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title: stewardship — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stewardship» in the school dictionary: Looking after something carefully on behalf of someone else, or for the future. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# stewardship

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**Who acts:** Christians, God, humans, Planting, club, eco club · **What happens:** look, believe, make, give, care, not waste · **To what, where:** behalf, world, people stewardship, Christians, money, stewardship · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«stewardship» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [stewardship in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stewardship.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Looking after something carefully on behalf of someone else, or for the future.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stewardship:m1:1
# text = Looking after something carefully on behalf of someone else, or for the future.
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	after	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obl	_	_
4	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	behalf	behalf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nmod	_	_
9	else	else	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	future	future	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  | behalf of someone | after something | for the future; carefully *property* | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent on behalf=Location for future=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}

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Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians believe God made the world and gave people stewardship of it: the duty to care for the earth, animals and gifts, not waste them.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stewardship:m2:1
# text = Christians believe God made the world and gave people stewardship of it: the duty to care for the earth, animals and gifts, not waste them.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	compound	_	_
10	stewardship	stewardship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	care	care	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	15	parataxis	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	27	advmod	_	_
27	waste	waste	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	17	parataxis	_	_
28	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **make** | past | God | the world |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent world=Product |
| 3 | **give** | past | God *not said here* | people stewardship of stewardship |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stewardship=Theme |
| 4 | **care** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for the earth and animals and gifts | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for earth=Theme |
| 5 | **not** **waste** | infinitive |  | Christians *= christian* |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: money, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Managing money or a business carefully and responsibly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stewardship:m3:1
# text = Managing money or a business carefully and responsibly.
1	Managing	manage	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	responsibly	responsibly	ADV	RB	_	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **manage** | gerund |  | money or a business |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians believe humans have stewardship of God's creation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stewardship:x1:1
# text = Christians believe humans have stewardship of God's creation.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	humans	human	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	stewardship	stewardship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	creation	creation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **have** | present | humans | stewardship of God's creation |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stewardship=Patient |
| 3 | **create** |  | God |  |  |  |  |  | nom creation «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Planting trees is good stewardship of the land.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stewardship:x2:1
# text = Planting trees is good stewardship of the land.
1	Planting	plant	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	stewardship	stewardship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plant** | gerund |  | trees |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Planting | good stewardship |  |  |  | of the land | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The club grew under the stewardship of its new coach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stewardship:x3:1
# text = The club grew under the stewardship of its new coach.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stewardship	stewardship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | the club |  |  | the stewardship of club's new coach |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under stewardship=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our eco-club teaches stewardship of the school garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stewardship:x4:1
# text = Our eco-club teaches stewardship of the school garden.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	eco	eco	X	AFX	_	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	teaches	teach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	stewardship	stewardship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | present | eco club | stewardship of the school garden |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent stewardship=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stewardship means looking after what is not only ours.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stewardship:x5:1
# text = Stewardship means looking after what is not only ours.
1	Stewardship	stewardship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	obl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	ours	our	PRON	PRP	Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Stewardship |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **look** *not said to happen* | gerund | Stewardship *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **not** **is a** | present |  | ours |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The church talked about stewardship of time and money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stewardship:x6:1
# text = The church talked about stewardship of time and money.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	talked	talk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	stewardship	stewardship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | past | the church |  |  |  |  | about stewardship of time and money | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about stewardship=Topic |

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