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title: ache — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ache» in the school dictionary: An ache is a pain that goes on for a long time but is not sharp. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ache

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**Who acts:** ache, pain, I, legs, She, you · **What happens:** be, go on, not be, ache, have, go · **To what, where:** pain, stomach ache, dentist, grown, enough water, aches · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«ache» 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: [ache in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ache.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An ache is a pain that goes on for a long time but is not sharp.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ache:m1:1
# text = An ache is a pain that goes on for a long time but is not sharp.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ache	ache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a ache | a pain |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go on** | present | a pain |  |  |  | time |  | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **is** | present | a pain *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sharp *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To ache is to hurt with a dull, steady pain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ache:m2:1
# text = To ache is to hurt with a dull, steady pain.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	ache	ache	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
8	dull	dull	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ache** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with a dull steady pain; hurt *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To ache for something is to want it very much.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ache:m3:1
# text = To ache for something is to want it very much.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	ache	ache	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	want	want	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	much	much	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ache** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for something | vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for something=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | want *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I have a stomach ache.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ache:x1:1
# text = I have a stomach ache.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	ache	ache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | I | a stomach ache |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ache=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My legs ache after the long walk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ache:x2:1
# text = My legs ache after the long walk.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ache	ache	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ache** | present | My legs |  |  |  | after the long walk |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She went to the dentist because of a toothache.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ache:x3:1
# text = She went to the dentist because of a toothache.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	toothache	toothache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | She |  |  | the dentist |  | because a toothache | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to dentist=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tell a grown-up if your ear aches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ache:x4:1
# text = Tell a grown-up if your ear aches.
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	grown	grown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	aches	ache	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | a grown |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent grown=Recipient |
| 2 | **ache** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom ache «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His muscles ached after football.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ache:x5:1
# text = His muscles ached after football.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	muscles	muscle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ached	ache	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ache** | past | His muscles |  |  |  | after football |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My head aches when I don't drink enough water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ache:x6:1
# text = My head aches when I don't drink enough water.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	aches	ache	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
9	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **drink** | present · do-support | I | enough water |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |
| 2 | **ache** |  | My |  |  |  |  |  | nom ache «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad has aches and pains in his knees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ache:x7:1
# text = Grandad has aches and pains in his knees.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	aches	ache	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	pains	pain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	knees	knee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Grandad | aches and pains |  | Grandad's knees |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ache=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her heart ached when her dog was lost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ache:x8:1
# text = Her heart ached when her dog was lost.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ached	ache	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ache** | past | Her heart |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **lose** | past · passive |  | heart's dog |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had head-ache and back-ache, and I cannot tell what aches besides.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ache:x9:1
# text = I had head-ache and back-ache, and I cannot tell what aches besides.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	ache	ache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	ache	ache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
16	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	nsubj	_	_
17	aches	ache	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	ccomp	_	_
18	besides	beside	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | I | head ache and back ache |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ache=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | can | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **ache** | present |  | besides |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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