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title: suicide — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «suicide» in the school dictionary: The act of deliberately ending your own life. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# suicide

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**Who acts:** act, action, your, you, Help lines, school · **What happens:** end, harm, be, chance, have, tell · **To what, where:** own life, action, political suicide, thoughts, trusted adult, suicide · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The act of deliberately ending your own life.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suicide:m1:1
# text = The act of deliberately ending your own life.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	deliberately	deliberately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	ending	end	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | gerund | the act *not said here* | your own life |  |  |  | deliberately *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality life=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.

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An action that will very badly harm yourself or your own chances: «it would be political suicide».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suicide:m2:1
# text = An action that will very badly harm yourself or your own chances: «it would be political suicide».
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obj	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
7	harm	harm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl:relcl	_	_
8	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	7	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	chances	chance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
16	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	cop	_	_
18	political	political	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	suicide	suicide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **harm** | future |  | a action |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Stimulus that=Experiencer yourself=Result |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | would | action | political suicide |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **chance** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom chance «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you or a friend ever have thoughts of suicide, tell a trusted adult straight away.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suicide:x1:1
# text = If you or a friend ever have thoughts of suicide, tell a trusted adult straight away.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	7	advmod	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
8	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	suicide	suicide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
12	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	away	away	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | thoughts of suicide |  |  | ever |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thought=Patient |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a trusted adult |  |  | away *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 3 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **think** |  |  | suicide |  |  |  |  | nom thought «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Help lines are there for anyone thinking about suicide.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suicide:x2:1
# text = Help lines are there for anyone thinking about suicide.
1	Help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	_
7	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	suicide	suicide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Help lines |  |  |  |  | for anyone; there *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about suicide | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about suicide=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school held a talk about mental health and suicide prevention.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suicide:x3:1
# text = The school held a talk about mental health and suicide prevention.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	held	hold	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	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	mental	mental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	suicide	suicide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	prevention	prevention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | the school | a talk |  |  |  | about mental health and suicide prevention | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent talk=Theme about health=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(figurative) Playing football on that icy pitch would be suicide.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suicide:x4:1
# text = (figurative) Playing football on that icy pitch would be suicide.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	figurative	figurative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Playing	play	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	csubj	_	_
5	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
8	icy	icy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	pitch	pitch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	_
12	suicide	suicide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | gerund |  | football |  | that icy pitch |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent football=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | would | figurative | suicide |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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(figurative) Insulting the judges would be career suicide.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suicide:x5:1
# text = (figurative) Insulting the judges would be career suicide.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	figurative	figurative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Insulting	insult	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	judges	judge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
9	career	career	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	suicide	suicide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **insult** | gerund | figurative *not said here* | the judges |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus judge=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | would | figurative | career suicide |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Talking about feelings can help keep people safe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suicide:x6:1
# text = Talking about feelings can help keep people safe.
1	Talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	about	about	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about feelings | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about feeling=Topic |
| 2 | **help** | can | Talking |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **keep** | infinitive | Talking *not said here* | people |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |

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