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title: subscription — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «subscription» in the school dictionary: Money you pay regularly, every month or year, to get something, like a magazine, a streaming service or a club membership. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# subscription

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**Who acts:** you, subscription, many people, My, I, music subscription · **What happens:** pay, get, be, give, help, end · **To what, where:** Money, something, sum, that, someone, subscription

<!-- .vabout -->
«subscription» 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: [subscription in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/subscription.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Money you pay regularly, every month or year, to get something, like a magazine, a streaming service or a club membership.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscription:m1:1
# text = Money you pay regularly, every month or year, to get something, like a magazine, a streaming service or a club membership.
1	Money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pay	pay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	regularly	regularly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
13	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	magazine	magazine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	streaming	streaming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	membership	membership	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | present | you | Money |  |  | month | regularly *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Asset |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=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 -->
The arrangement itself.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscription:m2:1
# text = The arrangement itself.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	2	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"My subscription ends soon."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscription:m2e:1
# text = "My subscription ends soon."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	subscription	subscription	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** *in a quote* | present | My subscription |  |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **subscribe** *in a quote* |  | My |  |  |  |  |  | nom subscription «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A subscription can also be a sum of money that many people give together to help someone or a cause.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscription:m3:1
# text = A subscription can also be a sum of money that many people give together to help someone or a cause.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	subscription	subscription	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obj	_	_
11	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
14	together	together	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
17	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	16	obj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a subscription | a sum |  |  |  | of money | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | present | many people | that |  |  |  | together *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Theme |
| 3 | **help** | to-infinitive | many people *not said here* |  | someone |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I have a subscription to a nature magazine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscription:x1:1
# text = I have a subscription to a nature magazine.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	subscription	subscription	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	magazine	magazine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | I | a subscription |  |  |  | to a nature magazine | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subscription=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The music subscription costs 10 pounds a month.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscription:x2:1
# text = The music subscription costs 10 pounds a month.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	subscription	subscription	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | present | the music subscription | 10 pounds |  |  | month |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme pound=Value |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ask a parent before you start any subscription.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscription:x3:1
# text = Ask a parent before you start any subscription.
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	start	start	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	subscription	subscription	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a parent |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient |
| 2 | **start** | present | you | any subscription |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subscription=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum cancelled the subscription we did not use.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscription:x4:1
# text = Mum cancelled the subscription we did not use.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	subscription	subscription	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cancel** | past | Mum | the subscription |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **use** | past · do-support | we | the subscription *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subscription=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A yearly subscription is often cheaper than paying each month.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscription:x5:1
# text = A yearly subscription is often cheaper than paying each month.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	yearly	yearly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	subscription	subscription	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	often	often	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	cheaper	cheap	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
7	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a yearly subscription |  |  |  |  | cheap, often *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pay** | gerund | a yearly subscription *not said here* |  |  |  | month |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The gym subscription includes swimming.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscription:x6:1
# text = The gym subscription includes swimming.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	gym	gym	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	subscription	subscription	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	includes	include	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **include** | present | the gym subscription | swimming |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent swimming=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When the subscription was finished there was a thousand pounds, and a committee was formed to settle what should be done with it.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscription:x7:1
# text = When the subscription was finished there was a thousand pounds, and a committee was formed to settle what should be done with it.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	subscription	subscription	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	finished	finish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	7	expl	_	_
7	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	committee	committee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	formed	form	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	settle	settle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	_
19	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	obj	_	_
20	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	ccomp	_	_
23	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **finish** | past · passive |  | the subscription |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** | past | a thousand pounds |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **form** | past · passive |  | a committee |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **settle** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **do** | should · passive |  |  |  |  |  | with committee | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: what=Eventuality |

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