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title: voluntarily — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «voluntarily» in the school dictionary: Because you choose to, without being forced or paid. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# voluntarily

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**Who acts:** you, She, He, Many people, children, Nobody · **What happens:** choose, force, pay, stay, tidy, give back · **To what, where:** classroom, money, blood, him, it, game

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Because you choose to, without being forced or paid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voluntarily:m1:1
# text = Because you choose to, without being forced or paid.
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	choose	choose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	forced	force	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **force** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP» |
| 3 | **pay** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Of your own free will.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voluntarily:m2:1
# text = Of your own free will.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She voluntarily stayed behind to tidy the classroom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voluntarily:x1:1
# text = She voluntarily stayed behind to tidy the classroom.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	voluntarily	voluntarily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	behind	behind	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	tidy	tidy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | She |  |  |  |  | behind, voluntarily *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **tidy** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the classroom |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He voluntarily gave back the money he had found.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voluntarily:x2:1
# text = He voluntarily gave back the money he had found.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	voluntarily	voluntarily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give back** | past | He | the money |  |  |  | voluntarily *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
| 2 | **find** | past · perfect | he | the money *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many people voluntarily give blood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voluntarily:x3:1
# text = Many people voluntarily give blood.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	voluntarily	voluntarily	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Many people | blood |  |  |  | voluntarily *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blood=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The children voluntarily raised money for the shelter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voluntarily:x4:1
# text = The children voluntarily raised money for the shelter.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	voluntarily	voluntarily	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past | the children | money |  |  |  | for the shelter; voluntarily *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Nobody asked him; he did it voluntarily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voluntarily:x5:1
# text = Nobody asked him; he did it voluntarily.
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	voluntarily	voluntarily	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | Nobody |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 2 | **do** | past | he | it |  |  |  | voluntarily *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The player voluntarily left the game to let others play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voluntarily:x6:1
# text = The player voluntarily left the game to let others play.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	voluntarily	voluntarily	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | the player | the game |  |  |  | voluntarily *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme |
| 2 | **let** | to-infinitive | the player *not said here* | others |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **play** | infinitive | others *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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He became, however, so attached to Aphrodite that he voluntarily devoted to her the time at his own disposal.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voluntarily:x7:1
# text = He became, however, so attached to Aphrodite that he voluntarily devoted to her the time at his own disposal.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	however	however	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	attached	attach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Aphrodite	aphrodite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	voluntarily	voluntarily	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	devoted	devote	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
20	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	disposal	disposal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | He |  |  |  |  | however *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **attach** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to Aphrodite | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent to aphrodite=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **devote** | past | he |  | her *= she* |  | time | voluntarily *property* | vn dedicate-79 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent to she=Goal |

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