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title: transient — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «transient» in the school dictionary: Transient means lasting only a short time. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# transient

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**Who acts:** Transient, transient person, person, pain, Happiness, town · **What happens:** mean, last, stay, move on, be, move · **To what, where:** place, person, Happiness, transient population, transient sight, transients

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Transient means lasting only a short time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transient:m1:1
# text = Transient means lasting only a short time.
1	Transient	transient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lasting	last	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | Transient |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **last** *not said to happen* | gerund | Transient *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

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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 transient person stays in a place only for a short time before moving on.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transient:m2:1
# text = A transient person stays in a place only for a short time before moving on.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	transient	transient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
13	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | a transient person |  |  | a place | time |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location |
| 2 | **move on** | gerund | a transient person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a noun, a transient is a person who moves from place to place, often without a home (mainly US).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transient:m3:1
# text = As a noun, a transient is a person who moves from place to place, often without a home (mainly US).
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	transient	transient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	often	often	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
18	without	without	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
21	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a transient | a person |  |  |  | as a noun | tree rules |
| 2 | **move** | present | a person |  |  | place |  | to place; without a home | vn slide-11.2 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from place=Initial\_Location to place=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pain was transient and soon went away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transient:x1:1
# text = The pain was transient and soon went away.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	transient	transient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
7	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the pain |  |  |  |  | transient *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go away** | past | the pain *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away, soon *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Happiness can be transient, so enjoy it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transient:x2:1
# text = Happiness can be transient, so enjoy it.
1	Happiness	happiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	transient	transient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	enjoy	enjoy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | Happiness |  |  |  |  | transient *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **enjoy** | infinitive |  | Happiness |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town has a transient population of tourists.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transient:x3:1
# text = The town has a transient population of tourists.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	transient	transient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	population	population	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	tourists	tourist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the town | a transient population of tourists |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent population=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hotel was full of transient guests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transient:x4:1
# text = The hotel was full of transient guests.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hotel	hotel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	transient	transient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the hotel |  |  |  |  | of transient guests; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rainbow is a transient sight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transient:x5:1
# text = A rainbow is a transient sight.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rainbow	rainbow	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	transient	transient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | a rainbow | a transient sight |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shelter helps transients who have nowhere to sleep (US).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transient:x6:1
# text = The shelter helps transients who have nowhere to sleep (US).
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	transients	transient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	nowhere	nowhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | the shelter | transients |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent transient=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **have** | present | transients |  |  |  |  | nowhere *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sleep** | to-infinitive | transients *not said here* | US |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent us=Theme |

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