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title: willpower — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «willpower» in the school dictionary: Willpower is the strength of mind to control your actions and do what you decide, even when it is hard. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# willpower

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**Who acts:** Willpower, you, your, It, She, He · **What happens:** be, control, do, decide, act, take · **To what, where:** strength, actions, willpower, sweets, great willpower, homework

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«willpower» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [willpower in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/willpower.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Willpower is the strength of mind to control your actions and do what you decide, even when it is hard.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:willpower:m1:1
# text = Willpower is the strength of mind to control your actions and do what you decide, even when it is hard.
1	Willpower	Willpower	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	control	control	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	actions	action	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	15	obj	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	decide	decide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	even	even	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
18	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	21	advmod	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	expl	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Willpower | the strength |  |  |  | of mind | tree rules |
| 2 | **control** | to-infinitive |  | your actions |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent action=Theme |
| 3 | **do** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **decide** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
| 5 | **is** | present | Willpower *not said here* |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **act** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom action «act intransitive»: poss=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It takes willpower not to eat all the sweets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:willpower:x1:1
# text = It takes willpower not to eat all the sweets.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	willpower	willpower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	9	det:predet	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	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 | **take** | present | It | willpower |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent willpower=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **eat** | to-infinitive |  | all sweets |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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She showed great willpower when training.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:willpower:x2:1
# text = She showed great willpower when training.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	willpower	willpower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
6	training	train	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | She | great willpower |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent willpower=Recipient |
| 2 | **train** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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He used willpower to finish his homework.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:willpower:x3:1
# text = He used willpower to finish his homework.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	willpower	willpower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	finish	finish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | He | willpower |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent willpower=Patient |
| 2 | **finish** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | his homework |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality homework=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Willpower helps you keep promises.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:willpower:x4:1
# text = Willpower helps you keep promises.
1	Willpower	willpower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	promises	promise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Willpower | you |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | infinitive | you *not said here* | promises |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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My brother has no willpower with chocolate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:willpower:x5:1
# text = My brother has no willpower with chocolate.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	willpower	willpower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My brother | no willpower |  |  |  | with chocolate | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent willpower=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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With willpower you can learn hard things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:willpower:x6:1
# text = With willpower you can learn hard things.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	willpower	willpower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | can | you | hard things |  |  |  | with willpower | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Topic |

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