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title: sufficiently — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sufficiently» in the school dictionary: Sufficiently means enough, as much as is needed: the water was sufficiently warm to swim. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sufficiently

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**Who acts:** water, ice, you, chicken, room, She · **What happens:** mean, need, be, swim, happen, not be · **To what, where:** much, chicken, light, answer, screen, I · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«sufficiently» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [sufficiently in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sufficiently.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sufficiently means enough, as much as is needed: the water was sufficiently warm to swim.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sufficiently:m1:1
# text = Sufficiently means enough, as much as is needed: the water was sufficiently warm to swim.
1	Sufficiently	sufficiently	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	as	as	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	sufficiently	sufficiently	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  | much |  |  |  | enough, sufficiently *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent much=Topic |
| 2 | **need** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF» |
| 3 | **is** | past | the water |  |  |  |  | sufficiently, warm *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **swim** | to-infinitive | the water *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sufficiently means to a big enough degree for something to happen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sufficiently:m2:1
# text = Sufficiently means to a big enough degree for something to happen.
1	Sufficiently	sufficiently	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	degree	degree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to a big enough degree for something; sufficiently *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot to degree=Attribute |
| 2 | **happen** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ice was not sufficiently thick to walk on.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sufficiently:x1:1
# text = The ice was not sufficiently thick to walk on.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	sufficiently	sufficiently	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
9	on	on	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | past | the ice |  |  |  |  | sufficiently, thick *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk on** | to-infinitive | the ice *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cook the chicken until it is sufficiently hot all the way through.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sufficiently:x2:1
# text = Cook the chicken until it is sufficiently hot all the way through.
1	Cook	cook	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	sufficiently	sufficiently	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
9	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	11	det:predet	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	through	through	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | imperative | you *not said here* | the chicken |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent chicken=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | chicken |  |  |  |  | all way *obl*; hot, sufficiently *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is the room sufficiently light for reading?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sufficiently:x3:1
# text = Is the room sufficiently light for reading?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	sufficiently	sufficiently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the room | light |  |  |  | for reading; sufficiently *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was sufficiently well to go back to school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sufficiently:x4:1
# text = She was sufficiently well to go back to school.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	sufficiently	sufficiently	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | to school; go, well *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The answer is not sufficiently clear; please explain it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sufficiently:x5:1
# text = The answer is not sufficiently clear; please explain it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	sufficiently	sufficiently	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	_
9	explain	explain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | the answer |  |  |  |  | clear, sufficiently *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **explain** *speech: assert* | infinitive | the answer *not said here* | answer |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If the number is sufficiently large, it will not fit on the screen.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sufficiently:x6:1
# text = If the number is sufficiently large, it will not fit on the screen.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	sufficiently	sufficiently	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	fit	fit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the number |  |  |  |  | large, sufficiently *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **fit** | future | number |  |  | the screen |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent on screen=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I shall be sufficiently repaid by knowing that you are happy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sufficiently:x7:1
# text = I shall be sufficiently repaid by knowing that you are happy.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	sufficiently	sufficiently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	repaid	repay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	knowing	know	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
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	cop	_	_
11	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repay** | shall · passive |  | I |  |  |  | sufficiently *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **know** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |

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