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title: violently — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «violently» in the school dictionary: In a way that uses strong physical force to hurt or damage: he pushed the door violently. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# violently

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**Who acts:** way, he, ground, they, she, volcano · **What happens:** use, hurt, damage, push, shake, disagree · **To what, where:** strong physical force, door, way, ash, sky, storm

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«violently» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [violently in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/violently.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a way that uses strong physical force to hurt or damage: he pushed the door violently.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:violently:m1:1
# text = In a way that uses strong physical force to hurt or damage: he pushed the door violently.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	physical	physical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	damage	damage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	pushed	push	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	violently	violently	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | a way | strong physical force |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent force=Patient |
| 2 | **hurt** | to-infinitive | a way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **damage** | infinitive | a way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **push** | past | he | the door |  | a way |  | violently *property* | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent door=Theme in way=Trajectory |

<!-- .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 -->
Very strongly or suddenly: the ground shook violently.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:violently:m2:1
# text = Very strongly or suddenly: the ground shook violently.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	strongly	strongly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	shook	shake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	violently	violently	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shake** | past | the ground |  |  |  |  | strongly, violently *property* | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very much, to an extreme degree: they disagreed violently; she was violently sick.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:violently:m3:1
# text = Very much, to an extreme degree: they disagreed violently; she was violently sick.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	extreme	extreme	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	degree	degree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	disagreed	disagree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	violently	violently	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	violently	violently	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disagree** | past | they |  |  |  |  | to a extreme degree; violently *property* | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  |  | sick, violently *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The volcano erupted violently and threw ash into the sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:violently:x1:1
# text = The volcano erupted violently and threw ash into the sky.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	volcano	volcano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	erupted	erupt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	violently	violently	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	ash	ash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **erupt** | past | the volcano |  |  |  |  | violently *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **throw** | past | the volcano *not said here* | ash |  |  |  | into the sky *result* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Causer ash=Theme into sky=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The boat rocked violently in the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:violently:x2:1
# text = The boat rocked violently in the storm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rocked	rock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	violently	violently	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rock** | past | the boat |  |  | the storm |  | violently *property* | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in storm=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog shook violently after its bath.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:violently:x3:1
# text = The dog shook violently after its bath.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shook	shake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	violently	violently	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shake** | past | the dog |  |  |  | after dog's bath | violently *property* | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sodium reacts violently with water, so we only watch a video of it.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:violently:x4:1
# text = Sodium reacts violently with water, so we only watch a video of it.
1	Sodium	sodium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reacts	react	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	violently	violently	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	watch	watch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **react** | present | Sodium |  |  |  |  | with water; violently *property* | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent with water=Eventuality |
| 2 | **watch** | present | we | a video of Sodium |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent video=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was violently sick after eating bad prawns.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:violently:x5:1
# text = She was violently sick after eating bad prawns.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	violently	violently	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	prawns	prawn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | sick, violently *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | gerund | She *not said here* | bad prawns |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prawn=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two teams disagreed violently about the rules.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:violently:x6:1
# text = The two teams disagreed violently about the rules.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	disagreed	disagree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	violently	violently	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disagree** | past | the two teams |  |  |  |  | about the rules; violently *property* | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about rule=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He slammed the gate violently and broke the latch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:violently:x7:1
# text = He slammed the gate violently and broke the latch.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	slammed	slam	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	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	violently	violently	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	latch	latch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slam** | past | He | the gate |  |  |  | violently *property* | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gate=Patient |
| 2 | **break** | past | He *not said here* | the latch |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer latch=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wind still blew violently on the coast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:violently:x8:1
# text = The wind still blew violently on the coast.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	still	still	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	violently	violently	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | past | the wind |  |  | the coast | still | violently *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

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