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title: bald — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bald» in the school dictionary: Bald means having little or no hair on the head. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# bald

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**Who acts:** Bald, bald statement, Balding, grandad, bald tyres, grandpa · **What happens:** mean, have, be, lose, wear down, wear · **To what, where:** little, hair, grooves, cap, sun., bald patch

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«bald» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [bald in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bald.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bald means having little or no hair on the head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bald:m1:1
# text = Bald means having little or no hair on the head.
1	Bald	bald	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Bald |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** *not said to happen* | gerund | Bald *not said here* | little or no hair on the head |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent little=Patient |

<!-- .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.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"my grandad is bald".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bald:m1e:1
# text = "my grandad is bald".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	grandad	grandad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	bald	bald	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | my grandad |  |  |  |  | bald *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bald can mean without the usual covering.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bald:m2:1
# text = Bald can mean without the usual covering.
1	Bald	bald	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	covering	covering	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 | **mean** | can | Bald |  |  |  |  | without the usual covering | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"bald tyres" have their grooves worn down and are dangerous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bald:m2e:1
# text = "bald tyres" have their grooves worn down and are dangerous.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	bald	bald	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tyres	tyre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	grooves	groove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	down	down	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | bald tyres | tyres's grooves |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent groove=Patient |
| 2 | **wear down** | participle |  | tyres's grooves *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bald statement or fact is plain and simple, with no extra detail.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bald:m3:1
# text = A bald statement or fact is plain and simple, with no extra detail.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bald	bald	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	plain	plain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
13	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	detail	detail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a bald statement or fact |  |  |  |  | plain *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a bald statement or fact *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Balding means losing hair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bald:m4:1
# text = Balding means losing hair.
1	Balding	balding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Balding |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **lose** *not said to happen* | gerund | Balding *not said here* | hair |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My grandpa is bald and wears a cap in the sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bald:x1:1
# text = My grandpa is bald and wears a cap in the sun.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	bald	bald	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	wears	wear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My grandpa |  |  |  |  | bald *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | present | My grandpa *not said here* | a cap |  | the sun. |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent cap=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad has a bald patch on top of his head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bald:x2:1
# text = Dad has a bald patch on top of his head.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	bald	bald	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	patch	patch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Dad | a bald patch |  | top of Dad's head |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patch=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bald eagle is the bird of the United States.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bald:x3:1
# text = The bald eagle is the bird of the United States.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bald	bald	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	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 | the bald eagle | the bird |  |  |  | of the United States | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bald tyres are dangerous on wet roads.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bald:x4:1
# text = Bald tyres are dangerous on wet roads.
1	Bald	bald	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	tyres	tyre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Bald tyres |  |  | wet roads |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He started going bald in his twenties.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bald:x5:1
# text = He started going bald in his twenties.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	bald	bald	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	twenties	twenty	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **go** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  | his twenties |  | bald *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in twenty=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bald fact is that we lost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bald:x6:1
# text = The bald fact is that we lost.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bald	bald	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:outer	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the bald fact |  |  |  |  | lose *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A BALD KNIGHT, who wore a wig, went out to hunt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bald:x7:1
# text = A BALD KNIGHT, who wore a wig, went out to hunt.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	BALD	bald	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	KNIGHT	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wig	wig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	out	out	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | a BALD KNIGHT | a wig |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent wig=Theme |
| 2 | **go out** | past | a BALD KNIGHT *not said here* |  |  |  |  | out *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **hunt** | to-infinitive | a BALD KNIGHT *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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