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title: stipulate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stipulate» in the school dictionary: To state clearly that something must be done, especially as part of a rule, agreement or contract. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# stipulate

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**Who acts:** rules, player, contract, house, teacher, team · **What happens:** state, do, stipulate, wear, go, not be · **To what, where:** something, helmet, price, essay, It, 11 players

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To state clearly that something must be done, especially as part of a rule, agreement or contract.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stipulate:m1:1
# text = To state clearly that something must be done, especially as part of a rule, agreement or contract.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	state	state	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nsubj	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	contract	contract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | clearly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | must · passive |  | something |  |  |  | as part of a rule | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rules stipulate that every player must wear a helmet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stipulate:x1:1
# text = The rules stipulate that every player must wear a helmet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stipulate	stipulate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	helmet	helmet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stipulate** | present | the rules |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | must | every player | a helmet |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent helmet=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The contract stipulated a price of £200.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stipulate:x2:1
# text = The contract stipulated a price of £200.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	contract	contract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stipulated	stipulate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	£	£	SYM	$	_	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	200	200	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stipulate** | past | the contract | a price |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Her will stipulated that the house go to the children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stipulate:x3:1
# text = Her will stipulated that the house go to the children.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	stipulated	stipulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stipulate** | future |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | the house |  |  |  |  | to the children | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to child=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The teacher stipulated that the essay be no longer than one page.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stipulate:x4:1
# text = The teacher stipulated that the essay be no longer than one page.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stipulated	stipulate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	essay	essay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
8	no	no	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	conj	_	_
10	than	than	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stipulate** | past | the teacher | the essay |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** | infinitive | the teacher *not said here* |  |  |  |  | than one page; long *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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It is stipulated that each team has 11 players.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stipulate:x5:1
# text = It is stipulated that each team has 11 players.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	stipulated	stipulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	11	11	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stipulate** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | each team | 11 players |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent player=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The rules stipulate no phones in the exam hall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stipulate:x6:1
# text = The rules stipulate no phones in the exam hall.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stipulate	stipulate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	phones	phone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	exam	exam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stipulate** | present | the rules | no phones |  | the exam hall |  |  | tree rules |

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