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title: trustworthy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «trustworthy» in the school dictionary: A trustworthy person is honest and reliable — you can believe what they say and depend on them to do what they promise and to keep things safe. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# trustworthy

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**Who acts:** trustworthy person, you, they, trustworthy source, best friend, friend · **What happens:** be, believe, say, depend, do, promise · **To what, where:** things, one, secrets, you, trustworthy adult, trustworthy pupil · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«trustworthy» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [trustworthy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/trustworthy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A trustworthy person is honest and reliable — you can believe what they say and depend on them to do what they promise and to keep things safe.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trustworthy:m1:1
# text = A trustworthy person is honest and reliable — you can believe what they say and depend on them to do what they promise and to keep things safe.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	trustworthy	trustworthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	reliable	reliable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	believe	believe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	14	obj	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	ccomp	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	depend	depend	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	_
21	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	23	obj	_	_
22	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	promise	promise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	ccomp	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
25	to	to	PART	TO	_	26	mark	_	_
26	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
27	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obj	_	_
28	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a trustworthy person |  |  |  |  | honest *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a trustworthy person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **believe** | can | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
| 5 | **depend** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | on them *= they* | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent on they=Theme |
| 6 | **do** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **promise** *speech: promise* | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent what=Theme |
| 8 | **keep** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | things |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=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 trustworthy source of information is one that is likely to be true.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trustworthy:m2:1
# text = A trustworthy source of information is one that is likely to be true.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	trustworthy	trustworthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	cop	_	_
13	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a trustworthy source of information | one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | likely *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My best friend is trustworthy — she never tells my secrets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trustworthy:x1:1
# text = My best friend is trustworthy — she never tells my secrets.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	trustworthy	trustworthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	secrets	secret	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My best friend |  |  |  |  | trustworthy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | present | friend | my secrets |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent secret=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you get lost, ask a trustworthy adult, like a police officer or a shop worker.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trustworthy:x2:1
# text = If you get lost, ask a trustworthy adult, like a police officer or a shop worker.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	get	get	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	trustworthy	trustworthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	police	police	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	officer	officer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	worker	worker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive |  | you |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a trustworthy adult |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The class chose a trustworthy pupil to look after the money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trustworthy:x3:1
# text = The class chose a trustworthy pupil to look after the money.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	trustworthy	trustworthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | past | the class | a trustworthy pupil |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pupil=Theme |
| 2 | **look** | to-infinitive | the class *not said here* |  |  |  | after the money |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is this website trustworthy, or is it trying to trick us?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trustworthy:x4:1
# text = Is this website trustworthy, or is it trying to trick us?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	trustworthy	trustworthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	parataxis	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	trick	trick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this website |  |  |  |  | trustworthy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **try** | present · progressive | website |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **trick** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | website *not said here* | us |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A trustworthy dog would never bite a child.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trustworthy:x5:1
# text = A trustworthy dog would never bite a child.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	trustworthy	trustworthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	bite	bite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **bite** | would | a trustworthy dog | a child |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being trustworthy means doing what you say you will do.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trustworthy:x6:1
# text = Being trustworthy means doing what you say you will do.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	trustworthy	trustworthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | trustworthy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **do** *not said to happen* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **do** | future | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The knight was brave and trustworthy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trustworthy:x7:1
# text = The knight was brave and trustworthy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	trustworthy	trustworthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the knight |  |  |  |  | brave *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the knight *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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