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title: breakout — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «breakout» in the school dictionary: An escape from a prison or other place by force. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# breakout

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**Who acts:** prisoners, I, This, breakout, teacher, hens · **What happens:** spread, split off, plan, have, be, hit · **To what, where:** something, small group, breakout, us, breakout rooms, fence

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«breakout» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: [breakout in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/breakout.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An escape from a prison or other place by force.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breakout:m1:1
# text = An escape from a prison or other place by force.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	escape	escape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sudden start or spread of something, like spots on the skin (an acne breakout).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breakout:m2:1
# text = A sudden start or spread of something, like spots on the skin (an acne breakout).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	spread	spread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	acne	acne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	breakout	breakout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** |  |  | something |  |  |  |  | nom spread «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Suddenly very successful: a breakout star, breakout hit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breakout:m3:1
# text = Suddenly very successful: a breakout star, breakout hit.
1	Suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	breakout	breakout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	breakout	breakout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	hit	hit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A breakout room or group: a small group split off from a bigger meeting or class.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breakout:m4:1
# text = A breakout room or group: a small group split off from a bigger meeting or class.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	breakout	breakout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
10	split	split	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	off	off	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	amod	_	_
15	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **split off** | participle |  | a small group *not said here* |  |  |  | from a bigger meeting or class | vn split-23.2 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient from meeting=Co-Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The prisoners planned a breakout.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breakout:x1:1
# text = The prisoners planned a breakout.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prisoners	prisoner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	planned	plan	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	breakout	breakout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plan** | past | the prisoners | a breakout |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breakout=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had a breakout of spots before the party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breakout:x2:1
# text = I had a breakout of spots before the party.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	breakout	breakout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | I | a breakout of spots |  |  | before the party |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breakout=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This was the singer's breakout hit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breakout:x3:1
# text = This was the singer's breakout hit.
1	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	breakout	breakout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | This | the singer's breakout |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hit** | past | the singer's breakout |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher put us in breakout rooms on the video call.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breakout:x4:1
# text = The teacher put us in breakout rooms on the video call.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	breakout	breakout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	rooms	room	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | the teacher | us |  | breakout rooms |  | on the video call | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme on call=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hens made a breakout through the fence!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breakout:x5:1
# text = The hens made a breakout through the fence!
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hens	hen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	breakout	breakout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fence	fence	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 | **make** | past | the hens | a breakout |  | the fence |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breakout=Product |

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