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title: terms — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «terms» in the school dictionary: Terms are the conditions or rules of an agreement: «the terms of the deal». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# terms

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**Who acts:** Terms, agreement, good terms, people, you, two friends · **What happens:** be, rule, term, describe, get on, mean · **To what, where:** conditions, deal, plural, size, terms, good terms · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«terms» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [terms in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/terms.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Terms are the conditions or rules of an agreement: «the terms of the deal».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terms:m1:1
# text = Terms are the conditions or rules of an agreement: «the terms of the deal».
1	Terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	conditions	condition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Terms | the conditions or rules of a agreement and the terms of the deal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **rule** |  | a agreement |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |
| 3 | **term** *in a quote* |  |  | the deal |  |  |  |  | nom term «communication transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«On good terms» or «on bad terms» describes how well people get on with each other.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terms:m2:1
# text = «On good terms» or «on bad terms» describes how well people get on with each other.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	On	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
12	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
14	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	16	advmod	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
17	on	on	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	16	obl	_	_
20	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | good terms or bad terms |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **get on** | present | people |  |  |  |  | with each; well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Terms is the plural of «term»: school terms, maths terms, special words.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terms:m3:1
# text = Terms is the plural of «term»: school terms, maths terms, special words.
1	Terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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	plural	plural	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	compound	_	_
14	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Terms | the plural |  |  |  | of term; school terms and maths terms and special words *obl* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«In terms of» means when you think about a particular thing: «in terms of size».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terms:m4:1
# text = «In terms of» means when you think about a particular thing: «in terms of size».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	appos	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | terms |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | you |  |  |  |  | about a particular thing | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about thing=Topic |
| 3 | **term** *in a quote* |  |  | size |  |  |  |  | nom term «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Read the terms and conditions before you click «agree».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terms:x1:1
# text = Read the terms and conditions before you click «agree».
1	Read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	conditions	condition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	click	click	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	agree	agree	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | imperative | you *not said here* | the terms and conditions |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent term=Topic |
| 2 | **click** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **agree** *speech: agree* *in a quote* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two friends are on good terms again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terms:x2:1
# text = The two friends are on good terms again.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	again	again	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the two friends |  |  | good terms | again |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write the fraction in its simplest terms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terms:x3:1
# text = Write the fraction in its simplest terms.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fraction	fraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	simplest	simple	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | the fraction |  | fraction's simplest terms |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent fraction=Theme in term=Destination |
| 2 | **term** |  | fraction |  |  |  |  |  | nom term «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The first three terms are 2, 4 and 6.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terms:x4:1
# text = The first three terms are 2, 4 and 6.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	amod	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	flat	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the first three terms | 2 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They agreed on the terms of the trade.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terms:x5:1
# text = They agreed on the terms of the trade.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	trade	trade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | They |  |  |  |  | on the terms of the trade | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent on term=Topic |
| 2 | **term** |  |  | the trade |  |  |  |  | nom term «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In terms of size, the blue whale is the biggest animal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terms:x6:1
# text = In terms of size, the blue whale is the biggest animal.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	whale	whale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	12	amod	_	_
12	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the blue whale | the biggest animal |  | terms of size |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **term** |  |  | size |  |  |  |  | nom term «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She came to terms with moving to a new school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terms:x7:1
# text = She came to terms with moving to a new school.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | She |  |  | terms |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to term=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **move** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  | a new school |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to school=Trajectory |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Prince Ivan agreed to these terms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terms:x8:1
# text = Prince Ivan agreed to these terms.
1	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | Prince Ivan |  |  |  |  | to this terms | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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