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title: war — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «war» in the school dictionary: A war is a long fight between countries or large groups using soldiers and weapons. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# war

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**Who acts:** war, large groups, great grandpa, Many people, two countries, We · **What happens:** be, use, call, last, fight, lose · **To what, where:** long fight, soldiers, big struggle, long fierce competition, Second World War, homes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A war is a long fight between countries or large groups using soldiers and weapons.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:war:m1:1
# text = A war is a long fight between countries or large groups using soldiers and weapons.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
12	using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	weapons	weapon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a war | a long fight |  |  |  | between countries or large groups | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | gerund | large groups *not said here* | soldiers and weapons |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soldier=Patient |

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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 -->
A war is also a big struggle against something bad, like «a war on litter».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:war:m2:1
# text = A war is also a big struggle against something bad, like «a war on litter».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	struggle	struggle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	against	against	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nmod	_	_
10	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	litter	litter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a war | a big struggle |  |  |  | against something | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Any long, fierce competition can be called a war, like «a price war».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:war:m3:1
# text = Any long, fierce competition can be called a war, like «a price war».
1	Any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	fierce	fierce	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | can · passive |  | any long fierce competition |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The war lasted for six years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:war:x1:1
# text = The war lasted for six years.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lasted	last	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | past | the war |  |  |  | year |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My great-grandpa fought in the Second World War.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:war:x2:1
# text = My great-grandpa fought in the Second World War.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	Second	Second	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
9	World	World	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	War	War	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | My great grandpa |  |  | the Second World War |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many people lost their homes in the war.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:war:x3:1
# text = Many people lost their homes in the war.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | Many people | people's homes |  | the war |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two countries signed a peace treaty to end the war.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:war:x4:1
# text = The two countries signed a peace treaty to end the war.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	signed	sign	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	treaty	treaty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	end	end	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sign** | past | the two countries | a peace treaty |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent treaty=Destination |
| 2 | **end** | to-infinitive | the two countries *not said here* | the war |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality war=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We wear poppies to remember those who died in wars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:war:x5:1
# text = We wear poppies to remember those who died in wars.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	poppies	poppy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	remember	remember	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	5	obj	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	wars	war	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | We | poppies |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent poppy=Source |
| 2 | **remember** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | those |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent that=Theme |
| 3 | **die** | past |  |  |  |  |  | in wars | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in war=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our town declared war on litter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:war:x6:1
# text = Our town declared war on litter.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	declared	declare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	litter	litter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | Our town | war |  | litter |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent war=Attribute |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shops had a price war.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:war:x7:1
# text = The shops had a price war.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the shops | a price war |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent war=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They asked him about the war.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:war:x8:1
# text = They asked him about the war.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|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	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | They |  | him *= he* |  |  | about the war | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent he=Recipient about war=Topic |

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