fulfill

Who acts: He, his, You, She · What happens: fulfill, be, carry out, promise, need, wish · To what, where: something, need, job, promise, conditions, duties

«fulfill» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: fulfill in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To fulfill something is to do or carry out what was promised, needed or wished.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 fulfill	mark
2	fulfill	fulfill	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 do	advcl
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 fulfill	obj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 do	cop
5	to	to	PART	_	6 do	mark
6	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 carry	cc
8	carry	carry	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 do	conj
9	out	out	ADP	_	8 carry	compound:prt
10	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	12 promised	nsubj:pass
11	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 promised	aux:pass
12	promised	promise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 carry	ccomp
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 needed	punct
14	needed	need	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 promised	conj
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 wished	cc
16	wished	wish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 needed	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	fulfill	to-infinitive	something		vn act-114 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
2	is	present		do property	tree rules
3	carry out	infinitive			tree rules
4	promise speech: promise	past · passive			vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme
5	need	participle			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
6	wish	participle			vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot

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

To fulfill a need or a job is to meet it or do it properly. (British spelling: fulfil).

Sentence 1: To fulfill a need or a job is to meet it or do it properly.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 fulfill	mark
2	fulfill	fulfill	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 meet	advcl
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 need	det
4	need	need	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fulfill	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 job	cc
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 job	det
7	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 need	conj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 meet	cop
9	to	to	PART	_	10 meet	mark
10	meet	meet	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 meet	obj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 do	cc
13	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	10 meet	conj
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 do	obj
15	properly	properly	ADV	_	13 do	advmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 meet	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	fulfill	to-infinitive	a need or a job		vn act-114 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent need=Eventuality
2	is	present		meet property	tree rules
3	do	infinitive	job	properly property	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality

Sentence 2: (British spelling: fulfil).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 spelling	punct
2	British	British	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 spelling	amod
3	spelling	spelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 fulfil	punct
5	fulfil	fulfil	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spelling	appos
6	)	)	PUNCT	_	5 fulfil	punct
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 spelling	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

He wanted to fulfill his promise to his mother.

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 wanted	nsubj
2	wanted	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 fulfill	mark
4	fulfill	fulfill	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 wanted	xcomp
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 promise	nmod:poss
6	promise	promise	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fulfill	obj
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 mother	case
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 mother	nmod:poss
9	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fulfill	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wanted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	want	past	He			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	fulfill not said to happen	to-infinitive	He not said here	his promise	to his mother	vn act-114 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Eventuality
3	promise		his = he			nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

You must fulfill the conditions before you can win.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 fulfill	nsubj
2	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 fulfill	aux
3	fulfill	fulfill	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 conditions	det
5	conditions	condition	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 fulfill	obj
6	before	before	SCONJ	_	9 win	mark
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 win	nsubj
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 win	aux
9	win	win	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 fulfill	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fulfill	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fulfill	must	You	the conditions					vn act-114 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent condition=Eventuality
2	win	can	you						vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

She fulfilled her duties at home.

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 fulfilled	nsubj
2	fulfilled	fulfil	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 duties	nmod:poss
4	duties	duty	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 fulfilled	obj
5	at	at	ADP	_	6 home	case
6	home	home	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fulfilled	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fulfilled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fulfil	past	She	her duties		home			tree rules

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