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title: alcoholic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «alcoholic» in the school dictionary: An alcoholic drink has alcohol in it, like beer, wine or whisky. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# alcoholic

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**Who acts:** alcoholic drink, alcoholic, person, illness, them, alcohol · **What happens:** have, be, make, need, drink, find · **To what, where:** alcohol, person, illness, them, alcoholic drinks, lots · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«alcoholic» 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: [alcoholic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/alcoholic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An alcoholic drink has alcohol in it, like beer, wine or whisky.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alcoholic:m1:1
# text = An alcoholic drink has alcohol in it, like beer, wine or whisky.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	alcoholic	alcoholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	alcohol	alcohol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	beer	beer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	whisky	whisky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

<!-- .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 alcoholic is a person who has an illness that makes them need to drink alcohol and find it very hard to stop.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alcoholic:m2:1
# text = An alcoholic is a person who has an illness that makes them need to drink alcohol and find it very hard to stop.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	alcoholic	alcoholic	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	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	need	need	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	alcohol	alcohol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	very	very	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	xcomp	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a alcoholic | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | a person | a illness |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent illness=Patient |
| 3 | **make** | present | a illness | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **need** | infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 5 | **drink** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* | alcohol |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alcohol=Patient |
| 6 | **find** | present | them *= they* *not said here* | alcohol |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 7 | **stop** | to-infinitive | alcohol *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Non-alcoholic means without alcohol, like juice or lemonade.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alcoholic:m3:1
# text = Non-alcoholic means without alcohol, like juice or lemonade.
1	Non-alcoholic	non-alcoholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	without	without	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	alcohol	alcohol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	lemonade	lemonade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Non-alcoholic |  |  |  |  | without alcohol | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Children must never drink alcoholic drinks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alcoholic:x1:1
# text = Children must never drink alcoholic drinks.
1	Children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	alcoholic	alcoholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **drink** | must | Children | alcoholic drinks |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drink=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wine and beer are alcoholic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alcoholic:x2:1
# text = Wine and beer are alcoholic.
1	Wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	beer	beer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	alcoholic	alcoholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The party had lots of non-alcoholic punch for the kids.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alcoholic:x3:1
# text = The party had lots of non-alcoholic punch for the kids.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	non-alcoholic	non-alcoholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	punch	punch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the party | lots of non-alcoholic punch |  |  |  | for the kids | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her grandad was an alcoholic, but he stopped drinking long ago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alcoholic:x4:1
# text = Her grandad was an alcoholic, but he stopped drinking long ago.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	grandad	grandad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	alcoholic	alcoholic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	drinking	drink	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	xcomp	_	_
11	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
12	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Her grandad | a alcoholic |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | past | he | a alcoholic *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **drink** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being an alcoholic is an illness, and people can get help.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alcoholic:x5:1
# text = Being an alcoholic is an illness, and people can get help.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	cop	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	alcoholic	alcoholic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	csubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
12	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | gerund |  | a alcoholic |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a illness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **get** | can | people | help |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer help=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Check the label to see if a drink is alcoholic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alcoholic:x6:1
# text = Check the label to see if a drink is alcoholic.
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	alcoholic	alcoholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* | the label |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent label=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the label *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | a drink |  |  |  |  | alcoholic *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop cannot sell alcoholic drinks to anyone under age.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alcoholic:x7:1
# text = The shop cannot sell alcoholic drinks to anyone under age.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	sell	sell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	alcoholic	alcoholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
10	under	under	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **sell** | can | the shop | alcoholic drinks | anyone |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent drink=Theme to anyone=Recipient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ginger beer is usually non-alcoholic, even though it says "beer".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alcoholic:x8:1
# text = Ginger beer is usually non-alcoholic, even though it says "beer".
1	Ginger	ginger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	beer	beer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	non-alcoholic	non-alcoholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	even	even	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	beer	beer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Ginger beer |  |  |  |  | non-alcoholic, usually *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | beer | beer |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent beer=Topic |

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