital R: about the Romantic movement in art and poetry.
1	Romantic	romantic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	R	r	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Romantic	romantic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	poetry	poetry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum and Dad had a romantic dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:romantic:x1:1
# text = Mum and Dad had a romantic dinner.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	romantic	romantic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Mum and Dad | a romantic dinner |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dinner=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The castle on the hill looked romantic in the mist.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:romantic:x2:1
# text = The castle on the hill looked romantic in the mist.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	romantic	romantic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mist	mist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the castle on the hill |  |  |  |  | in the mist; romantic *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in mist=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's a romantic film, so my brother won't watch it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:romantic:x3:1
# text = It's a romantic film, so my brother won't watch it.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	romantic	romantic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a romantic film |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **watch** | future | my brother | film |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad is a hopeless romantic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:romantic:x4:1
# text = Dad is a hopeless romantic.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	hopeless	hopeless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	romantic	romantic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Dad |  |  |  |  | romantic *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thinking you'll be rich without working is a romantic idea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:romantic:x5:1
# text = Thinking you'll be rich without working is a romantic idea.
1	Thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	csubj	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	_
6	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	working	work	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	romantic	romantic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | future | you |  |  |  |  | rich *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **work** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is a** | present | Thinking | a romantic idea |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Romantic poets wrote about lakes and mountains.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:romantic:x6:1
# text = The Romantic poets wrote about lakes and mountains.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Romantic	romantic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	poets	poet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	lakes	lake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | the Romantic poets |  |  |  |  | about lakes and mountains | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about lake=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"That is quite a romantic story," said the young man.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:romantic:x7:1
# text = "That is quite a romantic story," said the young man.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	quite	quite	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	7	det:predet	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	romantic	romantic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | That | quite romantic story |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the young man |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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