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title: tolerant — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tolerant» in the school dictionary: Accepting and respecting other people's beliefs, ways of life or opinions, even when they are different from yours. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tolerant

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**Who acts:** beliefs, other people, things, school, everyone, little brother · **What happens:** accept, respect, be, believe, annoy, survive · **To what, where:** ways, beliefs, you, difficult conditions, medicine, everyone

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Accepting and respecting other people's beliefs, ways of life or opinions, even when they are different from yours.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tolerant:m1:1
# text = Accepting and respecting other people's beliefs, ways of life or opinions, even when they are different from yours.
1	Accepting	accept	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	respecting	respect	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	opinions	opinion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	even	even	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
16	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	19	mark	_	_
17	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
20	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	yours	your	PRON	PRP	Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | gerund |  | ways of life or opinions |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **respect** | gerund |  | other people's beliefs |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer belief=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** | present | beliefs *= belief* |  |  |  |  | from yours; different *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **believe** |  | other people |  |  |  |  |  | nom belief «cognition transitive»: poss=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 -->
Patient with things that might annoy you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tolerant:m2:1
# text = Patient with things that might annoy you.
1	Patient	patient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	annoy	annoy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **annoy** | might | things | you |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Able to survive or grow in difficult conditions: a drought-tolerant plant; also able to take a medicine or food without harm.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tolerant:m3:1
# text = Able to survive or grow in difficult conditions: a drought-tolerant plant; also able to take a medicine or food without harm.
1	Able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	survive	survive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	conditions	condition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	drought	drought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	tolerant	tolerant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	also	also	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	_
24	without	without	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **survive** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **grow** | infinitive |  |  |  | difficult conditions and a tolerant plant |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in condition=Location |
| 3 | **take** | to-infinitive |  | a medicine or food |  |  |  | without harm | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school wants everyone to be tolerant of different beliefs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tolerant:x1:1
# text = Our school wants everyone to be tolerant of different beliefs.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	tolerant	tolerant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Our school | everyone |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot everyone=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | everyone *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of different beliefs; tolerant *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be tolerant when your little brother asks lots of questions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tolerant:x2:1
# text = Be tolerant when your little brother asks lots of questions.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	tolerant	tolerant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advcl	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | infinitive | your little brother *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tolerant *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | your little brother | lots of questions |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lot=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cacti are drought-tolerant plants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tolerant:x3:1
# text = Cacti are drought-tolerant plants.
1	Cacti	cactus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	drought	drought	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	tolerant	tolerant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cacti | drought tolerant plants |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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He is lactose intolerant, so he drinks oat milk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tolerant:x4:1
# text = He is lactose intolerant, so he drinks oat milk.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	lactose	lactose	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	intolerant	intolerant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	drinks	drink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	oat	oat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | He | lactose intolerant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **drink** | present | he | oat milk |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tolerant community welcomes newcomers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tolerant:x5:1
# text = A tolerant community welcomes newcomers.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tolerant	tolerant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	community	community	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	welcomes	welcome	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	newcomers	newcomer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **welcome** | present | a tolerant community | newcomers |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent newcomer=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher was tolerant of our noise before the holiday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tolerant:x6:1
# text = The teacher was tolerant of our noise before the holiday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	tolerant	tolerant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the teacher |  |  |  | before the holiday | of our noise; tolerant *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **noise** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom noise «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

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