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title: steadfastly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «steadfastly» in the school dictionary: Steadfastly means in a firm, steady way, without moving or giving up. A character who stands steadfastly keeps still and does not turn away. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# steadfastly

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**Who acts:** character, He, She, her, dog · **What happens:** mean, move, give up, stand, keep, not turn away · **To what, where:** gate

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Steadfastly means in a firm, steady way, without moving or giving up. A character who stands steadfastly keeps still and does not turn away.

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*Sentence 1:* Steadfastly means in a firm, steady way, without moving or giving up.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steadfastly:m1:1
# text = Steadfastly means in a firm, steady way, without moving or giving up.
1	Steadfastly	steadfastly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	firm	firm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	conj	_	_
14	up	up	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | in a firm and steady way; steadfastly *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in firm=Attribute |
| 2 | **move** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **give up** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «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.

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*Sentence 2:* A character who stands steadfastly keeps still and does not turn away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steadfastly:m1:2
# text = A character who stands steadfastly keeps still and does not turn away.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	steadfastly	steadfastly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	still	still	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
12	away	away	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | a character |  |  |  |  | steadfastly *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **keep** | present | a character |  |  |  | still |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **turn away** | present · do-support | a character *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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He stood steadfastly by his friend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steadfastly:x1:1
# text = He stood steadfastly by his friend.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	steadfastly	steadfastly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | He |  |  |  |  | by his friend; steadfastly *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by friend=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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She kept steadfastly to her plan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steadfastly:x2:1
# text = She kept steadfastly to her plan.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	steadfastly	steadfastly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | She |  |  |  |  | to her plan; steadfastly *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **plan** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The dog waited steadfastly at the gate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steadfastly:x3:1
# text = The dog waited steadfastly at the gate.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	steadfastly	steadfastly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	gate	gate	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 | **wait** | past | the dog |  |  | the gate |  | steadfastly *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at gate=Location |

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