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title: supporter — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «supporter» in the school dictionary: A supporter is a person who likes and cheers for a sports team. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# supporter

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**Who acts:** supporter, person, He, supporters, She, candidate · **What happens:** be, like, cheer, agree, help, hold up · **To what, where:** person, idea, something, Arsenal supporter, five, match

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«supporter» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [supporter in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/supporter.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A supporter is a person who likes and cheers for a sports team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supporter:m1:1
# text = A supporter is a person who likes and cheers for a sports team.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	supporter	supporter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	cheers	cheer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	compound	_	_
13	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a supporter | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **like** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **cheer** | present | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for a sports team | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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A supporter is a person who agrees with and helps an idea, a person, a charity or a political party.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supporter:m2:1
# text = A supporter is a person who agrees with and helps an idea, a person, a charity or a political party.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	supporter	supporter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	agrees	agree	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	political	political	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a supporter | a person and a person and a charity or a political party |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | a person and a person and a charity or a political party |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **help** | present | a person and a person and a charity or a political party *not said here* | a idea |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Beneficiary |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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A supporter can also be something that holds something up, like an athletic support.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supporter:m3:1
# text = A supporter can also be something that holds something up, like an athletic support.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	supporter	supporter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	athletic	athletic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	support	support	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a supporter | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold up** | present |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot something=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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He's been an Arsenal supporter since he was five.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supporter:x1:1
# text = He's been an Arsenal supporter since he was five.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Arsenal	Arsenal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	supporter	supporter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | He | a Arsenal supporter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | he | five |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The supporters sang all through the match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supporter:x2:1
# text = The supporters sang all through the match.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	supporters	supporter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | the supporters |  |  | the match |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through match=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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She is a big supporter of animal charities.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supporter:x3:1
# text = She is a big supporter of animal charities.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	supporter	supporter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	charities	charity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | a big supporter |  |  |  | of animal charities | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The candidate thanked her supporters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supporter:x4:1
# text = The candidate thanked her supporters.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	candidate	candidate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	thanked	thank	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	supporters	supporter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **thank** *speech: thank* | past | the candidate | candidate's supporters |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent supporter=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The away supporters cheered loudly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supporter:x5:1
# text = The away supporters cheered loudly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	away	away	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	supporters	supporter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cheered	cheer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	loudly	loudly	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 | **cheer** | past | the away supporters |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Supporters raised money for the new hospital.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supporter:x6:1
# text = Supporters raised money for the new hospital.
1	Supporters	supporter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past | Supporters | money |  |  |  | for the new hospital | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |

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