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title: age — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «age» in the school dictionary: Your age is how many years you have lived. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# age

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**Who acts:** age, you, Ages, I, Mia, sum · **What happens:** be, live, mean, wait, sum, learn · **To what, where:** many years, long period, 9, age, ages, 4 times · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«age» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: [age in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/age.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your age is how many years you have lived.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:age:m1:1
# text = Your age is how many years you have lived.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
5	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	lived	live	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Your age | many years |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present · perfect | you | many years *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme year=Location |

<!-- .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 -->
An age is a long period of history, like the Stone Age or the Ice Age.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:age:m2:1
# text = An age is a long period of history, like the Stone Age or the Ice Age.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	Stone	Stone	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	Age	Age	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	Ice	Ice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	Age	Age	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a age | a long period |  |  |  | of history | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Ages» means a very long time, as in «I waited for ages».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:age:m3:1
# text = «Ages» means a very long time, as in «I waited for ages».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ages	Age	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Ages |  |  |  | time |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **wait** *in a quote* | past | I |  |  |  | for ages |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To age is to grow older.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:age:m4:1
# text = To age is to grow older.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
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	grow	grow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  | age | grow, old *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tom's age is 9.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:age:x1:1
# text = Tom's age is 9.
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tom's age | 9 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In 5 years, Mia will be twice her brother's age.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:age:x2:1
# text = In 5 years, Mia will be twice her brother's age.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	_
8	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	12	advmod	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | future | Mia | Mia's brother's age |  |  | year | twice *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What is the sum of their ages?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:age:x3:1
# text = What is the sum of their ages?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the sum of their ages |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sum** |  |  | their ages |  |  |  |  | nom sum «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her father's age is 4 times her age.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:age:x4:1
# text = Her father's age is 4 times her age.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Her father's age | 4 times |  |  | her age |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She learned to read at the age of five.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:age:x5:1
# text = She learned to read at the age of five.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **read** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  | at the age of five |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent at age=Value |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Children under the age of 12 need an adult.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:age:x6:1
# text = Children under the age of 12 need an adult.
1	Children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
2	under	under	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	_
7	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Children under the age of 12 | a adult |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot adult=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We waited ages for the bus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:age:x7:1
# text = We waited ages for the bus.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | past | We | ages |  |  |  | for the bus | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dinosaurs lived long before the Ice Age.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:age:x8:1
# text = Dinosaurs lived long before the Ice Age.
1	Dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
4	before	before	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Ice	Ice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Age	Age	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | Dinosaurs |  |  |  | before the Ice Age | long *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before age=Location |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin and I are the same age.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:age:x9:1
# text = My cousin and I are the same age.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | I | the same age |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cheese gets stronger as it ages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:age:x10:1
# text = Cheese gets stronger as it ages.
1	Cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Cheese |  |  |  | as ages | strong *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer as age=Attribute |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What respect is shown to old age in these days?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:age:x11:1
# text = What respect is shown to old age in these days?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · passive |  | what respect | old age |  | day |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to age=Recipient |

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