---
title: yearly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «yearly» in the school dictionary: Happening once every year: a yearly visit. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yearly/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/) / yearly

# yearly

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** We, dentist, club, school, yearly rainfall, Birthdays · **What happens:** happen, have, see, cost, be, hold · **To what, where:** yearly visit, yearly trip, me, £ month, many years

<!-- .vabout -->
«yearly» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [yearly in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yearly.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Happening once every year: a yearly visit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yearly:m1:1
# text = Happening once every year: a yearly visit.
1	Happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	1	advmod	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	yearly	yearly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	visit	visit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | gerund |  | a yearly visit |  |  |  | once *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
For one whole year: a yearly cost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yearly:m2:1
# text = For one whole year: a yearly cost.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
3	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	yearly	yearly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cost	cost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: adverb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Once a year or every year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yearly:m3:1
# text = Once a year or every year.
1	Once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We have a yearly trip to the seaside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yearly:x1:1
# text = We have a yearly trip to the seaside.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	yearly	yearly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	seaside	seaside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dentist sees me twice a year, not yearly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yearly:x2:1
# text = The dentist sees me twice a year, not yearly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	yearly	yearly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | the dentist | me |  |  | year | twice, yearly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The club costs £24 yearly, which is £2 a month.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yearly:x3:1
# text = The club costs £24 yearly, which is £2 a month.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	£	£	SYM	$	_	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	24	24	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
6	yearly	yearly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
10	£	£	SYM	$	_	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | present | the club |  |  |  |  | yearly *property* | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme £=Value |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a £ month |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school holds a yearly sports day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yearly:x4:1
# text = The school holds a yearly sports day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	yearly	yearly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	compound	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | the school |  |  |  | day |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The yearly rainfall here is very high.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yearly:x5:1
# text = The yearly rainfall here is very high.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	yearly	yearly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	rainfall	rainfall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	high	high	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** | present | the yearly rainfall |  |  |  |  | high *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Birthdays come round yearly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yearly:x6:1
# text = Birthdays come round yearly.
1	Birthdays	birthday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	round	round	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	yearly	yearly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come round** | present | Birthdays |  |  |  |  | round, yearly *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then the ship’s crew returned home, and the same thing happened yearly until many years had passed.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yearly:x7:1
# text = Then the ship’s crew returned home, and the same thing happened yearly until many years had passed.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	’s	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	crew	crew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	returned	return	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	home	home	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
14	yearly	yearly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
16	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | past | the ship's crew |  |  |  | then | home *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **happen** | past | the same thing |  |  |  |  | yearly *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **pass** | past · perfect · passive |  | many years |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: subject=Trajectory |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [yearling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yearling/)
- next →: [yearn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yearn/)
- ↑ back to [Y in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/)