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title: anaesthetist — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «anaesthetist» in the school dictionary: A doctor who gives patients medicine (anaesthetic) so they feel no pain or are fully asleep during an operation, and who watches over them until they wake up. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# anaesthetist

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**Who acts:** doctor, patients, anaesthetist, my, your, mum · **What happens:** give, feel, be, watch, wake up, put · **To what, where:** patients, pain, me, ten, breathing, anaesthetist · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A doctor who gives patients medicine (anaesthetic) so they feel no pain or are fully asleep during an operation, and who watches over them until they wake up.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaesthetist:m1:1
# text = A doctor who gives patients medicine (anaesthetic) so they feel no pain or are fully asleep during an operation, and who watches over them until they wake up.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	patients	patient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	anaesthetic	anaesthetic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
19	during	during	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	operation	operation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	25	nsubj	_	_
25	watches	watch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
26	over	over	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	obl	_	_
28	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	30	mark	_	_
29	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
30	wake	wake	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	advcl	_	_
31	up	up	ADP	RP	_	30	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | a doctor | patients |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent patient=Recipient medicine=Theme |
| 2 | **feel** | present | a doctor | no pain |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pain=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | a doctor *not said here* |  |  |  | during a operation | asleep, fully *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **watch** | present |  |  |  |  |  | over patients *= patient* | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over they=Location |
| 5 | **wake up** | present | patients *= patient* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The anaesthetist put me to sleep before my operation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaesthetist:x1:1
# text = The anaesthetist put me to sleep before my operation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	anaesthetist	anaesthetist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	operation	operation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	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 | **put** | past | the anaesthetist |  | me |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent i=Goal |
| 2 | **sleep** | to-infinitive | the anaesthetist *not said here* |  |  |  | before my operation |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **operate** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom operation «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Count back from ten," said the anaesthetist kindly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaesthetist:x2:1
# text = "Count back from ten," said the anaesthetist kindly.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
3	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	anaesthetist	anaesthetist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	kindly	kindly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count back** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  | ten |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the anaesthetist |  |  |  |  | kindly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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An anaesthetist watches your breathing during surgery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaesthetist:x3:1
# text = An anaesthetist watches your breathing during surgery.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	anaesthetist	anaesthetist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	watches	watch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	breathing	breathing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	during	during	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	surgery	surgery	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 | **watch** | present | a anaesthetist | your breathing |  |  | during surgery |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breathing=Theme |
| 2 | **breathe** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom breathing «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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My mum is an anaesthetist at the children's hospital.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaesthetist:x4:1
# text = My mum is an anaesthetist at the children's hospital.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	anaesthetist	anaesthetist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My mum | a anaesthetist |  | the children's hospital |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The anaesthetist checked that I hadn't eaten breakfast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaesthetist:x5:1
# text = The anaesthetist checked that I hadn't eaten breakfast.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	anaesthetist	anaesthetist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
9	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | the anaesthetist |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **eat** | past · perfect | I | breakfast |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breakfast=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When I woke up, the anaesthetist asked how I felt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaesthetist:x6:1
# text = When I woke up, the anaesthetist asked how I felt.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	woke	wake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	anaesthetist	anaesthetist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake up** | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the anaesthetist |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **feel** | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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