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title: bleeding — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bleeding» in the school dictionary: Bleeding is losing blood from a cut, wound or injury. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bleeding

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**Who acts:** Bleeding, knee, Press, you, someone, red dye · **What happens:** lose, bleed, be, mean, spread, use · **To what, where:** blood, cut, noun, flow, body, colours · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bleeding is losing blood from a cut, wound or injury.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bleeding:m1:1
# text = Bleeding is losing blood from a cut, wound or injury.
1	Bleeding	bleeding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cut	cut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	wound	wound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present · progressive | Bleeding | blood |  | a cut and wound or injury |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent blood=Theme from cut=Initial\_Location |

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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 -->
Bleeding (noun) is the flow of blood from the body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bleeding:m2:1
# text = Bleeding (noun) is the flow of blood from the body.
1	Bleeding	bleed	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	flow	flow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bleed** | gerund |  | noun |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent noun=Source |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Bleeding | the flow |  | the body |  | of blood | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bleeding (of colours) means spreading from one area into another, like wet paint or dye.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bleeding:m3:1
# text = Bleeding (of colours) means spreading from one area into another, like wet paint or dye.
1	Bleeding	bleed	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	spreading	spread	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	dye	dye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bleed** | gerund |  | colours |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent colour=Source |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Bleeding |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **spread** *not said to happen* | gerund | Bleeding *not said here* |  |  | one area |  | into another; like wet paint or dye | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into another=Destination |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bleeding (British, informal and rude) is used to make a statement stronger.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bleeding:m4:1
# text = Bleeding (British, informal and rude) is used to make a statement stronger.
1	Bleeding	bleeding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | Bleeding |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | a statement |  |  |  | strong *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset statement=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His knee was bleeding after he fell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bleeding:x1:1
# text = His knee was bleeding after he fell.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	bleeding	bleed	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bleed** | past · progressive | His knee |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 2 | **fall** | past | knee |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Press on the cut to stop the bleeding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bleeding:x2:1
# text = Press on the cut to stop the bleeding.
1	Press	press	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cut	cut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bleeding	bleeding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | to-infinitive | Press on the cut | the bleeding |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality bleeding=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For a nosebleed, lean forward and pinch your nose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bleeding:x3:1
# text = For a nosebleed, lean forward and pinch your nose.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	nosebleed	nosebleed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	lean	lean	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	pinch	pinch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lean** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for a nosebleed; forward *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **pinch** | infinitive | you *not said here* | your nose |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nose=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bleeding stopped after a few minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bleeding:x4:1
# text = The bleeding stopped after a few minutes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bleeding	bleeding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | the bleeding |  |  |  | minute |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Call for help if someone is bleeding badly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bleeding:x5:1
# text = Call for help if someone is bleeding badly.
1	Call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	bleeding	bleed	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
8	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for help | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient |
| 2 | **bleed** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · progressive | someone |  |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The red dye was bleeding into the white shirt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bleeding:x6:1
# text = The red dye was bleeding into the white shirt.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	dye	dye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	bleeding	bleed	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	shirt	shirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bleed** | past · progressive | the red dye |  |  | the white shirt |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into shirt=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The next moment the poor hawk lay bleeding and dying at its master's feet.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bleeding:x7:1
# text = The next moment the poor hawk lay bleeding and dying at its master's feet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	hawk	hawk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	bleeding	bleed	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	dying	die	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	conj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | past | the next moment |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bleed** | gerund | the next moment *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 3 | **die** | gerund | the next moment *not said here* |  |  | hawk's master's feet |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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