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title: urgency — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «urgency» in the school dictionary: Urgency is the need to act quickly because something is important. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# urgency

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**Who acts:** Urgency, something, We, fire, He · **What happens:** be, act, do, need, finish, sense · **To what, where:** need, feeling, something, voice, doctor, sense · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Urgency is the need to act quickly because something is important.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urgency:m1:1
# text = Urgency is the need to act quickly because something is important.
1	Urgency	urgency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	need	need	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	act	act	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Urgency | the need |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **act** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | something |  |  |  |  | important *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 -->
Urgency is also the feeling that something must be done at once.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urgency:m2:1
# text = Urgency is also the feeling that something must be done at once.
1	Urgency	urgency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nsubj	_	_
8	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Urgency | the feeling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | must · passive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was urgency in her voice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urgency:x1:1
# text = There was urgency in her voice.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	urgency	urgency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | urgency |  |  | urgency's voice; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in voice=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The doctor acted with urgency.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urgency:x2:1
# text = The doctor acted with urgency.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	acted	act	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	urgency	urgency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | participle |  | the doctor *not said here* |  |  |  | with urgency | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We need a sense of urgency to finish on time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urgency:x3:1
# text = We need a sense of urgency to finish on time.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	urgency	urgency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	finish	finish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | We | a sense of urgency |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sense=Theme |
| 2 | **finish** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | a sense of urgency *not said here* |  |  | time |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 3 | **sense** |  |  | urgency |  |  |  |  | nom sense «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The fire was a matter of urgency.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urgency:x4:1
# text = The fire was a matter of urgency.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	urgency	urgency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the fire | a matter |  |  |  | of urgency | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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He spoke with urgency.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urgency:x5:1
# text = He spoke with urgency.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	urgency	urgency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  | with urgency | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with urgency=Co-Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The urgency of the situation was clear.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urgency:x6:1
# text = The urgency of the situation was clear.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	urgency	urgency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the urgency of the situation |  |  |  |  | clear *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **urge** |  |  | the situation |  |  |  |  | nom urgency «state transitive»: of=patient |

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