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title: successful — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «successful» in the school dictionary: Achieving what you wanted or tried to do. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# successful

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**Who acts:** you, Having, cake sale, we, She, rocket launch · **What happens:** achieve, want, try, do, have, become · **To what, where:** life, team, successful writer, third try

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Achieving what you wanted or tried to do.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:successful:m1:1
# text = Achieving what you wanted or tried to do.
1	Achieving	achieve	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	1	obj	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **achieve** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
| 2 | **want** | past | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **try** | past | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
Having done well in life, work or business, often becoming rich or famous.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:successful:m2:1
# text = Having done well in life, work or business, often becoming rich or famous.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	csubj	_	_
2	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	xcomp	_	_
3	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	often	often	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	becoming	become	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
13	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | participle |  |  |  | life and work or business |  | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **become** | gerund | Having |  |  |  |  | often, rich *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turning out well; working as planned, like a successful plan or experiment.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:successful:m3:1
# text = Turning out well; working as planned, like a successful plan or experiment.
1	Turning	turn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	working	work	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	planned	plan	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	experiment	experiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn out** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **work** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | like a successful plan or experiment | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **plan** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our cake sale was very successful — we raised £120.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:successful:x1:1
# text = Our cake sale was very successful — we raised £120.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	sale	sale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
10	£	£	SYM	$	_	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	120	120	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Our cake sale |  |  |  |  | successful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **raise** | past | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was successful in getting into the team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:successful:x2:1
# text = She was successful in getting into the team.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | successful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  | the team |  |  | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into team=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rocket launch was successful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:successful:x3:1
# text = The rocket launch was successful.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rocket	rocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	launch	launch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the rocket launch |  |  |  |  | successful *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He became a successful writer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:successful:x4:1
# text = He became a successful writer.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	writer	writer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | He | a successful writer |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The rescue was successful and everyone was safe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:successful:x5:1
# text = The rescue was successful and everyone was safe.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rescue	rescue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the rescue |  |  |  |  | successful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | everyone |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The experiment was successful on the third try.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:successful:x6:1
# text = The experiment was successful on the third try.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	experiment	experiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	try	try	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the experiment |  |  | the third try |  | successful *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A successful team works together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:successful:x7:1
# text = A successful team works together.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	together	together	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work together** | present | a successful team |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This time her scheme was successful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:successful:x8:1
# text = This time her scheme was successful.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	scheme	scheme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | this time |  |  |  |  | successful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **scheme** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom scheme «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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