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title: sometime — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sometime» in the school dictionary: Sometime means at a time that is not said exactly: come and visit sometime. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sometime

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**Who acts:** sometime, She, he, They, 4 more birds, you · **What happens:** mean, not say, come, visit, read, plan · **To what, where:** time, 20 pages, 's · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«sometime» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [sometime in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sometime.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sometime means at a time that is not said exactly: come and visit sometime.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sometime:m1:1
# text = Sometime means at a time that is not said exactly: come and visit sometime.
1	Sometime	sometime	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
12	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	visit	visit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
15	sometime	sometime	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  | time | sometime *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | a time |  |  |  | exactly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |
| 3 | **come** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **visit** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | sometime *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «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 -->
As an adjective, sometime means former, in the past: his sometime teacher (rare).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sometime:m2:1
# text = As an adjective, sometime means former, in the past: his sometime teacher (rare).
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	sometime	sometime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	sometime	sometime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | sometime |  |  |  |  | as a adjective; former *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as adjective=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She will visit sometime next week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sometime:x1:1
# text = She will visit sometime next week.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	visit	visit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	sometime	sometime	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	advmod	_	_
5	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | future | She |  |  |  | week | sometime *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sometime in the morning he read 20 pages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sometime:x2:1
# text = Sometime in the morning he read 20 pages.
1	Sometime	sometime	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	advmod	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | he | 20 pages |  |  | morning | sometime *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent page=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They plan to finish sometime soon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sometime:x3:1
# text = They plan to finish sometime soon.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	plan	plan	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	finish	finish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	sometime	sometime	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
6	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plan** | present | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **finish** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sometime, soon *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sometime later 4 more birds came.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sometime:x4:1
# text = Sometime later 4 more birds came.
1	Sometime	sometime	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	advmod	_	_
2	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
3	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | 4 more birds |  |  |  |  | late, sometime *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Let's play together sometime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sometime:x5:1
# text = Let's play together sometime.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	together	together	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	sometime	sometime	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** | infinitive | 's *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sometime, together *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The parcel will arrive sometime today.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sometime:x6:1
# text = The parcel will arrive sometime today.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	parcel	parcel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	arrive	arrive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	sometime	sometime	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
6	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | future | the parcel |  |  |  | today | sometime *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sometime in spring the swallows come back.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sometime:x7:1
# text = Sometime in spring the swallows come back.
1	Sometime	sometime	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	advmod	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	swallows	swallow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come back** | present | the swallows |  |  |  | spring | sometime *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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