---
title: senior — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «senior» in the school dictionary: Older (a senior citizen). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# senior

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**Who acts:** person, Senior citizens, brother, She, He, Tickets · **What happens:** be, get, play, cost · **To what, where:** cheap bus tickets, high school, senior teacher, school, 10 dollars · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«senior» in the school dictionary: its 7 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: [senior in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/senior.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Older (a senior citizen).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:senior:m1:1
# text = Older (a senior citizen).
1	Older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	senior	senior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	citizen	citizen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Higher in rank or position (a senior manager).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:senior:m2:1
# text = Higher in rank or position (a senior manager).
1	Higher	high	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	rank	rank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	senior	senior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	manager	manager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who is older than another («she is my senior by two years»).

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:senior:m3:1
# text = A person who is older than another («she is my senior by two years»).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	senior	senior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | than another; old *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | person |  |  |  | year | senior *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A student in the final year of high school or university.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:senior:m4:1
# text = A student in the final year of high school or university.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	student	student	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An older person, often retired (discounts for seniors).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:senior:m5:1
# text = An older person, often retired (discounts for seniors).
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	often	often	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	retired	retired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	discounts	discount	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	appos	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	seniors	senior	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: sport, UK, Ireland, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For adults or the top level (the senior team).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:senior:m6:1
# text = For adults or the top level (the senior team).
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	senior	senior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 7 {#m7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Senior» (Sr) after a name: the father with the same name as his son.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:senior:m7:1
# text = «Senior» (Sr) after a name: the father with the same name as his son.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Senior	senior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Sr	sr	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Senior citizens get cheap bus tickets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:senior:x1:1
# text = Senior citizens get cheap bus tickets.
1	Senior	senior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	citizens	citizen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	tickets	ticket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Senior citizens | cheap bus tickets |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ticket=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother is a senior in high school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:senior:x2:1
# text = My brother is a senior in high school.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	senior	senior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is a senior teacher at our school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:senior:x3:1
# text = She is a senior teacher at our school.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	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	senior	senior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | a senior teacher |  | our school |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He plays for the senior football team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:senior:x4:1
# text = He plays for the senior football team.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	senior	senior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	team	team	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 | **play** | present | He |  |  |  |  | for the senior football team | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent for team=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tickets cost 10 dollars for adults and 6 dollars for seniors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:senior:x5:1
# text = Tickets cost 10 dollars for adults and 6 dollars for seniors.
1	Tickets	ticket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cost	cost	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	seniors	senior	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | present | Tickets | 10 dollars |  |  |  | for adults and 6 dollars for seniors | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme dollar=Value |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mr Jones Senior and Mr Jones Junior.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:senior:x6:1
# text = Mr Jones Senior and Mr Jones Junior.
1	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	Jones	Jones	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	Senior	senior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	Jones	Jones	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	_
7	Junior	Junior	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is two years my senior.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:senior:x7:1
# text = She is two years my senior.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	senior	senior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

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