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title: roundly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «roundly» in the school dictionary: Roundly means plainly and openly, without holding back: he declared roundly that he would not go. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# roundly

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**Who acts:** Roundly, he, she, Finnian, mother, everyone · **What happens:** mean, hold back, declare, not go, scold, not understand · **To what, where:** him, this, theory · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«roundly» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [roundly in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/roundly.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Roundly means plainly and openly, without holding back: he declared roundly that he would not go.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roundly:m1:1
# text = Roundly means plainly and openly, without holding back: he declared roundly that he would not go.
1	Roundly	roundly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	plainly	plainly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	openly	openly	ADV	RB	_	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
9	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	declared	declare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	roundly	roundly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
16	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Roundly |  |  |  |  | plainly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hold back** | gerund | Roundly *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | he |  |  |  |  | roundly *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **not** **go** | would | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
Roundly also means severely or thoroughly: she scolded him roundly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roundly:m2:1
# text = Roundly also means severely or thoroughly: she scolded him roundly.
1	Roundly	roundly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	severely	severely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	thoroughly	thoroughly	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	scolded	scold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	roundly	roundly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | roundly, severely *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **scold** | past | she | him *= he* |  |  |  | roundly *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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“I do not understand this,” Finnian declared roundly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roundly:x1:1
# text = “I do not understand this,” Finnian declared roundly.
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
6	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
9	Finnian	Finnian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	declared	declare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	roundly	roundly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **understand** *in a quote* | present · do-support | Finnian | this |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer this=Stimulus |
| 2 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | Finnian |  |  |  |  | roundly *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His mother abused him roundly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roundly:x2:1
# text = His mother abused him roundly.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	abused	abuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	roundly	roundly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **abuse** | past | His mother | him *= he* |  |  |  | roundly *property* | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The theory was roundly rejected by everyone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roundly:x3:1
# text = The theory was roundly rejected by everyone.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	theory	theory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	roundly	roundly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	rejected	reject	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reject** | past · passive | everyone | the theory |  |  |  | roundly *property* | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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