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title: bathe — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bathe» in the school dictionary: To bathe means to wash yourself or someone else in a bath (more US; in the UK people more often say «have a bath»). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bathe

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** people, Mum, you, We, Romans, Lizards · **What happens:** bathe, mean, wash, say, have, be · **To what, where:** yourself, UK, bath, wound, sea, light · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«bathe» 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: [bathe in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bathe.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To bathe means to wash yourself or someone else in a bath (more US; in the UK people more often say «have a bath»).

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bathe:m1:1
# text = To bathe means to wash yourself or someone else in a bath (more US; in the UK people more often say «have a bath»).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bathe	bathe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
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	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	conj	_	_
9	else	else	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	amod	_	_
15	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
20	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nsubj	_	_
21	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	22	advmod	_	_
22	often	often	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
24	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	ccomp	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bathe** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **wash** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | yourself |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yourself=Patient |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | people |  |  | the UK |  | often *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **have** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | a bath |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bath=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To bathe a wound or your eyes is to wash them gently with water.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bathe:m2:1
# text = To bathe a wound or your eyes is to wash them gently with water.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bathe	bathe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wound	wound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	wash	wash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bathe** | to-infinitive |  | a wound or your eyes |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme wound=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with water; gently, wash *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To bathe means to swim in the sea, a river or a lake for fun.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bathe:m3:1
# text = To bathe means to swim in the sea, a river or a lake for fun.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bathe	bathe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
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	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bathe** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **swim** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the sea |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sea=Trajectory |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To be bathed in light means to be filled or covered with it: the room was bathed in sunlight.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bathe:m4:1
# text = To be bathed in light means to be filled or covered with it: the room was bathed in sunlight.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	bathed	bath	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	ccomp	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	bathed	bath	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bath** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  | light |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **fill** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V» |
| 4 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with light | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with it=Theme |
| 5 | **bath** | past · passive |  | the room |  | sunlight |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum bathed the baby before bed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bathe:x1:1
# text = Mum bathed the baby before bed.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bathed	bath	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	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bath** | past | Mum | the baby |  |  | before bed |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bathe the cut with clean water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bathe:x2:1
# text = Bathe the cut with clean water.
1	Bathe	bathe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cut	cut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bathe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the cut |  |  |  | with clean water | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent cut=Destination with water=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We bathed in the cold sea on Boxing Day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bathe:x3:1
# text = We bathed in the cold sea on Boxing Day.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bathed	bath	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	Boxing	Boxing	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Day	Day	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bath** | past | We |  |  | the cold sea | on Boxing Day |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The garden was bathed in golden sunlight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bathe:x4:1
# text = The garden was bathed in golden sunlight.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	bathed	bath	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sunlight	sunlight	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 | **bath** | past · passive |  | the garden |  | golden sunlight |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Romans bathed together in big public baths.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bathe:x5:1
# text = The Romans bathed together in big public baths.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Romans	Roman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bathed	bath	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	together	together	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	baths	bath	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bath** | past | the Romans |  |  | big public baths |  | together *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lizards sunbathe on warm rocks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bathe:x6:1
# text = Lizards sunbathe on warm rocks.
1	Lizards	lizard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sunbathe	sunbathe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sunbathe** | present | Lizards |  |  | warm rocks |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
'I want to go down to the lake, and bathe,' said she.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bathe:x7:1
# text = 'I want to go down to the lake, and bathe,' said she.
1	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	ccomp	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	down	down	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	bathe	bathe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
15	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **go down** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the lake; down *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **bathe** | infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

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