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title: airborne — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «airborne» in the school dictionary: Moving or carried through the air: «airborne seeds», «airborne germs». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# airborne

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**Who acts:** Moving, plane, Soldiers, your, kite · **What happens:** move, carry, fly, be, train, arrive · **To what, where:** airborne seeds, air, Soldiers, dandelion seeds, plane, end · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«airborne» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [airborne in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/airborne.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Moving or carried through the air: «airborne seeds», «airborne germs».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airborne:m1:1
# text = Moving or carried through the air: «airborne seeds», «airborne germs».
1	Moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	csubj:pass	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	airborne	airborne	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	airborne	airborne	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **carry** | participle | Moving | airborne seeds |  | the air |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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}

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Usage: of a plane, bird or person — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Off the ground and flying: «The plane is airborne.».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airborne:m2:1
# text = Off the ground and flying: «The plane is airborne.».
1	Off	off	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	airborne	airborne	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | off the ground | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the plane |  |  |  |  | airborne *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: military — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Soldiers trained to arrive by parachute or aircraft: «airborne troops».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airborne:m3:1
# text = Soldiers trained to arrive by parachute or aircraft: «airborne troops».
1	Soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	trained	train	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	arrive	arrive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	parachute	parachute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	aircraft	aircraft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	airborne	airborne	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	troops	troops	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **train** | participle |  | Soldiers and airborne troops *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **arrive** | to-infinitive | Soldiers and airborne troops *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by parachute or aircraft | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dandelion seeds were airborne in seconds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airborne:x1:1
# text = The dandelion seeds were airborne in seconds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dandelion	dandelion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	airborne	airborne	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	seconds	second	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **airborne** | past · passive |  | the dandelion seeds |  |  | second |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The plane became airborne at the end of the runway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airborne:x2:1
# text = The plane became airborne at the end of the runway.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	airborne	airborne	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	runway	runway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **airborne** | past · passive |  | the plane |  |  | at the end of the runway |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Colds can be airborne, so catch your sneeze in a tissue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airborne:x3:1
# text = Colds can be airborne, so catch your sneeze in a tissue.
1	Colds	cold	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	airborne	airborne	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	sneeze	sneeze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	tissue	tissue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **airborne** | can · passive |  | Colds |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **catch** | infinitive |  | your sneeze |  | a tissue |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sneeze=Theme |
| 3 | **sneeze** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom sneeze «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The skateboarder was airborne over the ramp.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airborne:x4:1
# text = The skateboarder was airborne over the ramp.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skateboarder	skateboarder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	airborne	airborne	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ramp	ramp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **airborne** | past · passive |  | the skateboarder |  | the ramp |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pollen is airborne in spring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airborne:x5:1
# text = Pollen is airborne in spring.
1	Pollen	pollen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	airborne	airborne	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **airborne** | present · passive |  | Pollen |  |  | spring |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kite stayed airborne for an hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airborne:x6:1
# text = The kite stayed airborne for an hour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kite	kite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	airborne	airborne	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | the kite |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **airborne** | participle | the kite *not said here* |  |  |  | hour |  | tree rules |

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