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title: ambulation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ambulation» in the school dictionary: Walking or moving about on foot. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ambulation

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**Who acts:** nurse, Grandad, Early ambulation, patients, crutches, Ambulation · **What happens:** walk, move about, help, ambulate, heal, assist · **To what, where:** foot, patients, ambulation, corridor

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal, medicine — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Walking or moving about on foot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ambulation:m1:1
# text = Walking or moving about on foot.
1	Walking	walk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **move about** | gerund |  |  |  | foot |  | about *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on foot=Trajectory |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The nurse helped with Grandad's ambulation after surgery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ambulation:x1:1
# text = The nurse helped with Grandad's ambulation after surgery.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	ambulation	ambulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	surgery	surgery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | the nurse |  |  |  | after surgery | with Grandad's ambulation | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with ambulation=Theme |
| 2 | **ambulate** |  | Grandad |  |  |  |  |  | nom ambulation «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Early ambulation helps patients heal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ambulation:x2:1
# text = Early ambulation helps patients heal.
1	Early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	ambulation	ambulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	patients	patient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	heal	heal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Early ambulation | patients |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent patient=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **heal** | infinitive | patients *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The crutches assist ambulation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ambulation:x3:1
# text = The crutches assist ambulation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crutches	crutch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	assist	assist	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ambulation	ambulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assist** | present | the crutches | ambulation |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ambulation=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Ambulation was slow after her knee operation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ambulation:x4:1
# text = Ambulation was slow after her knee operation.
1	Ambulation	ambulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	operation	operation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **is** | past | Ambulation |  |  |  | after her knee operation | slow *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **operate** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom operation «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The physio checked his ambulation in the corridor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ambulation:x5:1
# text = The physio checked his ambulation in the corridor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	physio	physio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	ambulation	ambulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	corridor	corridor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | the physio | physio's ambulation |  | the corridor |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ambulation=Theme |
| 2 | **ambulate** |  | physio |  |  |  |  |  | nom ambulation «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Ambulation means walking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ambulation:x6:1
# text = Ambulation means walking.
1	Ambulation	ambulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Ambulation |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **walk** *not said to happen* | gerund | Ambulation *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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