successful

Who acts: you, Having, cake sale, we, She, rocket launch · What happens: achieve, want, try, do, have, become · To what, where: life, team, successful writer, third try

«successful» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: successful in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Achieving what you wanted or tried to do.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Achieving	achieve	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	1 Achieving	obj
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 wanted	nsubj
4	wanted	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 what	acl:relcl
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 tried	cc
6	tried	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 wanted	conj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 do	mark
8	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 tried	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Achieving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	achieve	gerund		vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality
2	want	past	you	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
3	try	past	you not said here	vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
4	do not said to happen	to-infinitive	you not said here	vn act-114-1 «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

Having done well in life, work or business, often becoming rich or famous.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Having	have	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	12 becoming	csubj
2	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Having	xcomp
3	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	2 done	advmod
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 life	case
5	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 done	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 work	punct
7	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 life	conj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 business	cc
9	business	business	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 life	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 becoming	punct
11	often	often	ADV	_	12 becoming	advmod
12	becoming	become	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
13	rich	rich	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 becoming	xcomp
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 famous	cc
15	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 rich	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 becoming	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	have	gerund				tree rules
2	do	participle		life and work or business	well property	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	become	gerund	Having		often, rich property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Meaning 3

Turning out well; working as planned, like a successful plan or experiment.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Turning	turn	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	out	out	ADP	_	1 Turning	compound:prt
3	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	1 Turning	advmod
4	;	;	PUNCT	_	5 working	punct
5	working	work	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Turning	conj
6	as	as	SCONJ	_	7 planned	mark
7	planned	plan	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 working	advcl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 plan	punct
9	like	like	ADP	_	12 plan	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 plan	det
11	successful	successful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 plan	amod
12	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 working	obl
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 experiment	cc
14	experiment	experiment	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 plan	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Turning	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	other	roles by
1	turn out	gerund	well property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	work	gerund	like a successful plan or experiment	vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	plan	participle		vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Our cake sale was very successful — we raised £120.

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 sale	nmod:poss
2	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sale	compound
3	sale	sale	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 successful	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 successful	cop
5	very	very	ADV	_	6 successful	advmod
6	successful	successful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	—	-	PUNCT	_	9 raised	punct
8	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 raised	nsubj
9	raised	raise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 successful	advcl
10	£	£	SYM	_	9 raised	obj
11	120	120	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	10 £	nummod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 successful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Our cake sale					successful property	tree rules
2	raise	past	we						vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Theme

Example 2

She was successful in getting into the team.

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	3 successful	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 successful	cop
3	successful	successful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	in	in	SCONJ	_	5 getting	mark
5	getting	get	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 successful	advcl
6	into	into	ADP	_	8 team	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 team	det
8	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 getting	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 successful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	She					successful property	tree rules
2	get	gerund	She not said here			the team			vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into team=Destination

Example 3

The rocket launch was successful.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 launch	det
2	rocket	rocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 launch	compound
3	launch	launch	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 successful	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 successful	cop
5	successful	successful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 successful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the rocket launch					successful property	tree rules

Example 4

He became a successful writer.

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 became	nsubj
2	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 writer	det
4	successful	successful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 writer	amod
5	writer	writer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 became	xcomp
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 became	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	past	He	a successful writer					vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Example 5

The rescue was successful and everyone was safe.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rescue	det
2	rescue	rescue	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 successful	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 successful	cop
4	successful	successful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 safe	cc
6	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	8 safe	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 safe	cop
8	safe	safe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 successful	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 successful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the rescue					successful property	tree rules
2	is	past	everyone					safe property	tree rules

Example 6

The experiment was successful on the third try.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 experiment	det
2	experiment	experiment	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 successful	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 successful	cop
4	successful	successful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	8 try	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 try	det
7	third	third	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	8 try	amod
8	try	try	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 successful	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 successful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the experiment			the third try		successful property	tree rules

Example 7

A successful team works together.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 team	det
2	successful	successful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 team	amod
3	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 works	nsubj
4	works	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	together	together	ADV	_	4 works	advmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 works	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work together	present	a successful team					together property	vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 8

This time her scheme was successful.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 time	det
2	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 successful	nsubj
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 scheme	nmod:poss
4	scheme	scheme	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 successful	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 successful	cop
6	successful	successful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 successful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	this time					successful property	tree rules
2	scheme		her = she						nom scheme «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

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