--- title: adorn — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «adorn» in the school dictionary: To decorate something or make it look more beautiful. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [adorn in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/adorn.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} To decorate something or make it look more beautiful. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:adorn:m1:1 # text = To decorate something or make it look more beautiful. 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 decorate decorate VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 2 obj _ _ 4 or or CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 make make VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 look look VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 8 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 9 advmod _ _ 9 beautiful beautiful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **decorate** | to-infinitive | | something | | | | | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Destination | | 2 | **make** | infinitive | | it | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **look** | infinitive | | | | | | beautiful *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | 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. ## Example 1 {#x1} «It is light that adorns me,» said the flower. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:adorn:x1:1 # text = «It is light that adorns me,» said the flower. 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 light light NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 5 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 6 adorns adorn VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ 7 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 » » PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 10 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 flower flower NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | It | light | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **adorn** *in a quote* | present | light | | the flower *= flower* | | | | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme i=Destination | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the flower | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ## Example 2 {#x2} Flowers adorn the table. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:adorn:x2:1 # text = Flowers adorn the table. 1 Flowers flower NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 adorn adorn VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 table table NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **adorn** | present | Flowers | the table | | | | | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme table=Destination | ## Example 3 {#x3} Carvings adorn the old temple. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:adorn:x3:1 # text = Carvings adorn the old temple. 1 Carvings carving NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 adorn adorn VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 temple temple NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **adorn** | present | Carvings | the old temple | | | | | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent temple=Destination | **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. - ← previous: [adorer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorer/) - next →: [adorned](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorned/) - ↑ back to [A in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/)