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title: seasonally — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «seasonally» in the school dictionary: In a way that depends on or changes with the seasons of the year. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# seasonally

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**Who acts:** way, Many birds, We, river, shops, weather · **What happens:** depend, change, move, try, eat, buy · **To what, where:** countries, local strawberries, holidays, Unemployment figures

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«seasonally» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [seasonally in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/seasonally.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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In a way that depends on or changes with the seasons of the year.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seasonally:m1:1
# text = In a way that depends on or changes with the seasons of the year.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	depends	depend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	seasons	season	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **depend** | present | a way |  |  |  |  |  | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **change** | present | a way *not said here* |  |  |  | season |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
At certain seasons only.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seasonally:m2:1
# text = At certain seasons only.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	seasons	season	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many birds move seasonally between countries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seasonally:x1:1
# text = Many birds move seasonally between countries.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	seasonally	seasonally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present | Many birds |  |  | countries |  | seasonally *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme between country=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We try to eat seasonally and buy local strawberries in summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seasonally:x2:1
# text = We try to eat seasonally and buy local strawberries in summer.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	try	try	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	seasonally	seasonally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
8	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	strawberries	strawberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | present | We |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **eat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  | seasonally *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **buy** | infinitive | We *not said here* | local strawberries |  |  | summer |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strawberry=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The river floods seasonally after heavy rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seasonally:x3:1
# text = The river floods seasonally after heavy rain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	floods	flood	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	seasonally	seasonally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flood** | present | the river |  |  |  | after heavy rain | seasonally *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Some shops open only seasonally, in the holidays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seasonally:x4:1
# text = Some shops open only seasonally, in the holidays.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	open	open	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	seasonally	seasonally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	holidays	holiday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | present | some shops |  |  | the holidays |  | seasonally *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in holiday=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The weather changes seasonally.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seasonally:x5:1
# text = The weather changes seasonally.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	seasonally	seasonally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | present | the weather |  |  |  |  | seasonally *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Unemployment figures are seasonally adjusted.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seasonally:x6:1
# text = Unemployment figures are seasonally adjusted.
1	Unemployment	unemployment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	figures	figure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	seasonally	seasonally	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	adjusted	adjust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **adjust** | present · passive |  | Unemployment figures |  |  |  | seasonally *property* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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