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title: stimulation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stimulation» in the school dictionary: Stimulation is making something more active, or the thing that does it: the stimulation of a muscle, of growth. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# stimulation

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**Who acts:** Stimulation, thing, nerve, Children, Babies, Bored pets · **What happens:** make, do, stimulate, be, react, need · **To what, where:** something, Stimulation, muscle, mind, nerve, biology

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stimulation is making something more active, or the thing that does it: the stimulation of a muscle, of growth.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulation:m1:1
# text = Stimulation is making something more active, or the thing that does it: the stimulation of a muscle, of growth.
1	Stimulation	stimulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
6	active	active	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	stimulation	stimulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	muscle	muscle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	growth	growth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · progressive | Stimulation | something |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product |
| 2 | **do** | present | the thing | Stimulation |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 3 | **stimulate** |  |  | a muscle |  |  |  |  | nom stimulation «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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 -->
Stimulation is something that makes the mind busy and interested.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulation:m2:1
# text = Stimulation is something that makes the mind busy and interested.
1	Stimulation	stimulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	interested	interested	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Stimulation | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present |  | the mind |  |  |  | busy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mind=Product |

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Children need play and stimulation."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulation:m2e:1
# text = "Children need play and stimulation."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	stimulation	stimulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** *in a quote* | present | Children | play and stimulation |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot play=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In biology, stimulation is when a nerve, sense or cell is made to react, for example by light, sound, touch or electricity.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulation:m3:1
# text = In biology, stimulation is when a nerve, sense or cell is made to react, for example by light, sound, touch or electricity.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	biology	biology	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	stimulation	stimulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	nerve	nerve	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	cell	cell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	react	react	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	touch	touch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
26	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | stimulation |  |  |  |  | when *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present · passive |  | a nerve and sense or cell |  | biology |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **react** | to-infinitive | a nerve and sense or cell *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for example; by light and sound  touch or electricity | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Babies need lots of stimulation from talking and play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulation:x1:1
# text = Babies need lots of stimulation from talking and play.
1	Babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	stimulation	stimulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Babies | lots of stimulation |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot lot=Theme |
| 2 | **talk** | gerund | Babies *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **play** | infinitive | Babies *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Reading gives the brain good stimulation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulation:x2:1
# text = Reading gives the brain good stimulation.
1	Reading	read	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	iobj	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	stimulation	stimulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **give** | present |  | good stimulation | the brain |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent brain=Recipient stimulation=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bored pets need more stimulation, like toys and walks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulation:x3:1
# text = Bored pets need more stimulation, like toys and walks.
1	Bored	bored	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	pets	pet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	stimulation	stimulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	walks	walk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Bored pets | more stimulation |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Electrical stimulation can help weak muscles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulation:x4:1
# text = Electrical stimulation can help weak muscles.
1	Electrical	electrical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	stimulation	stimulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	muscles	muscle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | can | Electrical stimulation | weak muscles |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent muscle=Beneficiary |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The noisy party was too much stimulation for the toddler.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulation:x5:1
# text = The noisy party was too much stimulation for the toddler.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	noisy	noisy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	stimulation	stimulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	toddler	toddler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the noisy party | much stimulation |  |  |  | for the toddler | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Puzzles provide mental stimulation for older people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulation:x6:1
# text = Puzzles provide mental stimulation for older people.
1	Puzzles	puzzle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	provide	provide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mental	mental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	stimulation	stimulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **provide** | present | Puzzles | mental stimulation |  |  |  | for older people | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Precondition stimulation=Theme for people=Beneficiary |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The eye reacts to stimulation by light.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulation:x7:1
# text = The eye reacts to stimulation by light.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reacts	react	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	stimulation	stimulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **react** | present | the eye |  |  |  |  | to stimulation; by light | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to stimulation=Theme |

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