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title: brim — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «brim» in the school dictionary: The brim of a cup, glass or bowl is its top edge: full to the brim. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# brim

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**Who acts:** brim, flat part, eyes, cup, I, you · **What happens:** be, stick out, shade, brim, mean, carry · **To what, where:** top edge, flat part, bottom, face, cup, hat · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«brim» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [brim in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brim.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The brim of a cup, glass or bowl is its top edge: full to the brim.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brim:m1:1
# text = The brim of a cup, glass or bowl is its top edge: full to the brim.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	brim	brim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
15	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	brim	brim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the brim of a cup and glass or bowl | brim's top edge |  |  |  |  | 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 -->
The brim of a hat is the flat part that sticks out around the bottom and shades your face.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brim:m2:1
# text = The brim of a hat is the flat part that sticks out around the bottom and shades your face.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	brim	brim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	sticks	stick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	around	around	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	shades	shade	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
18	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the brim of a hat | the flat part |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stick out** | present | the flat part |  |  | the bottom |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme around bottom=Destination |
| 3 | **shade** | present | the flat part *not said here* | your face |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Beneficiary |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To brim (with) means to be full to the top: eyes brimming with tears, brimming with ideas.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brim:m3:1
# text = To brim (with) means to be full to the top: eyes brimming with tears, brimming with ideas.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	brim	brim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	2	obl	_	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	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
14	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	brimming	brim	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	brimming	brim	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	conj	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brim** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to the top and eyes; full *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **brim** | gerund | eyes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with tears | tree rules |
| 5 | **brim** | gerund | eyes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with ideas | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cup was full to the brim, so I carried it slowly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brim:x1:1
# text = The cup was full to the brim, so I carried it slowly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	brim	brim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the cup |  |  |  |  | to the brim; full *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | past | I | cup |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wear a hat with a wide brim in the sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brim:x2:1
# text = Wear a hat with a wide brim in the sun.
1	Wear	wear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	brim	brim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | imperative | you *not said here* | a hat |  |  |  | with a wide brim in the sun. | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hat=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baseball cap only has a brim at the front.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brim:x3:1
# text = The baseball cap only has a brim at the front.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	baseball	baseball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	brim	brim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the baseball cap | a brim |  | the front |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brim=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her eyes were brimming with tears.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brim:x4:1
# text = Her eyes were brimming with tears.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	brimming	brim	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brim** | past · progressive | Her eyes |  |  |  |  | with tears | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The class was brimming with ideas for the play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brim:x5:1
# text = The class was brimming with ideas for the play.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	brimming	brim	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brim** | past · progressive | the class |  |  |  |  | with ideas; for the play | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bath filled to the brim and almost overflowed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brim:x6:1
# text = The bath filled to the brim and almost overflowed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	brim	brim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	overflowed	overflow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | participle |  | the bath *not said here* |  |  |  | to the brim | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **overflow** | past | the bath |  |  |  |  | almost *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And she took the brazen pitcher that she had brought with her, and filled it to the brim.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brim:x7:1
# text = And she took the brazen pitcher that she had brought with her, and filled it to the brim.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	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	brazen	brazen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pitcher	pitcher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	brim	brim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | she | the brazen pitcher |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pitcher=Theme |
| 2 | **bring** | past · perfect | she |  |  |  |  | with her *= she* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fill** | past | she *not said here* | pitcher |  |  |  | to the brim | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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