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title: aquatic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «aquatic» in the school dictionary: Aquatic means living or growing in water, as in «aquatic plants». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# aquatic

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**Who acts:** Aquatic, plant, Frogs, Water lilies, Fish, We · **What happens:** mean, live, grow, happen, be, lay · **To what, where:** water, plant, eggs, aquatic habitat, aquatic plants, gills

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aquatic means living or growing in water, as in «aquatic plants».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aquatic:m1:1
# text = Aquatic means living or growing in water, as in «aquatic plants».
1	Aquatic	Aquatic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	aquatic	aquatic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Aquatic |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **live** *not said to happen* | gerund | Aquatic *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as aquatic plants | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **grow** | gerund | Aquatic *not said here* |  |  | water |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Location |

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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 -->
Aquatic also means happening in or on water, as in «aquatic sports» like swimming and diving.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aquatic:m2:1
# text = Aquatic also means happening in or on water, as in «aquatic sports» like swimming and diving.
1	Aquatic	Aquatic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	aquatic	aquatic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	diving	diving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Aquatic |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **happen** *not said to happen* | gerund | Aquatic *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as aquatic sports like swimming and diving | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: rare — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An aquatic is a plant or animal that lives in water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aquatic:m3:1
# text = An aquatic is a plant or animal that lives in water.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	aquatic	aquatic	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	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a aquatic | a plant or animal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | a plant or animal |  |  | water |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Frogs lay their eggs in an aquatic habitat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aquatic:x1:1
# text = Frogs lay their eggs in an aquatic habitat.
1	Frogs	frog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lay	lay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	aquatic	aquatic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	habitat	habitat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | present | Frogs | Frogs's eggs |  | a aquatic habitat |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent egg=Theme in habitat=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water lilies are aquatic plants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aquatic:x2:1
# text = Water lilies are aquatic plants.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	lilies	lily	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	aquatic	aquatic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Water lilies | aquatic plants |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fish have gills because they are aquatic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aquatic:x3:1
# text = Fish have gills because they are aquatic.
1	Fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	gills	gill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	aquatic	aquatic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Fish | gills |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gill=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Fish |  |  |  |  | aquatic *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We went to the aquatic centre for swimming lessons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aquatic:x4:1
# text = We went to the aquatic centre for swimming lessons.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	aquatic	aquatic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	lessons	lesson	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | We |  |  | the aquatic centre for swimming lessons |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to centre=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Diving and water polo are aquatic sports.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aquatic:x5:1
# text = Diving and water polo are aquatic sports.
1	Diving	dive	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	polo	polo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	aquatic	aquatic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dive** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | aquatic sports |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Otters are partly aquatic animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aquatic:x6:1
# text = Otters are partly aquatic animals.
1	Otters	otter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	partly	partly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	aquatic	aquatic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Otters | aquatic animals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The white aquatic birds skimmed the surface of the water in their flight, and all was calm and still as amid the black rocks at Delphi.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aquatic:x7:1
# text = The white aquatic birds skimmed the surface of the water in their flight, and all was calm and still as amid the black rocks at Delphi.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	aquatic	aquatic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	skimmed	skim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	nsubj	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	still	still	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
21	as	as	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	amid	amid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
26	at	at	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	Delphi	Delphi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **skim** | past | the white aquatic birds | the surface of the water |  | birds's flight |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent surface=Source |
| 2 | **is** | past | all |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | tree rules |

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