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title: apron — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «apron» in the school dictionary: An apron is a piece of cloth you tie over the front of your clothes to keep them clean while cooking, painting or working. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# apron

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**Who acts:** apron, you, planes, Grandma, We · **What happens:** be, tie, keep, work, park, load · **To what, where:** piece, front, clothes, area, airport, part · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An apron is a piece of cloth you tie over the front of your clothes to keep them clean while cooking, painting or working.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apron:m1:1
# text = An apron is a piece of cloth you tie over the front of your clothes to keep them clean while cooking, painting or working.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	apron	apron	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	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	tie	tie	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	12	nmod	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	_
20	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
21	cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	_
24	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	working	work	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a apron | a piece |  |  |  | of cloth | tree rules |
| 2 | **tie** | present | you | a piece *not said here* |  | the front of your clothes |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Patient |
| 3 | **keep** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | clothes |  |  |  | clean *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 4 | **work** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At an airport, the apron is the area where planes park and are loaded.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apron:m2:1
# text = At an airport, the apron is the area where planes park and are loaded.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	airport	airport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	apron	apron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	12	advmod	_	_
11	planes	plane	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	park	park	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	loaded	load	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the apron | the area |  | a airport |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **park** | present | planes |  |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **load** | present · passive | planes *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.theme» |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The apron of a stage is the part in front of the curtain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apron:m3:1
# text = The apron of a stage is the part in front of the curtain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	apron	apron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stage	stage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	curtain	curtain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the apron of a stage | the part |  | front of the curtain |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put on your apron before you start painting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apron:x1:1
# text = Put on your apron before you start painting.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	apron	apron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	start	start	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	painting	paint	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | your apron |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on apron=Destination |
| 2 | **start** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **paint** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baker's apron was covered in flour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apron:x2:1
# text = The baker's apron was covered in flour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baker	baker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	apron	apron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past · passive |  | the baker's apron |  |  |  | in flour | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in flour=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma tied her apron and began to cook.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apron:x3:1
# text = Grandma tied her apron and began to cook.
1	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tied	tie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	apron	apron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	cook	cook	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | past | Grandma | Grandma's apron |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apron=Patient |
| 2 | **begin** | past | Grandma *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **cook** | to-infinitive | Grandma *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We wore aprons in the science lab.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apron:x4:1
# text = We wore aprons in the science lab.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	aprons	apron	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	lab	lab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | We | aprons |  | the science lab |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent apron=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My apron has a big pocket at the front.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apron:x5:1
# text = My apron has a big pocket at the front.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	apron	apron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The planes waited on the apron at the airport.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apron:x6:1
# text = The planes waited on the apron at the airport.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	planes	plane	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	apron	apron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	airport	airport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | past | the planes |  |  | the apron |  | at the airport | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on apron=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad's apron says Best Cook.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apron:x7:1
# text = Dad's apron says Best Cook.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	apron	apron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Best	Good	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	6	compound	_	_
6	Cook	Cook	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Dad's apron | Best Cook |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent cook=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
‘What have you got in your apron?’

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apron:x8:1
# text = ‘What have you got in your apron?’
1	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	apron	apron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · perfect | you |  |  | your apron |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |

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