confidence Who acts: Confidence, you, She, they, Practice, your · What happens: be, do, answer, work, tell, trust · To what, where: feeling, something, trust, secret, that, front · Speech: someone speaks here
«confidence» 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: confidence in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Confidence is the feeling that you can do something well, or the belief in yourself: «She answered with confidence.».
The tree, 19 words nsubj cop det mark nsubj aux acl obj advmod punct cc det parataxis case nmod punct punct nsubj parataxis case obl punct punct punct root Confidence NOUN is AUX the DET feeling NOUN that SCONJ you PRON can AUX do VERB something PRON well ADV , PUNCT or CCONJ the DET belief NOUN in ADP yourself PRON : PUNCT « PUNCT She PRON answered VERB with ADP confidence NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Confidence confidence NOUN Number=Sing 4 feeling nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 feeling cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 feeling det 4 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 that that SCONJ _ 8 do mark 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 do nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 do aux 8 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 feeling acl 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 do obj 10 well well ADV Degree=Pos 8 do advmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 belief punct 12 or or CCONJ _ 14 belief cc 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 belief det 14 belief belief NOUN Number=Sing 4 feeling parataxis 15 in in ADP _ 16 yourself case 16 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 14 belief nmod 17 : : PUNCT _ 20 answered punct 18 « « PUNCT _ 20 answered punct 19 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 answered nsubj 20 answered answer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 feeling parataxis 21 with with ADP _ 22 confidence case 22 confidence confidence NOUN Number=Sing 20 answered obl 23 . . PUNCT _ 20 answered punct 24 » » PUNCT _ 20 answered punct 25 . . PUNCT _ 4 feeling punct
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1 is a present Confidence the feeling tree rules 2 do can you something well property vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 3 answer speech: assert in a quote past She with confidence vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 Confidence in someone or something is trust that they are good or will work well.
The tree, 15 words nsubj case nmod cc conj cop mark nsubj cop acl cc aux conj advmod punct root Confidence NOUN in ADP someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON is AUX trust NOUN that SCONJ they PRON are AUX good ADJ or CCONJ will AUX work VERB well ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Confidence confidence NOUN Number=Sing 7 trust nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 3 someone case 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Confidence nmod 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 something cc 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 someone conj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 trust cop 7 trust trust NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 that that SCONJ _ 11 good mark 9 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 good nsubj 10 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 good cop 11 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 7 trust acl 12 or or CCONJ _ 14 work cc 13 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 work aux 14 work work VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 good conj 15 well well ADV Degree=Pos 14 work advmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 7 trust punct
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1 is a present Confidence in someone trust tree rules 2 is present they trust not said here good property tree rules 3 work future they not said here well property vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 A confidence is a secret that you tell someone you trust: «in confidence».
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop det obj nsubj parataxis obj nsubj acl:relcl punct punct case parataxis punct punct root A DET confidence NOUN is AUX a DET secret NOUN that PRON you PRON tell VERB someone PRON you PRON trust VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT in ADP confidence NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 confidence det 2 confidence confidence NOUN Number=Sing 5 secret nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 secret cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 secret det 5 secret secret NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 tell obj 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 tell nsubj 8 tell tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 secret parataxis 9 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 tell obj 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 trust nsubj 11 trust trust VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 someone acl:relcl 12 : : PUNCT _ 15 confidence punct 13 « « PUNCT _ 15 confidence punct 14 in in ADP _ 15 confidence case 15 confidence confidence NOUN Number=Sing 8 tell parataxis 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 confidence punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 secret punct
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1 is a present a confidence a secret tree rules 2 tell speech: assert present you that tree rules 3 trust present you vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 She spoke with confidence in front of the class.
nsubj case obl case obl case det nmod punct root She PRON spoke VERB with ADP confidence NOUN in ADP front NOUN of ADP the DET class NOUN . PUNCT 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 spoke nsubj 2 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 4 confidence case 4 confidence confidence NOUN Number=Sing 2 spoke obl 5 in in ADP _ 6 front case 6 front front NOUN Number=Sing 2 spoke obl 7 of of ADP _ 9 class case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 class det 9 class class NOUN Number=Sing 6 front nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past She front of the class with confidence vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with confidence=Co-Agent
Example 2 Practice builds your confidence.
nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root Practice NOUN builds VERB your PRON confidence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 2 builds nsubj 2 builds build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 confidence nmod:poss 4 confidence confidence NOUN Number=Sing 2 builds obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 builds punct
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1 build present Practice your confidence vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset confidence=Product 2 confide your nom confidence «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 I have confidence in my team.
nsubj obj case nmod:poss obl punct root I PRON have VERB confidence NOUN in ADP my PRON team NOUN . PUNCT 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 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 confidence confidence NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 team case 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 team nmod:poss 6 team team NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present I confidence my team vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent confidence=Patient
Example 4 He lost confidence after he fell off his bike.
nsubj obj mark nsubj advcl compound:prt nmod:poss obl punct root He PRON lost VERB confidence NOUN after SCONJ he PRON fell VERB off ADP his PRON bike NOUN . PUNCT 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 lost nsubj 2 lost lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 confidence confidence NOUN Number=Sing 2 lost obj 4 after after SCONJ _ 6 fell mark 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 fell nsubj 6 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 lost advcl 7 off off ADP _ 6 fell compound:prt 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 bike nmod:poss 9 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 6 fell obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 lost punct
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1 lose past He confidence vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent confidence=Eventuality 2 fall off past he his bike vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Example 5 Swimming lessons gave me more confidence in the water.
compound nsubj iobj amod obj case det obl punct root Swimming NOUN lessons NOUN gave VERB me PRON more ADJ confidence NOUN in ADP the DET water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Swimming swimming NOUN Number=Sing 2 lessons compound 2 lessons lesson NOUN Number=Plur 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 gave iobj 5 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 confidence amod 6 confidence confidence NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 water case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 water det 9 water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past Swimming lessons more confidence me the water vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient confidence=Theme
Example 6 She told me in confidence, so I won't tell.
nsubj iobj case obl punct advmod nsubj aux advmod conj punct root She PRON told VERB me PRON in ADP confidence NOUN , PUNCT so ADV I PRON wo AUX n't PART tell VERB . PUNCT 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 told nsubj 2 told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 told iobj 4 in in ADP _ 5 confidence case 5 confidence confidence NOUN Number=Sing 2 told obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 tell punct 7 so so ADV _ 11 tell advmod 8 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 11 tell nsubj 9 wo will AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 tell aux 10 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 11 tell advmod 11 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 told conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 told punct
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1 tell speech: assert past She me confidence vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient 2 not tell speech: assert future I vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 The teacher has confidence that we can do it.
det nsubj obj obj nsubj aux acl:relcl obj punct root The DET teacher NOUN has VERB confidence NOUN that PRON we PRON can AUX do VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 confidence confidence NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 do obj 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 do nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 do aux 8 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 confidence acl:relcl 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 do obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the teacher confidence vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent confidence=Patient 2 do can we confidence tree rules
Example 8 Confidence is believing you can learn, even if it's hard.
nsubj aux nsubj aux ccomp punct advmod mark expl cop ccomp punct root Confidence NOUN is AUX believing VERB you PRON can AUX learn VERB , PUNCT even ADV if SCONJ it PRON 's AUX hard ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Confidence confidence NOUN Number=Sing 3 believing nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 believing aux 3 believing believe VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 learn nsubj 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 learn aux 6 learn learn VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 believing ccomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 hard punct 8 even even ADV _ 12 hard advmod 9 if if SCONJ _ 12 hard mark 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 hard expl 11 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 hard cop 12 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 3 believing ccomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 believing punct
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1 believe present · progressive Confidence vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 learn can you vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is a condition, not said to happen present hard property tree rules
Example 9 No one ever fails who has confidence in himself.
det nsubj advmod nsubj ccomp obj case obl punct root No DET one NOUN ever ADV fails VERB who PRON has VERB confidence NOUN in ADP himself PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no DET PronType=Neg 2 one det 2 one one NOUN Number=Sing 4 fails nsubj 3 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 4 fails advmod 4 fails fail VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 has nsubj 6 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 fails ccomp 7 confidence confidence NOUN Number=Sing 6 has obj 8 in in ADP _ 9 himself case 9 himself himself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 6 has obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 fails punct
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1 fail present no one ever vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 have present confidence in himself = he vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent confidence=Patient
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