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title: wildly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wildly» in the school dictionary: Wildly means in a wild, uncontrolled way, with lots of excited or fierce movement. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# wildly

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**Who acts:** growing plant, crowd, we, heart, He, our · **What happens:** mean, grow, look, cheer, score, beat · **To what, where:** race, arms, attention, sunny, old railway, school

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«wildly» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [wildly in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wildly.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wildly means in a wild, uncontrolled way, with lots of excited or fierce movement.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wildly:m1:1
# text = Wildly means in a wild, uncontrolled way, with lots of excited or fierce movement.
1	Wildly	wildly	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	_	8	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	uncontrolled	uncontrolled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	excited	excited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	fierce	fierce	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
16	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | in a wild uncontrolled way and lots of excited movement; wildly *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute |

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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 -->
Wildly means very much or extremely: «wildly popular», «wildly wrong».

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wildly:m2:1
# text = Wildly means very much or extremely: «wildly popular», «wildly wrong».
1	Wildly	wildly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	much	much	ADV	RB	_	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	extremely	extremely	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	wildly	wildly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	popular	popular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	wildly	wildly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | wildly *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wildly growing plant grows freely, without anyone looking after it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wildly:m3:1
# text = A wildly growing plant grows freely, without anyone looking after it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	wildly	wildly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	amod	_	_
4	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	freely	freely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
10	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	after	after	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	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 | **grow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | wildly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **grow** | present | a growing plant |  |  |  |  | without anyone; freely *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  |  | after plant |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The crowd cheered wildly when we scored.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wildly:x1:1
# text = The crowd cheered wildly when we scored.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cheered	cheer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	wildly	wildly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	scored	score	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cheer** | past | the crowd |  |  |  |  | wildly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **score** | past | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My heart was beating wildly before the race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wildly:x2:1
# text = My heart was beating wildly before the race.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	beating	beat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	wildly	wildly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	race	race	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 | **beat** | past · progressive | My heart |  |  | the race |  | wildly *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before race=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He waved his arms wildly to get our attention.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wildly:x3:1
# text = He waved his arms wildly to get our attention.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waved	wave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	wildly	wildly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wave** | past | He | his arms |  |  |  | wildly *property* | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | our attention |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer attention=Stimulus |
| 3 | **attend** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom attention «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog barked wildly at the postman.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wildly:x4:1
# text = The dog barked wildly at the postman.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	barked	bark	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	wildly	wildly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	postman	postman	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 | **bark** | past | the dog |  |  |  |  | at the postman; wildly *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at postman=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her guess of 5,000 was wildly wrong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wildly:x5:1
# text = Her guess of 5,000 was wildly wrong.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	guess	guess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	5,000	5000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nmod	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	wildly	wildly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Her guess of 5,000 |  |  |  |  | wildly, wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **guess** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom guess «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The weather changed wildly from sunny to stormy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wildly:x6:1
# text = The weather changed wildly from sunny to stormy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	wildly	wildly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sunny	sunny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	stormy	stormy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | past | the weather |  |  | sunny |  | to stormy *result*; wildly *property* | vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V PP.material PP.result»: agent=Agent from sunny=Initial\_State to stormy=Result |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Flowers grew wildly along the old railway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wildly:x7:1
# text = Flowers grew wildly along the old railway.
1	Flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	wildly	wildly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	along	along	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | Flowers |  |  | the old railway |  | wildly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along railway=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new game is wildly popular at our school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wildly:x8:1
# text = The new game is wildly popular at our school.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	wildly	wildly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	popular	popular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the new game |  |  | our school |  | popular, wildly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And the horse galloped on more wildly than before.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wildly:x9:1
# text = And the horse galloped on more wildly than before.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	galloped	gallop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	obl	_	_
7	wildly	wildly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	before	before	ADV	RB	_	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gallop** | participle | the horse |  |  | more |  | wildly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on more=Trajectory |

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