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title: triumph — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «triumph» in the school dictionary: A triumph is a great victory or success: the concert was a triumph. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# triumph

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**Who acts:** triumph, concert, you, school play, She, Climbing · **What happens:** be, feel, win, succeed, beat, honour · **To what, where:** great victory, triumph, great joy, something, grand parade, ancient Rome

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A triumph is a great victory or success: the concert was a triumph.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triumph:m1:1
# text = A triumph is a great victory or success: the concert was a triumph.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	triumph	triumph	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	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	victory	victory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	success	success	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	concert	concert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	triumph	triumph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a triumph | a great victory or success and a triumph |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the concert | a triumph |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .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 -->
Triumph is the great joy or pride you feel when you win or succeed.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triumph:m2:1
# text = Triumph is the great joy or pride you feel when you win or succeed.
1	Triumph	triumph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
10	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	win	win	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	succeed	succeed	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Triumph | the great joy or pride |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **win** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **succeed** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To triumph is to win, succeed or beat something difficult: good triumphs over evil.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triumph:m3:1
# text = To triumph is to win, succeed or beat something difficult: good triumphs over evil.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	triumph	triumph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	succeed	succeed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	beat	beat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	triumphs	triumph	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
15	over	over	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	evil	evil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | triumph |  |  |  |  | good triumphs over evil *obl*; win *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **succeed** | infinitive | triumph *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **beat** | infinitive | triumph *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location something=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In ancient Rome, a triumph was a grand parade through the city to honour a winning general.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triumph:m4:1
# text = In ancient Rome, a triumph was a grand parade through the city to honour a winning general.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Rome	Rome	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	triumph	triumph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	parade	parade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	through	through	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	honour	honour	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	winning	win	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	amod	_	_
18	general	general	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | a triumph | a grand parade |  | ancient Rome |  | through the city | tree rules |
| 2 | **honour** | to-infinitive |  | a winning general |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **win** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school play was a triumph.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triumph:x1:1
# text = The school play was a triumph.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	triumph	triumph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the school play | a triumph |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She raised the cup in triumph.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triumph:x2:1
# text = She raised the cup in triumph.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	triumph	triumph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past | She | the cup |  | triumph |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent cup=Theme in triumph=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Good triumphed over evil in the end.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triumph:x3:1
# text = Good triumphed over evil in the end.
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	triumphed	triumph	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	csubj	_	_
3	over	over	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	evil	evil	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **triumph** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | evil *property* | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Climbing the mountain was a personal triumph.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triumph:x4:1
# text = Climbing the mountain was a personal triumph.
1	Climbing	climb	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	personal	personal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	triumph	triumph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb** | gerund |  | the mountain |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location mountain=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Climbing | a personal triumph |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He gave a shout of triumph.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triumph:x5:1
# text = He gave a shout of triumph.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	shout	shout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	triumph	triumph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | He | a shout of triumph |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shout=Theme |
| 2 | **shout** |  |  | triumph |  |  |  |  | nom shout «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Roman general rode through the city in a triumph.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triumph:x6:1
# text = The Roman general rode through the city in a triumph.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	general	general	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	triumph	triumph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | past | the Roman general |  |  | the city |  | in a triumph | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent through city=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They triumphed against the odds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triumph:x7:1
# text = They triumphed against the odds.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	triumphed	triumph	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	against	against	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	odds	odd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **triumph** | past | They |  |  |  |  | against the odds | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was his hour of triumph.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triumph:x8:1
# text = It was his hour of triumph.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	triumph	triumph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | his hour |  |  |  | of triumph | tree rules |

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