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title: stimulating — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stimulating» in the school dictionary: Stimulating means interesting and exciting in a way that makes you think and want to know more. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# stimulating

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**Who acts:** way, you, drink, They, It, Puzzles · **What happens:** stimulate, mean, make, think, want, know · **To what, where:** more, something, brain, growth, stimulating science lesson, stimulating way

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«stimulating» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [stimulating in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stimulating.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stimulating means interesting and exciting in a way that makes you think and want to know more.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulating:m1:1
# text = Stimulating means interesting and exciting in a way that makes you think and want to know more.
1	Stimulating	stimulate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	interesting	interesting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	exciting	exciting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stimulate** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | interesting *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | present | a way |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **think** *speech: other* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **want** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 6 | **know** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | more |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer more=Stimulus |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
Stimulating can mean making something more active, like a drink stimulating your brain.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulating:m2:1
# text = Stimulating can mean making something more active, like a drink stimulating your brain.
1	Stimulating	stimulate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
7	active	active	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	stimulating	stimulate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stimulate** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **make** *not said to happen* | gerund |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product |
| 4 | **stimulate** | gerund | a drink *not said here* | your brain |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus brain=Experiencer |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a verb form, stimulating is what you are doing when you stimulate something: «They are stimulating growth».

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulating:m3:1
# text = As a verb form, stimulating is what you are doing when you stimulate something: «They are stimulating growth».
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	stimulating	stimulate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	conj	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	stimulate	stimulate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
19	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	stimulating	stimulate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	acl:relcl	_	_
21	growth	growth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stimulate** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | present · progressive | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **stimulate** | present | you | something |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus something=Experiencer |
| 5 | **stimulate** *in a quote* | present · progressive | They | growth |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus growth=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was a really stimulating science lesson about volcanoes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulating:x1:1
# text = It was a really stimulating science lesson about volcanoes.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	stimulating	stimulate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
6	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	volcanoes	volcano	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stimulate** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | past | It | a stimulating science lesson |  |  |  | about volcanoes | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Puzzles are a stimulating way to spend a rainy afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulating:x2:1
# text = Puzzles are a stimulating way to spend a rainy afternoon.
1	Puzzles	puzzle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	stimulating	stimulate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	spend	spend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	rainy	rainy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stimulate** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Puzzles | a stimulating way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **spend** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | afternoon |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher made the classroom bright and stimulating.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulating:x3:1
# text = The teacher made the classroom bright and stimulating.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	stimulating	stimulate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the teacher | the classroom |  |  |  | bright *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent classroom=Product |
| 2 | **stimulate** | gerund | the teacher *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had a stimulating discussion about whether robots can think.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulating:x4:1
# text = We had a stimulating discussion about whether robots can think.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	stimulating	stimulate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	discussion	discussion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	robots	robot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | a stimulating discussion |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent discussion=Patient |
| 2 | **stimulate** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | can | robots | a stimulating discussion *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot discussion=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coffee has a stimulating effect on the brain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulating:x5:1
# text = Coffee has a stimulating effect on the brain.
1	Coffee	coffee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	stimulating	stimulate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	effect	effect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Coffee | a stimulating effect |  | the brain |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Patient |
| 2 | **stimulate** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fertiliser works by stimulating plant growth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulating:x6:1
# text = Fertiliser works by stimulating plant growth.
1	Fertiliser	fertiliser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	stimulating	stimulate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	growth	growth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | Fertiliser |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **stimulate** | gerund | Fertiliser *not said here* | plant growth |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus growth=Experiencer |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma finds crosswords stimulating.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulating:x7:1
# text = Grandma finds crosswords stimulating.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	finds	find	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	crosswords	crossword	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	stimulating	stimulate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present | Grandma | crosswords |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent crossword=Attribute clause=Theme |
| 2 | **stimulate** | gerund | crosswords *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The zoo gives the monkeys stimulating toys so they do not get bored.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulating:x8:1
# text = The zoo gives the monkeys stimulating toys so they do not get bored.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	iobj	_	_
6	stimulating	stimulate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
13	bored	bored	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | the zoo |  | the monkeys |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent monkey=Theme |
| 2 | **stimulate** | gerund | the monkeys *not said here* | toys |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus toy=Experiencer |
| 3 | **not** **get** | present · do-support | toys *= toy* |  |  |  |  | bored *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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