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title: bake — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bake» in the school dictionary: To bake is to cook food in an oven with dry heat, like bread, cakes or cookies. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bake

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**Who acts:** We, Mom, She, It, many pies, you · **What happens:** bake, be, mean, take, let, have · **To what, where:** oven, 24 cookies, 3 trays, cake, 's, bread · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«bake» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: [bake in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bake.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To bake is to cook food in an oven with dry heat, like bread, cakes or cookies.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bake:m1:1
# text = To bake is to cook food in an oven with dry heat, like bread, cakes or cookies.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bake	bake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	cook	cook	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	oven	oven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	cakes	cake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	cookies	cookie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | a oven with dry heat and bread and cakes or cookies |  | cook *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .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 bake is to make something hard by heat, like clay or bricks.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bake:m2:1
# text = To bake is to make something hard by heat, like clay or bricks.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bake	bake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	bricks	brick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | by heat; make *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To bake can mean to be very hot: «We're baking in the sun».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bake:m3:1
# text = To bake can mean to be very hot: «We're baking in the sun».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bake	bake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	baking	bake	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **bake** *in a quote* | present · progressive | We |  |  |  |  | in the sun | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent in sun=Instrument |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mom bakes 24 cookies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bake:x1:1
# text = Mom bakes 24 cookies.
1	Mom	mom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bakes	bake	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	24	24	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	cookies	cookie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | present | Mom | 24 cookies |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cookie=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She bakes 3 trays with 12 muffins each.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bake:x2:1
# text = She bakes 3 trays with 12 muffins each.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bakes	bake	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	trays	tray	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	muffins	muffin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | present | She | 3 trays |  |  |  | with 12 muffins | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent tray=Patient with muffin=Instrument |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It takes 20 minutes to bake a cake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bake:x3:1
# text = It takes 20 minutes to bake a cake.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	bake	bake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | It |  |  |  | minute |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bake** | to-infinitive |  | a cake |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many pies can he bake with 9 apples?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bake:x4:1
# text = How many pies can he bake with 9 apples?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pies	pie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	bake	bake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | can | many pies |  |  |  |  | with 9 apples | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient with apple=Instrument |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Let's bake bread this weekend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bake:x5:1
# text = Let's bake bread this weekend.
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	bake	bake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	weekend	weekend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	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 | **bake** | infinitive | 's *not said here* | bread |  |  | weekend |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bread=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bake the cake at 180 degrees for 30 minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bake:x6:1
# text = Bake the cake at 180 degrees for 30 minutes.
1	Bake	bake	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	180	180	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	degrees	degree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | imperative | you *not said here* | the cake |  | 180 degrees | minute |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class had a bake sale.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bake:x7:1
# text = Our class had a bake sale.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	bake	bake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	sale	sale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Our class | a bake sale |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sale=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bricks are baked in a kiln.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bake:x8:1
# text = The bricks are baked in a kiln.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bricks	brick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	baked	bake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	kiln	kiln	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | present · passive |  | the bricks |  |  |  | in a kiln | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient in kiln=Instrument |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We were baking on the hot beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bake:x9:1
# text = We were baking on the hot beach.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	baking	bake	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | past · progressive | We |  |  |  |  | on the hot beach | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent on beach=Instrument |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ask an adult before you use the oven to bake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bake:x10:1
# text = Ask an adult before you use the oven to bake.
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	oven	oven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	bake	bake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 2 | **use** | present | you | the oven |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oven=Patient |
| 3 | **bake** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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