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title: upbringing — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «upbringing» in the school dictionary: Your upbringing is the way your parents or carers raised you as a child: how they cared for you, taught you and what they believed was right. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# upbringing

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**Who acts:** upbringing, parents, place, She, strict upbringing, Children · **What happens:** be, raise, care, teach, believe, mean · **To what, where:** way, you, happy upbringing, farm, him, loving upbringing · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your upbringing is the way your parents or carers raised you as a child: how they cared for you, taught you and what they believed was right.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:upbringing:m1:1
# text = Your upbringing is the way your parents or carers raised you as a child: how they cared for you, taught you and what they believed was right.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	upbringing	upbringing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	carers	carer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	advmod	_	_
17	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	cared	care	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
23	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	22	obj	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
25	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	29	nsubj	_	_
26	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
27	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	acl:relcl	_	_
28	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	cop	_	_
29	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Your upbringing | the way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **raise** | past | your parents or carers | you |  |  |  | as a child | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
| 3 | **care** | past | parents *= parent* |  |  |  |  | for you | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for you=Theme |
| 4 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | parents *= parent* *not said here* |  | you |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient |
| 5 | **believe** | past | parents *= parent* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 6 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

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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 -->
Upbringing can also mean the place and conditions you grew up in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:upbringing:m2:1
# text = Upbringing can also mean the place and conditions you grew up in.
1	Upbringing	upbringing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	conditions	condition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Upbringing |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **grow up** | past | the place and conditions |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had a happy upbringing on a farm in Ireland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:upbringing:x1:1
# text = She had a happy upbringing on a farm in Ireland.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	upbringing	upbringing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She | a happy upbringing |  | a farm in Ireland |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent upbringing=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His strict upbringing taught him to be on time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:upbringing:x2:1
# text = His strict upbringing taught him to be on time.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	strict	strict	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	upbringing	upbringing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | His strict upbringing |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | on time |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Children in foster care can still have a loving upbringing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:upbringing:x3:1
# text = Children in foster care can still have a loving upbringing.
1	Children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	foster	foster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	still	still	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	loving	loving	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	upbringing	upbringing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | can | Children in foster care | a loving upbringing |  |  | still |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent upbringing=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her upbringing in a big family made her good at sharing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:upbringing:x4:1
# text = Her upbringing in a big family made her good at sharing.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	upbringing	upbringing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
10	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	sharing	share	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Her upbringing in a big family | her *= she* |  |  |  | good *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset she=Product |
| 2 | **share** | gerund | Her upbringing in a big family *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They gave their children a religious upbringing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:upbringing:x5:1
# text = They gave their children a religious upbringing.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	upbringing	upbringing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | They | a religious upbringing | their children |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent child=Recipient upbringing=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your upbringing shapes you, but you can still make your own choices.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:upbringing:x6:1
# text = Your upbringing shapes you, but you can still make your own choices.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	upbringing	upbringing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shapes	shape	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	still	still	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	choices	choice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shape** | present | Your upbringing | you |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |
| 2 | **make** | can | you | your own choices |  |  | still |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent choice=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He engaged a competent dragon to look after her, and also a respectable griffin whose birth and upbringing he knew all about.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:upbringing:x7:1
# text = He engaged a competent dragon to look after her, and also a respectable griffin whose birth and upbringing he knew all about.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	engaged	engage	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	competent	competent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	also	also	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	respectable	respectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	griffin	griffin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
16	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	upbringing	upbringing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
22	all	all	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	about	about	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **engage** | past | He | a competent dragon |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dragon=Patient |
| 2 | **look** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  | after dragon |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **know** | past | birth and upbringing |  |  |  |  | about *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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