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strive

Who acts: We, She, school motto, team, Mole, Scientists · What happens: try, do, get, strive, struggle, fight · To what, where: something, best, race, cures

«strive» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: strive in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To try very hard to do or get something, over a long time: strive to do your best.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 try	mark
2	try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	very	very	ADV	_	4 hard	advmod
4	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 try	xcomp
5	to	to	PART	_	6 do	mark
6	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 hard	xcomp
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 get	cc
8	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 do	conj
9	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 get	obj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 time	punct
11	over	over	ADP	_	14 time	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 time	det
13	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 time	amod
14	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 try	obl
15	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 strive	punct
16	strive	strive	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 try	conj
17	to	to	PART	_	18 do	mark
18	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 strive	xcomp
19	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 best	nmod:poss
20	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	18 do	obj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	to-infinitive					time	hard property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	do	to-infinitive							vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	get	infinitive		something					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus
4	strive	infinitive							tree rules
5	do	to-infinitive		your best					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=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

To struggle or fight against something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 struggle	mark
2	struggle	struggle	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 fight	cc
4	fight	fight	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 struggle	conj
5	against	against	ADP	_	6 something	case
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 fight	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 struggle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	struggle	to-infinitive							vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	fight	infinitive						against something	vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

We strive to be kind to everyone.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 strive	nsubj
2	strive	strive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	5 kind	mark
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 kind	cop
5	kind	kind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 strive	xcomp
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 everyone	case
7	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	5 kind	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 strive	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	strive	present	We						tree rules
2	is	to-infinitive	We not said here					to everyone; kind property	tree rules

Example 2

She strove to finish the race.

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 strove	nsubj
2	strove	strive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 finish	mark
4	finish	finish	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 strove	xcomp
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 race	det
6	race	race	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 finish	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 strove	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	strive	past	She						tree rules
2	finish	to-infinitive	She not said here	the race					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality race=Eventuality

Example 3

Our school motto is «Strive and Succeed».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 motto	nmod:poss
2	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 motto	compound
3	motto	motto	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 Strive	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 Strive	cop
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 Strive	punct
6	Strive	strive	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 Succeed	cc
8	Succeed	succeed	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 Strive	conj
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 Strive	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 Strive	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	Our school motto					strive property	tree rules
2	succeed in a quote	infinitive	Our school motto not said here						vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The team strives to improve every week.

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 strives	nsubj
3	strives	strive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 improve	mark
5	improve	improve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 strives	xcomp
6	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	7 week	det
7	week	week	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 improve	obl:unmarked
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 strives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	strive	present	the team						tree rules
2	improve	to-infinitive	the team not said here				week		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 5

Mole strove to keep up with the Rat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mole	Mole	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 strove	nsubj
2	strove	strive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 keep	mark
4	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 strove	xcomp
5	up	up	ADP	_	4 keep	compound:prt
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 Rat	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Rat	det
8	Rat	Rat	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 keep	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 strove	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	strive	past	Mole						tree rules
2	keep up	to-infinitive	Mole not said here					with the Rat	vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent

Example 6

Scientists strive to find cures for diseases.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 strive	nsubj
2	strive	strive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 find	mark
4	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 strive	advcl
5	cures	cure	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 find	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 diseases	case
7	diseases	disease	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 cures	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 strive	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	strive	present	Scientists						tree rules
2	find	to-infinitive	Scientists not said here	cures				for diseases	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent cure=Theme for disease=Beneficiary

Example 7

They strove against the storm all night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 strove	nsubj
2	strove	strive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	against	against	ADP	_	5 storm	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 storm	det
5	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 strove	obl
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	7 night	det
7	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 strove	obl:unmarked
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 strove	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	strive	past	They				night	against the storm	tree rules

Example 8

But the wife had walked far, and was very tired, and strive as she would, she fell sound asleep.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	5 walked	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 wife	det
3	wife	wife	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 walked	nsubj
4	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 walked	aux
5	walked	walk	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	far	far	ADV	Degree=Pos	5 walked	advmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 tired	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 tired	cc
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 tired	cop
10	very	very	ADV	_	11 tired	advmod
11	tired	tired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 walked	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 strive	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 strive	cc
14	strive	strive	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 walked	advcl
15	as	as	SCONJ	_	17 would	mark
16	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 would	nsubj
17	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 strive	ccomp
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 would	punct
19	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 fell	nsubj
20	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 would	acl:relcl
21	sound	sound	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	20 fell	xcomp
22	asleep	asleep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 sound	xcomp
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 walked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	past · perfect	the wife					far property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	past	the wife not said here					tired property	tree rules
3	strive	infinitive	the wife not said here						tree rules
4	fall	past	wife						vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
5	sound	infinitive	wife not said here					asleep property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

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.

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