attain

Who acts: She, rocket, Most pupils, tree, He, team · What happens: reach, achieve, work, attain, expect, wish · To what, where: goal, certain age, speed, expected level, height, black belt

«attain» 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: attain in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To reach or achieve a goal, level or result after effort.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 reach	mark
2	reach	reach	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 achieve	cc
4	achieve	achieve	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 reach	conj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 goal	det
6	goal	goal	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 achieve	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 level	punct
8	level	level	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 goal	conj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 result	cc
10	result	result	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 goal	conj
11	after	after	ADP	_	12 effort	case
12	effort	effort	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 result	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 reach	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reach	to-infinitive							vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	achieve	infinitive		a goal and level or result after effort					vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Eventuality

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

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To reach a certain age, size, height or amount.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 reach	mark
2	reach	reach	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 age	det
4	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 age	amod
5	age	age	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 reach	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 size	punct
7	size	size	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 age	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 height	punct
9	height	height	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 age	conj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 amount	cc
11	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 height	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 reach	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reach	to-infinitive		a certain age and size and height or amount					vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent age=Theme

Example 1

She worked hard to attain her goal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 worked	nsubj
2	worked	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 worked	xcomp
4	to	to	PART	_	5 attain	mark
5	attain	attain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 worked	advcl
6	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 goal	nmod:poss
7	goal	goal	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 attain	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 worked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	past	She					hard property	vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	attain	to-infinitive	She not said here	her goal					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Theme

Example 2

The rocket attained a speed of 500 metres per second.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rocket	det
2	rocket	rocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 attained	nsubj
3	attained	attain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 speed	det
5	speed	speed	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 attained	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 metres	case
7	500	500	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 metres	nummod
8	metres	metre	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 speed	nmod
9	per	per	ADP	_	10 second	case
10	second	second	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 metres	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 attained	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	attain	past	the rocket	a speed of 500 metres per second					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speed=Theme

Example 3

Most pupils attained the expected level.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	2 pupils	amod
2	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 attained	nsubj
3	attained	attain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 level	det
5	expected	expect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 level	amod
6	level	level	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 attained	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 attained	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	attain	past	Most pupils	the expected level					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent level=Theme
2	expect	participle							vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The tree can attain a height of 30 metres.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 tree	det
2	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 attain	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 attain	aux
4	attain	attain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 height	det
6	height	height	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 attain	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 metres	case
8	30	30	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 metres	nummod
9	metres	metre	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 height	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 attain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	attain	can	the tree	a height of 30 metres					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent height=Theme

Example 5

He attained his black belt in karate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 attained	nsubj
2	attained	attain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 belt	nmod:poss
4	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 belt	amod
5	belt	belt	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 attained	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 karate	case
7	karate	karate	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 attained	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 attained	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	attain	past	He	his black belt		karate			vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent belt=Theme

Example 6

The team attained first place.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 team	det
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 attained	nsubj
3	attained	attain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	5 place	advmod
5	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 attained	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 attained	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	attain	past	the team	place					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme

Example 7

I wish to attain the greatest of all happiness."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 wish	nsubj
2	wish	wish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 attain	mark
4	attain	attain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 wish	xcomp
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 greatest	det
6	greatest	great	ADJ	Degree=Sup	4 attain	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 happiness	case
8	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	9 happiness	det
9	happiness	happiness	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 greatest	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wish	punct
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 wish	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wish	present	I						vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	attain not said to happen	to-infinitive	I not said here	the greatest of all happiness					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent great=Theme

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