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title: analyse — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «analyse» in the school dictionary: To look at something closely and carefully, part by part, to understand it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# analyse

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** text, We, our, you, month, scientist · **What happens:** look, understand, study, find, make, examine · **To what, where:** part, data, patterns, sample, poem, results · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«analyse» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [analyse in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/analyse.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To look at something closely and carefully, part by part, to understand it.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analyse:m1:1
# text = To look at something closely and carefully, part by part, to understand it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
5	closely	closely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	understand	understand	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | by part; at something | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at something=Theme |
| 2 | **understand** | to-infinitive |  | part |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: science, maths — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To study data, results or a sample to find patterns or what it is made of.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analyse:m2:1
# text = To study data, results or a sample to find patterns or what it is made of.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	study	study	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	data	data	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sample	sample	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
11	patterns	pattern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl:relcl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | to-infinitive |  | data and results or a sample |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent data=Topic |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive |  | patterns |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pattern=Topic |
| 3 | **make** | present · passive |  | sample |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: school — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To examine a poem, story or text to explain how it works and what it means.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analyse:m3:1
# text = To examine a poem, story or text to explain how it works and what it means.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	examine	examine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	obj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **examine** | to-infinitive |  | a poem or text |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poem=Theme |
| 2 | **explain** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **work** | present | text |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **mean** | present | text |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We analysed the results of our plant experiment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analyse:x1:1
# text = We analysed the results of our plant experiment.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	analysed	analyse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	experiment	experiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **analyse** | past | We | the results of our plant experiment |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent result=Theme |
| 2 | **result** |  |  | our plant experiment |  |  |  |  | nom result «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **experiment** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom experiment «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Analyse the graph and say which month was the wettest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analyse:x2:1
# text = Analyse the graph and say which month was the wettest.
1	Analyse	analyse	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	graph	graph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	7	det	_	_
7	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	wettest	wet	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **analyse** | imperative | you *not said here* | the graph |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent graph=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | which month |  |  |  |  | wet *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The scientist analysed the water to see if it was clean.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analyse:x3:1
# text = The scientist analysed the water to see if it was clean.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	analysed	analyse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In English we analysed how the poet uses rhyme.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analyse:x4:1
# text = In English we analysed how the poet uses rhyme.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	analysed	analyse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	poet	poet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
9	rhyme	rhyme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **analyse** | past | we |  |  | English |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | present | the poet | rhyme |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rhyme=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The coach analysed the video to see where we went wrong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analyse:x5:1
# text = The coach analysed the video to see where we went wrong.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	analysed	analyse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
9	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
11	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **analyse** | participle | the coach *not said here* | the video |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent video=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | the coach *not said here* | the video *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **go** | past | we |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Let's analyse the problem step by step.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analyse:x6:1
# text = Let's analyse the problem step by step.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	analyse	analyse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **analyse** | infinitive | 's *not said here* | the problem step |  |  |  | by step | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent step=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The police analysed the fingerprints on the glass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analyse:x7:1
# text = The police analysed the fingerprints on the glass.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	analysed	analyse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fingerprints	fingerprint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **analyse** | past | the police | the fingerprints |  | the glass |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fingerprint=Theme |

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