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title: bear — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bear» in the school dictionary: A bear is a big, strong animal with thick fur, like a brown bear, polar bear or black bear. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# bear

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**Who acts:** bear, teddy bear, bridge, I, 12 teddy bears, Polar bears · **What happens:** be, bear, mean, carry, hold up, put up · **To what, where:** big strong animal, soft toy bear, weight, 10 tons, something, fruit · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«bear» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [bear in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bear.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bear is a big, strong animal with thick fur, like a brown bear, polar bear or black bear.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bear:m1:1
# text = A bear is a big, strong animal with thick fur, like a brown bear, polar bear or black bear.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	polar	polar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a bear | a big strong animal |  |  |  | with thick fur | 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 -->
A teddy bear is a soft toy bear.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bear:m2:1
# text = A teddy bear is a soft toy bear.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	teddy	teddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a teddy bear | a soft toy bear |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To bear means to carry or hold up a weight: the bridge can bear 10 tons.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bear:m3:1
# text = To bear means to carry or hold up a weight: the bridge can bear 10 tons.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bear	bear	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	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	bear	bear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
16	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	tons	ton	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **carry** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **hold up** | infinitive |  | a weight |  |  |  |  | vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot weight=Theme |
| 5 | **bear** | can | the bridge | 10 tons |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ton=Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To bear something also means to put up with it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bear:m4:1
# text = To bear something also means to put up with it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bear	bear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **put up** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with it | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I cannot bear the noise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bear:m4e:1
# text = I cannot bear the noise.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	bear	bear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **bear** | can | I | the noise |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent noise=Patient |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To bear fruit is to grow fruit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bear:m5:1
# text = To bear fruit is to grow fruit.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bear	bear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	grow	grow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | to-infinitive |  | fruit |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fruit=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | grow *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There are 12 teddy bears on the shelf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bear:x1:1
# text = There are 12 teddy bears on the shelf.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	teddy	teddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | 12 teddy bears on the shelf |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bear ate 6 fish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bear:x2:1
# text = A bear ate 6 fish.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | a bear | 6 fish |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each bear sleeps 5 months a year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bear:x3:1
# text = Each bear sleeps 5 months a year.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sleeps	sleep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | present | each bear |  |  |  | month; year |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bridge can bear 10 tons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bear:x4:1
# text = The bridge can bear 10 tons.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	bear	bear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	tons	ton	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | can | the bridge | 10 tons |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ton=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Polar bears live in the Arctic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bear:x5:1
# text = Polar bears live in the Arctic.
1	Polar	polar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Arctic	Arctic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Polar bears |  |  | the Arctic |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in arctic=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Goldilocks met three bears.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bear:x6:1
# text = Goldilocks met three bears.
1	Goldilocks	Goldilocks	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	bears	bear	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 | **meet** | past | Goldilocks | three bears |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bear=Co-Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bear in mind that the shop closes early.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bear:x7:1
# text = Bear in mind that the shop closes early.
1	Bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	closes	close	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | present | Bear in mind |  |  |  |  | early *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I cannot bear spiders!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bear:x8:1
# text = I cannot bear spiders!
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	bear	bear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	spiders	spider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **bear** | can | I | spiders |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spider=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The apple tree bears fruit in autumn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bear:x9:1
# text = The apple tree bears fruit in autumn.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	compound	_	_
5	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I cannot bear it any longer!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bear:x10:1
# text = I cannot bear it any longer!
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	bear	bear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	any	any	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **bear** | can | I | it |  |  |  | long *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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