satisfying

Who acts: Verb form, numbers, It, That, Popping, you · What happens: give, do, meet, satisfy, finish, be · To what, where: feeling, you, something, need, equation, jigsaw

«satisfying» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: satisfying in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Giving you a feeling of pleasure because something is done well or a need is met: a satisfying meal.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Giving	give	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 done	advcl
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	1 Giving	iobj
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 feeling	det
4	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Giving	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 pleasure	case
6	pleasure	pleasure	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 feeling	nmod
7	because	because	SCONJ	_	10 done	mark
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 done	nsubj
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 done	aux:pass
10	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
11	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	10 done	advmod
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 met	cc
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 need	det
14	need	need	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 met	nsubj
15	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 met	aux:pass
16	met	meet	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 done	conj
17	:	:	PUNCT	_	20 meal	punct
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 meal	det
19	satisfying	satisfy	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	20 meal	amod
20	meal	meal	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 done	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 done	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	give	gerund	a feeling of pleasure	you		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient feeling=Theme
2	do	present · passive	something		a satisfying meal obl; well property	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality
3	meet	present · passive	a need			vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Agent
4	satisfy	gerund				vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

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

Verb form: meeting a need or a rule: numbers satisfying the equation.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 form	compound
2	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 meeting	punct
4	meeting	meet	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 form	acl
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 need	det
6	need	need	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 meeting	obj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 rule	cc
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 rule	det
9	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 need	conj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 numbers	punct
11	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 form	conj
12	satisfying	satisfy	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 numbers	acl
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 equation	det
14	equation	equation	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 satisfying	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 form	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	meet	gerund	Verb form and numbers not said here	a need or a rule					vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent need=Co-Agent
2	satisfy	gerund	numbers not said here	the equation					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus equation=Experiencer

Example 1

It was so satisfying to finish the jigsaw.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 satisfying	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 satisfying	aux
3	so	so	ADV	_	4 satisfying	advmod
4	satisfying	satisfy	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 finish	mark
6	finish	finish	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 satisfying	xcomp
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 jigsaw	det
8	jigsaw	jigsaw	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 finish	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 satisfying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	satisfy	past · progressive	It						tree rules
2	finish	to-infinitive		the jigsaw					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality jigsaw=Eventuality

Example 2

That was a very satisfying dinner.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 dinner	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 dinner	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 dinner	det
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 satisfying	advmod
5	satisfying	satisfying	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 dinner	amod
6	dinner	dinner	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 dinner	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	That	a satisfying dinner					tree rules

Example 3

Popping bubble wrap is weirdly satisfying.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Popping	pop	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 satisfying	csubj
2	bubble	bubble	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wrap	compound
3	wrap	wrap	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Popping	obj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 satisfying	aux
5	weirdly	weirdly	ADV	_	6 satisfying	advmod
6	satisfying	satisfy	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 satisfying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pop	gerund		bubble wrap					vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wrap=Patient
2	satisfy	present · progressive	Popping					weirdly property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 4

Find all whole numbers satisfying 2 < n < 6.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Find	find	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	4 numbers	det
3	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 numbers	amod
4	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Find	obj
5	satisfying	satisfy	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 numbers	acl
6	2	2	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 n	nummod
7	<	<	PUNCT	_	6 2	punct
8	n	n	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 satisfying	obj
9	<	<	SYM	_	10 6	punct
10	6	6	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 satisfying	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Find	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	imperative	you not said here	all whole numbers					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Topic
2	satisfy	gerund	all whole numbers not said here	2 n				6 obl	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus n=Experiencer

Example 5

Scoring the winning goal was really satisfying.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scoring	score	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 satisfying	csubj
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 goal	det
3	winning	winning	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 goal	compound
4	goal	goal	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Scoring	obj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 satisfying	aux
6	really	really	ADV	_	7 satisfying	advmod
7	satisfying	satisfy	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 satisfying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	score	gerund		the winning goal					vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Theme
2	satisfy	past · progressive	Scoring						vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 6

A satisfying ending ties up all the loose ends in a story.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 ending	det
2	satisfying	satisfy	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 ending	amod
3	ending	ending	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ties	nsubj
4	ties	tie	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	up	up	ADP	_	4 ties	compound:prt
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	8 loose	det:predet
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 loose	det
8	loose	loose	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 ends	nsubj
9	ends	end	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 ties	parataxis
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 story	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 story	det
12	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 ends	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 ties	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	roles by
1	satisfy	gerund			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	tie up	present	a satisfying ending		vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
3	end	present	all loose	a story	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

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