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title: termination — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «termination» in the school dictionary: Termination is the ending of something, like a contract, a job or a service. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# termination

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**Who acts:** Termination, company, village, rules, word, Saktideva · **What happens:** be, mean, dismiss, send, contract, feel · **To what, where:** ending, person, job, letter, termination, whole termination · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Termination is the ending of something, like a contract, a job or a service.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:termination:m1:1
# text = Termination is the ending of something, like a contract, a job or a service.
1	Termination	termination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ending	ending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	contract	contract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Termination | the ending |  |  |  | of something | tree rules |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Termination of employment means a person is dismissed from a job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:termination:m2:1
# text = Termination of employment means a person is dismissed from a job.
1	Termination	termination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	employment	employment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	dismissed	dismiss	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Termination of employment |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **dismiss** | present · passive |  | a person |  | a job |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from job=Source |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: medical, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A termination is the ending of a pregnancy on purpose (an abortion).

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:termination:m3:1
# text = A termination is the ending of a pregnancy on purpose (an abortion).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	termination	termination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ending	ending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pregnancy	pregnancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	abortion	abortion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 termination | the ending |  |  |  | of a pregnancy on purpose | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The company sent a letter about the termination of his contract.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:termination:x1:1
# text = The company sent a letter about the termination of his contract.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sent	send	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	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	termination	termination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	contract	contract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | the company | a letter |  |  |  | about the termination of company's contract | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme |
| 2 | **contract** |  | company |  |  |  |  |  | nom contract «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the termination of the bus service, the village felt cut off.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:termination:x2:1
# text = After the termination of the bus service, the village felt cut off.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	termination	termination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	xcomp	_	_
13	off	off	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | the village |  |  |  | after the termination of the bus service |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **cut off** | participle | the village *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The termination of the match was due to heavy rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:termination:x3:1
# text = The termination of the match was due to heavy rain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	termination	termination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
7	due	due	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the termination of the match |  |  |  |  | due heavy rain | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her termination from the job came as a shock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:termination:x4:1
# text = Her termination from the job came as a shock.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	termination	termination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	shock	shock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | Her termination from the job |  |  |  |  | as a shock | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rules explain the termination of membership.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:termination:x5:1
# text = The rules explain the termination of membership.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	explain	explain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	termination	termination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	membership	membership	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | present | the rules | the termination of membership |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent termination=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The word «running» has the termination «-ing».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:termination:x6:1
# text = The word «running» has the termination «-ing».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	running	run	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	termination	termination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	ing	ing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** *in a quote* | gerund | the word *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | present | the word | the termination |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent termination=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The whole of the story is, towards its termination, fully explained by one of its principal characters--one of the four maidens whom Saktideva simultaneously marries.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:termination:x7:1
# text = The whole of the story is, towards its termination, fully explained by one of its principal characters--one of the four maidens whom Saktideva simultaneously marries.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	termination	termination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	explained	explain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
18	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	characters	character	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	conj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	25	nummod	_	_
25	maidens	maiden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	_
26	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	29	obj	_	_
27	Saktideva	Saktideva	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	nsubj	_	_
28	simultaneously	simultaneously	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
29	marries	marry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | towards story's whole termination | tree rules |
| 2 | **explain** *speech: assert* | participle |  | story's whole termination *not said here* |  |  |  | by one of termination's principal characters; fully *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **marry** | present | Saktideva | the four maidens |  |  |  | simultaneously *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whom=Patient |

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