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title: bob — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bob» in the school dictionary: Bob is a boy's or a man's name, short for Robert. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# bob

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**Who acts:** Bob, many pages, We, She, hair, duck · **What happens:** be, bob, have, give, read, play · **To what, where:** name, short haircut, old British word, 7 marbles, 3, Ann

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«bob» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: [bob in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bob.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bob is a boy's or a man's name, short for Robert.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bob:m1:1
# text = Bob is a boy's or a man's name, short for Robert.
1	Bob	Bob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Robert	Robert	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Bob | a boy's name |  |  |  |  | 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 -->
To bob is to move up and down quickly, like a cork on water.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bob:m2:1
# text = To bob is to move up and down quickly, like a cork on water.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bob	bob	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	up	up	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	down	down	ADV	RB	_	6	conj	_	_
9	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	cork	cork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bob** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn curtsey-40.3.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | like a cork on water; move, quickly *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bob is a short haircut.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bob:m3:1
# text = A bob is a short haircut.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bob	bob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	haircut	haircut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a bob | a short haircut |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Bob» was an old British word for a shilling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bob:m4:1
# text = «Bob» was an old British word for a shilling.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Bob	Bob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	shilling	shilling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Bob | a old British word |  |  |  | for a shilling | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bob has 7 marbles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bob:x1:1
# text = Bob has 7 marbles.
1	Bob	Bob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	marbles	marble	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 | **have** | present | Bob | 7 marbles |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent marble=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bob gives 3 to Ann.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bob:x2:1
# text = Bob gives 3 to Ann.
1	Bob	Bob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Ann	Ann	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Bob | 3 | Ann |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent 3=Theme to ann=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bob is 4 years older than Sue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bob:x3:1
# text = Bob is 4 years older than Sue.
1	Bob	Bob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Sue	Sue	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Bob |  |  |  | year | than Sue; old *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many pages did Bob read in all?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bob:x4:1
# text = How many pages did Bob read in all?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	Bob	Bob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past · do-support | many pages |  |  | all |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bob is my best friend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bob:x5:1
# text = Bob is my best friend.
1	Bob	Bob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Bob | my best friend |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The boat bobbed on the waves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bob:x6:1
# text = The boat bobbed on the waves.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	bobbed	bob	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bob** | participle |  | the boat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn curtsey-40.3.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We played bobbing for apples at Halloween.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bob:x7:1
# text = We played bobbing for apples at Halloween.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	bobbing	bob	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Halloween	Halloween	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **bob** | gerund | We *not said here* |  |  | Halloween |  | for apples | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at halloween=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She got her hair cut in a bob.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bob:x8:1
# text = She got her hair cut in a bob.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bob	bob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | She | her hair |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cut** | participle | her hair *not said here* |  |  | a bob |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The duck bobbed its head under the water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bob:x9:1
# text = The duck bobbed its head under the water.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	duck	duck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bobbed	bob	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bob** | past | the duck | duck's head |  | the water |  |  | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ask Bob to join our team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bob:x10:1
# text = Ask Bob to join our team.
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Bob	Bob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | Bob |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent bob=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **join** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | our team |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent team=Patient |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She stooped down to drink, when a horrible head bobbed up on the surface.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bob:x11:1
# text = She stooped down to drink, when a horrible head bobbed up on the surface.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stooped	stoop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	horrible	horrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	bobbed	bob	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stoop down** | past | She |  |  |  |  | down *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **drink** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **bob up** | participle | a horrible head |  |  | the surface |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on surface=Location |

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