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title: toleration — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «toleration» in the school dictionary: Allowing beliefs, customs or behaviour that you may not agree with, without trying to stop them. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# toleration

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**Who acts:** you, Allowing, people, law, Toleration, others · **What happens:** allow, not agree, try, stop, follow, put up · **To what, where:** beliefs, people, different religions, different views, town, peace

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Allowing beliefs, customs or behaviour that you may not agree with, without trying to stop them.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:toleration:m1:1
# text = Allowing beliefs, customs or behaviour that you may not agree with, without trying to stop them.
1	Allowing	allow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	csubj	_	_
2	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	customs	custom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	agree	agree	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **allow** | gerund |  | beliefs and customs or behaviour |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent belief=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **not** **agree** *speech: agree* | may | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **try** | gerund | Allowing |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Allowing *not said here* | beliefs *= belief* |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality they=Eventuality |

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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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Usage: history/religion — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A government's allowing people to follow different religions freely: religious toleration.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:toleration:m2:1
# text = A government's allowing people to follow different religions freely: religious toleration.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	allowing	allow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	freely	freely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	toleration	toleration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **allow** | gerund |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer people=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **follow** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | people *not said here* | different religions |  |  |  | religious toleration *obl*; freely *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent religion=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ability to put up with something unpleasant (more often «tolerance»).

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:toleration:m3:1
# text = The ability to put up with something unpleasant (more often «tolerance»).
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ability	ability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	_
8	unpleasant	unpleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	_
11	often	often	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	tolerance	tolerance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put up** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with something | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king's law of religious toleration let people worship as they chose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:toleration:x1:1
# text = The king's law of religious toleration let people worship as they chose.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	toleration	toleration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	worship	worship	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | infinitive | the king's law of religious toleration | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **worship** | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **choose** | past | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Toleration means letting others hold different views.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:toleration:x2:1
# text = Toleration means letting others hold different views.
1	Toleration	toleration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	letting	let	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hold	hold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	views	view	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Toleration |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **let** *not said to happen* | gerund | Toleration *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **hold** | present | others | different views |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent view=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class talked about toleration of other people's beliefs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:toleration:x3:1
# text = Our class talked about toleration of other people's beliefs.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	talked	talk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	toleration	toleration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | past | Our class |  |  |  |  | about toleration of other people's beliefs | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about toleration=Topic |
| 2 | **believe** |  | other people |  |  |  |  |  | nom belief «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The town was known for its toleration of different religions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:toleration:x4:1
# text = The town was known for its toleration of different religions.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	toleration	toleration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past · passive |  | the town |  |  |  | for town's toleration of different religions | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Toleration of bullying is never acceptable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:toleration:x5:1
# text = Toleration of bullying is never acceptable.
1	Toleration	toleration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	acceptable	acceptable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **not** **is** | present | Toleration of bullying |  |  |  |  | acceptable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Living together in peace needs toleration and kindness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:toleration:x6:1
# text = Living together in peace needs toleration and kindness.
1	Living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	together	together	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	toleration	toleration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live together** | gerund |  |  |  | peace |  | together *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in peace=Location |
| 2 | **need** | present | Living | toleration and kindness |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot toleration=Theme |

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