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title: satisfaction — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «satisfaction» in the school dictionary: The good feeling you get when you have done something well or got what you wanted. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# satisfaction

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**Who acts:** you, that, my, I, Customer satisfaction, teacher · **What happens:** get, do, want, be, remove, satisfy · **To what, where:** good feeling, something, doubt, great satisfaction, jigsaw, work

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«satisfaction» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [satisfaction in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/satisfaction.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The good feeling you get when you have done something well or got what you wanted.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satisfaction:m1:1
# text = The good feeling you get when you have done something well or got what you wanted.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
14	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	16	obj	_	_
15	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | you | the good feeling |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **do** | present · perfect | you | something |  |  |  | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 3 | **get** | past | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **want** | past | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot what=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 -->
Being pleased with a service, product or result: «customer satisfaction».

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satisfaction:m2:1
# text = Being pleased with a service, product or result: «customer satisfaction».
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	csubj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	product	product	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	customer	customer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	satisfaction	satisfaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with a service and product or result; pleased *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Proof or an answer that removes doubt: «to my satisfaction».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satisfaction:m3:1
# text = Proof or an answer that removes doubt: «to my satisfaction».
1	Proof	proof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	removes	remove	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	doubt	doubt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	satisfaction	satisfaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | present | that | doubt |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **satisfy** *in a quote* |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom satisfaction «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Making up for a wrong, like an apology or payment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satisfaction:m4:1
# text = Making up for a wrong, like an apology or payment.
1	Making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	apology	apology	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | for a wrong apology or payment | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I felt great satisfaction when I finished the jigsaw.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satisfaction:x1:1
# text = I felt great satisfaction when I finished the jigsaw.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	satisfaction	satisfaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	finished	finish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	jigsaw	jigsaw	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 | **feel** | past | I | great satisfaction |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent satisfaction=Theme |
| 2 | **finish** | past | I | the jigsaw |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector jigsaw=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Customer satisfaction is important to our shop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satisfaction:x2:1
# text = Customer satisfaction is important to our shop.
1	Customer	customer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	satisfaction	satisfaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Customer satisfaction |  |  |  |  | to our shop; important *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The work was done to the teacher's satisfaction.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satisfaction:x3:1
# text = The work was done to the teacher's satisfaction.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	satisfaction	satisfaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past · passive |  | the work |  |  |  | to the teacher's satisfaction | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 2 | **satisfy** |  | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | nom satisfaction «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satisfaction:x4:1
# text = Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back!
1	Satisfaction	satisfaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	guaranteed	guarantee	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guarantee** | participle | Satisfaction |  |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She smiled with satisfaction at her painting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satisfaction:x5:1
# text = She smiled with satisfaction at her painting.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	smiled	smile	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	satisfaction	satisfaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	painting	painting	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 | **smile** | past | She |  |  | her painting |  | with satisfaction | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He got no satisfaction from winning unfairly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satisfaction:x6:1
# text = He got no satisfaction from winning unfairly.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	satisfaction	satisfaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	winning	win	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	unfairly	unfairly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | He | no satisfaction |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer satisfaction=Stimulus |
| 2 | **win** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | unfairly *property* | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This done to his satisfaction, he went back to the starting place.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satisfaction:x7:1
# text = This done to his satisfaction, he went back to the starting place.
1	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	satisfaction	satisfaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	starting	starting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | participle · passive |  | This |  |  |  | to his satisfaction | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 2 | **go back** | past | he |  |  |  |  | to the starting place *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to place=Result |
| 3 | **satisfy** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom satisfaction «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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