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title: ante — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ante» in the school dictionary: An ante is a stake put into the pot before a card game starts. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ante

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**Who acts:** ante, card game, team, players, Antenatal classes, bully · **What happens:** be, put, start, up, mean, increase · **To what, where:** stake, pot, ante, situation, parents, baby · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An ante is a stake put into the pot before a card game starts.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ante:m1:1
# text = An ante is a stake put into the pot before a card game starts.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ante	ante	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	stake	stake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a ante | a stake |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | participle |  | a stake *not said here* |  | the pot |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **start** | present | a card game |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

<!-- .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 -->
To up the ante means to increase what is at stake or make a situation more serious or demanding.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ante:m2:1
# text = To up the ante means to increase what is at stake or make a situation more serious or demanding.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	up	up	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ante	ante	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	increase	increase	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	stake	stake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	17	advmod	_	_
17	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	demanding	demand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **up** | to-infinitive |  | the ante |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **increase** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  | stake |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **make** | infinitive |  | a situation |  |  |  | serious *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset situation=Product |
| 6 | **demand** *speech: request* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ante- at the start of a word means "before", as in antenatal (before birth) or anteroom.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ante:m3:1
# text = Ante- at the start of a word means "before", as in antenatal (before birth) or anteroom.
1	Ante	ante	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	antenatal	antenatal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	before	before	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	19	punct	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	anteroom	anteroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of a word | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team upped the ante by training twice a day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ante:x1:1
# text = The team upped the ante by training twice a day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	upped	up	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	ante	ante	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	training	train	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	advcl	_	_
8	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	7	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **up** | past | the team | the ante |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **train** | gerund | the team *not said here* |  |  |  |  | twice *property* | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The players put in their ante.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ante:x2:1
# text = The players put in their ante.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	ante	ante	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | the players |  |  | players's ante |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in ante=Destination |
| 2 | **ante** |  | players *= player* |  |  |  |  |  | nom ante «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Antenatal classes help parents before a baby is born.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ante:x3:1
# text = Antenatal classes help parents before a baby is born.
1	Antenatal	Antenatal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	classes	class	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Antenatal classes |  | parents |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parent=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **bear** | present · passive |  | a baby |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bully upped the ante, so the teacher stepped in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ante:x4:1
# text = The bully upped the ante, so the teacher stepped in.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bully	bully	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	upped	up	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	ante	ante	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	stepped	step	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **up** | past | the bully | the ante |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **step in** | past | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An anteroom is a small room before a bigger one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ante:x5:1
# text = An anteroom is a small room before a bigger one.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	anteroom	anteroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	amod	_	_
10	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a anteroom | a small room |  |  | before a bigger one |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ante up — everyone puts in a coin!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ante:x6:1
# text = Ante up — everyone puts in a coin!
1	Ante	ante	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
5	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ante up** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | present | everyone |  |  | a coin |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in coin=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"I found myself in an ante-room," said the shadow.

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ante:x7:1
# text = "I found myself in an ante-room," said the shadow.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
4	myself	myself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	ante	ante	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
12	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	shadow	shadow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** *in a quote* | past | the shadow *= shadow* | the shadow *= shadow* |  | a ante room |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent myself=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the shadow |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

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