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title: visibly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «visibly» in the school dictionary: Visibly means in a way that can be seen or noticed easily: «she was visibly upset». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# visibly

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**Who acts:** she, He, his, dog, old man, reading · **What happens:** mean, see, notice, be, speak, grow · **To what, where:** way, seedlings, us · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Visibly means in a way that can be seen or noticed easily: «she was visibly upset».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:visibly:m1:1
# text = Visibly means in a way that can be seen or noticed easily: «she was visibly upset».
1	Visibly	visibly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	noticed	notice	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
12	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	visibly	visibly	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  | a way |  | visibly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **see** | can · passive |  | a way |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |
| 3 | **notice** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | past | she |  |  |  |  | upset, visibly *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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was visibly upset after the argument.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:visibly:x1:1
# text = She was visibly upset after the argument.
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	visibly	visibly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  | after the argument | upset, visibly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was visibly nervous before his speech.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:visibly:x2:1
# text = He was visibly nervous before his speech.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	visibly	visibly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	nervous	nervous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  | before his speech | nervous, visibly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom speech «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The seedlings have visibly grown this week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:visibly:x3:1
# text = The seedlings have visibly grown this week.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seedlings	seedling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	visibly	visibly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present · perfect · passive |  | the seedlings |  |  | week | visibly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog was visibly happy to see us.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:visibly:x4:1
# text = The dog was visibly happy to see us.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	visibly	visibly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the dog |  |  |  |  | happy, visibly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | the dog *not said here* | us |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer we=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old man was visibly tired.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:visibly:x5:1
# text = The old man was visibly tired.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	visibly	visibly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the old man |  |  |  |  | tired, visibly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Her reading has visibly improved.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:visibly:x6:1
# text = Her reading has visibly improved.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	visibly	visibly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	improved	improve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **improve** | present · perfect | Her reading |  |  |  |  | visibly *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **read** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom reading «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ice cube was visibly smaller after ten minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:visibly:x7:1
# text = The ice cube was visibly smaller after ten minutes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cube	cube	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	visibly	visibly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the ice cube |  |  |  | minute | small, visibly *property* | tree rules |

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