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title: thinker — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «thinker» in the school dictionary: A thinker is a person who thinks deeply and carefully, especially about important or difficult ideas. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# thinker

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**Who acts:** thinker, person, ideas, people, Ella, deep thinker · **What happens:** be, think, change, see, ask, grab · **To what, where:** person, famous philosopher, world, anyone, certain way, deep thinker

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A thinker is a person who thinks deeply and carefully, especially about important or difficult ideas.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thinker:m1:1
# text = A thinker is a person who thinks deeply and carefully, especially about important or difficult ideas.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	thinker	thinker	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	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	deeply	deeply	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	about	about	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a thinker | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | a person |  |  |  |  | deeply *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A thinker is a famous philosopher or writer whose ideas changed how people see the world.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thinker:m2:1
# text = A thinker is a famous philosopher or writer whose ideas changed how people see the world.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	thinker	thinker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	philosopher	philosopher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	writer	writer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	ccomp	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a thinker | a famous philosopher or writer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **change** | past | ideas |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **see** | present | people | the world |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer world=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A thinker is anyone who thinks in a certain way, as in «a quick thinker» or «a creative thinker».

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thinker:m3:1
# text = A thinker is anyone who thinks in a certain way, as in «a quick thinker» or «a creative thinker».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	thinker	thinker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	thinker	thinker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	creative	creative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	thinker	thinker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a thinker | anyone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present |  |  |  | a certain way |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ella is a deep thinker who asks big questions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thinker:x1:1
# text = Ella is a deep thinker who asks big questions.
1	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	thinker	thinker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ella | a deep thinker |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | a deep thinker | big questions |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Socrates was one of the greatest thinkers of ancient Greece.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thinker:x2:1
# text = Socrates was one of the greatest thinkers of ancient Greece.
1	Socrates	socrates	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	greatest	great	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	thinkers	thinker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	Greece	Greece	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Socrates | one |  |  |  | of the greatest thinkers of ancient Greece | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A quick thinker grabbed the rope and saved the dog.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thinker:x3:1
# text = A quick thinker grabbed the rope and saved the dog.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	thinker	thinker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grabbed	grab	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grab** | past | a quick thinker | the rope |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rope=Theme |
| 2 | **save** | past | a quick thinker *not said here* | the dog |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher wants us to be critical thinkers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thinker:x4:1
# text = Our teacher wants us to be critical thinkers.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
7	critical	critical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	thinkers	thinker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Our teacher | us |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot we=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | us *not said here* | critical thinkers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The famous statue «The Thinker» shows a man resting his chin on his hand.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thinker:x5:1
# text = The famous statue «The Thinker» shows a man resting his chin on his hand.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	statue	statue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Thinker	Thinker	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	resting	rest	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	chin	chin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the famous statue |  | a man |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent man=Recipient |
| 2 | **rest** | gerund | a man *not said here* | statue's chin |  | statue's hand |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent chin=Theme on hand=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is a slow thinker but a careful one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thinker:x6:1
# text = He is a slow thinker but a careful one.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	thinker	thinker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | He | a slow thinker but a careful one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Great thinkers have argued about right and wrong for thousands of years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thinker:x7:1
# text = Great thinkers have argued about right and wrong for thousands of years.
1	Great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	thinkers	thinker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	argued	argue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | present · perfect | Great thinkers |  |  |  |  | right *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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