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title: bodily — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bodily» in the school dictionary: Bodily means to do with the body: bodily needs, bodily harm. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bodily

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** adverb, Eating, you, Sweating, dad, bouncer · **What happens:** mean, do, move, lift, leave behind, carry · **To what, where:** bodily needs, whole body, He, room, gloves, bodily fluids · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«bodily» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [bodily in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bodily.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bodily means to do with the body: bodily needs, bodily harm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bodily:m1:1
# text = Bodily means to do with the body: bodily needs, bodily harm.
1	Bodily	bodily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	bodily	bodily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	needs	need	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	bodily	bodily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | bodily *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | bodily needs and bodily harm |  |  |  | with the body | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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 -->
Bodily (adverb) means by moving or lifting the whole body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bodily:m2:1
# text = Bodily (adverb) means by moving or lifting the whole body.
1	Bodily	bodily	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	adverb	adverb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	ccomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	lifting	lift	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | adverb |  |  |  |  | bodily *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **move** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **lift** | gerund |  | the whole body |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"He was carried bodily out of the room."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bodily:m2e:1
# text = "He was carried bodily out of the room."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	bodily	bodily	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | He |  | the room |  | bodily *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme out room=Initial\_Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bodily can also mean as a whole, all at once, with nothing left behind.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bodily:m3:1
# text = Bodily can also mean as a whole, all at once, with nothing left behind.
1	Bodily	bodily	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	all	all	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	parataxis	_	_
15	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
16	behind	behind	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  | as a whole; bodily, once *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as whole=Attribute |
| 2 | **leave behind** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | behind *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eating and sleeping are bodily needs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bodily:x1:1
# text = Eating and sleeping are bodily needs.
1	Eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	sleeping	sleep	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	bodily	bodily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	needs	need	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sleep** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | Eating | bodily needs |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wear gloves when cleaning up bodily fluids.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bodily:x2:1
# text = Wear gloves when cleaning up bodily fluids.
1	Wear	wear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	gloves	glove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
4	cleaning	clean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	bodily	bodily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fluids	fluid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | imperative | you *not said here* | gloves |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent glove=Theme |
| 2 | **clean up** | gerund | you *not said here* | bodily fluids |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent fluid=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sweating is a normal bodily function.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bodily:x3:1
# text = Sweating is a normal bodily function.
1	Sweating	sweating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	bodily	bodily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	function	function	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sweating | a normal bodily function |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dad lifted the sleeping child bodily into the car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bodily:x4:1
# text = The dad lifted the sleeping child bodily into the car.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lifted	lift	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sleeping	sleeping	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	bodily	bodily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift** | past | the dad | the sleeping child |  | the car |  | bodily *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent child=Theme into car=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bouncer threw him out bodily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bodily:x5:1
# text = The bouncer threw him out bodily.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bouncer	bouncer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
6	bodily	bodily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw out** | past | the bouncer | him *= he* |  |  |  | bodily *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rules protect people from bodily harm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bodily:x6:1
# text = The rules protect people from bodily harm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	protect	protect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	bodily	bodily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | present | the rules |  | people |  |  | from bodily harm | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary from harm=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Burping is a bodily noise, so say "excuse me".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bodily:x7:1
# text = Burping is a bodily noise, so say "excuse me".
1	Burping	burping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	bodily	bodily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	excuse	excuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
11	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Burping | a bodily noise |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **excuse** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | me |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bear lifted the log bodily and moved it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bodily:x8:1
# text = The bear lifted the log bodily and moved it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lifted	lift	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	log	log	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	bodily	bodily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift** | past | the bear | the log |  |  |  | bodily *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent log=Theme |
| 2 | **move** | past | the bear *not said here* | log |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This he carried off bodily and drove away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bodily:x9:1
# text = This he carried off bodily and drove away.
1	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	bodily	bodily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	drove	drive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry off** | past | This |  |  |  |  | bodily *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **drive away** | past | This *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

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