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title: awaken — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «awaken» in the school dictionary: To wake up, or to wake someone up (a bit formal or story-like). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# awaken

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**Who acts:** trip, you, Bears, weather, smell, pancakes · **What happens:** wake up, make, awaken, love, realise, warm · **To what, where:** someone, feeling, love, nature, something, princess

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To wake up, or to wake someone up (a bit formal or story-like).

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awaken:m1:1
# text = To wake up, or to wake someone up (a bit formal or story-like).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	wake	wake	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	wake	wake	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl:unmarked	_	_
13	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake up** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **wake up** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent someone=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make a feeling, memory or interest start (The trip awakened her love of nature).

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awaken:m2:1
# text = To make a feeling, memory or interest start (The trip awakened her love of nature).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	interest	interest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	awakened	awaken	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | a feeling and memory or interest start |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset feeling=Product |
| 2 | **awaken** | past | the trip | trip's love of nature |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location love=Theme |
| 3 | **love** |  | trip | nature |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make someone realise something (awaken someone to a danger).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awaken:m3:1
# text = To make someone realise something (awaken someone to a danger).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	realise	realise	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	awaken	awaken	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | someone |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset someone=Product |
| 2 | **realise** | imperative | you *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **awaken** | infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  | to a danger | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location someone=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The princess awakened after a hundred years of sleep.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awaken:x1:1
# text = The princess awakened after a hundred years of sleep.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	awakened	awaken	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **awaken** | participle |  | the princess *not said here* |  |  | year |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bears awaken from hibernation when the weather warms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awaken:x2:1
# text = Bears awaken from hibernation when the weather warms.
1	Bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	awaken	awaken	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	hibernation	hibernation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	warms	warm	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **awaken** | present | Bears |  |  | hibernation |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **warm** | present | the weather |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The smell of pancakes awakened me.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awaken:x3:1
# text = The smell of pancakes awakened me.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	pancakes	pancake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	awakened	awaken	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **awaken** | past | the smell of pancakes | me |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location i=Theme |
| 2 | **smell** |  | pancakes |  |  |  |  |  | nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum trip awakened his interest in fossils.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awaken:x4:1
# text = The museum trip awakened his interest in fossils.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	awakened	awaken	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	interest	interest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	fossils	fossil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **awaken** | past | the museum trip | trip's interest |  | fossils |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location interest=Theme |
| 2 | **interest** |  | trip |  |  |  |  |  | nom interest «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film awakened people to the danger of plastic in the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awaken:x5:1
# text = The film awakened people to the danger of plastic in the sea.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	awakened	awaken	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **awaken** | past | the film | people |  | the sea |  | to the danger of plastic | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location people=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had a rude awakening when she saw her test score.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awaken:x6:1
# text = She had a rude awakening when she saw her test score.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	_
5	awakening	awaken	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	test	test	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	score	score	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She | a rude |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rude=Patient |
| 2 | **awaken** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **see** | past | she | her test score |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer score=Stimulus |
| 4 | **score** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom score «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do not awaken the baby!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awaken:x7:1
# text = Do not awaken the baby!
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	awaken	awaken	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **awaken** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | the baby |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location baby=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was awakened in the morning by a great shout.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awaken:x8:1
# text = She was awakened in the morning by a great shout.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	awakened	awaken	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	shout	shout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **awaken** | past · passive | a great shout | She |  |  | morning |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location subject=Theme |

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