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title: bandage — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bandage» in the school dictionary: A bandage is a strip of cloth or soft material wrapped around a part of the body to cover and protect a wound or support an injury. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bandage

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**Who acts:** bandage, nurse, Dad, I, you, first aid kit · **What happens:** be, wrap, cover, protect, support, mean · **To what, where:** strip, soft material, part, wound, injury, bandage

<!-- .vabout -->
«bandage» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [bandage in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bandage.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bandage is a strip of cloth or soft material wrapped around a part of the body to cover and protect a wound or support an injury.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bandage:m1:1
# text = A bandage is a strip of cloth or soft material wrapped around a part of the body to cover and protect a wound or support an injury.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bandage	bandage	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	strip	strip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
11	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	around	around	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	cover	cover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	conj	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	wound	wound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	support	support	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	conj	_	_
26	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a bandage | a strip or soft material |  |  |  | of cloth | tree rules |
| 2 | **wrap** | participle |  | soft material *not said here* |  | a part of the body |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme around part=Destination |
| 3 | **cover** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **protect** | infinitive |  | a wound |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wound=Beneficiary |
| 5 | **support** | infinitive |  | a injury |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer injury=Stimulus |

<!-- .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 bandage means to wrap a bandage around a part of the body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bandage:m2:1
# text = To bandage means to wrap a bandage around a part of the body.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bandage	bandage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	wrap	wrap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bandage	bandage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	around	around	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | bandage |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **wrap** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | bandage *not said here* | a bandage |  | a part of the body |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bandage=Theme around part=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nurse put a bandage round my sprained ankle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bandage:x1:1
# text = The nurse put a bandage round my sprained ankle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bandage	bandage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	round	round	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	sprained	sprain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	ankle	ankle	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 | **put** | past | the nurse | a bandage |  |  |  | round my sprained ankle | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent bandage=Goal |
| 2 | **sprain** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad bandaged my knee after I fell off my bike.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bandage:x2:1
# text = Dad bandaged my knee after I fell off my bike.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bandaged	bandage	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bandage** | past | Dad | my knee |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent knee=Destination |
| 2 | **fall off** | past | I | my bike |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't wrap the bandage too tightly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bandage:x3:1
# text = Don't wrap the bandage too tightly.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	wrap	wrap	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bandage	bandage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	tightly	tightly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **wrap** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | the bandage |  |  |  | tightly *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent bandage=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The first aid kit has bandages and plasters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bandage:x4:1
# text = The first aid kit has bandages and plasters.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	amod	_	_
3	aid	aid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	kit	kit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	bandages	bandage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	plasters	plaster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the first aid kit | bandages and plasters |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bandage=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His arm was in a bandage and a sling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bandage:x5:1
# text = His arm was in a bandage and a sling.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bandage	bandage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sling	sling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | His arm |  |  | a bandage and a sling |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mummy in the museum was wrapped in bandages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bandage:x6:1
# text = The mummy in the museum was wrapped in bandages.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mummy	mummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	bandages	bandage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wrap** | past · passive |  | the mummy in the museum |  | bandages |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in bandage=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We practised bandaging each other in first aid club.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bandage:x7:1
# text = We practised bandaging each other in first aid club.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	practised	practise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	bandaging	bandage	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	3	obj	_	_
5	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	fixed	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
8	aid	aid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **practise** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bandage** | gerund | We *not said here* | each |  | first aid club |  |  | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme each=Destination |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She took the bandage off after a week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bandage:x8:1
# text = She took the bandage off after a week.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bandage	bandage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take off** | past | She | the bandage |  |  | week |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bandage=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If Nana had been with them, she would have had a bandage round Michael’s forehead by this time.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bandage:x9:1
# text = If Nana had been with them, she would have had a bandage round Michael’s forehead by this time.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
2	Nana	Nana	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux	_	_
11	had	have	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	bandage	bandage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	round	round	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	Michael	Michael	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	’s	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	forehead	forehead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	20	det	_	_
20	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past · perfect |  |  |  |  |  | with them *= they* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | would · perfect | Nana | a bandage |  |  | time | round Michael's forehead | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bandage=Patient |

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