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title: broadcast — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «broadcast» in the school dictionary: To broadcast means to send out a programme on television, radio or the internet. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# broadcast

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** broadcast, you, We, farmer · **What happens:** broadcast, mean, send out, be, tell, scatter · **To what, where:** programme, television, TV, news, lots, seeds · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To broadcast means to send out a programme on television, radio or the internet.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broadcast:m1:1
# text = To broadcast means to send out a programme on television, radio or the internet.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	broadcast	broadcast	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	send	send	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	programme	programme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	television	television	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	internet	internet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **broadcast** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn instr\_communication-37.4.1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **send out** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | a programme and radio or the internet |  | television |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent programme=Theme |

<!-- .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.

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"the match will be broadcast live".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broadcast:m1e:1
# text = "the match will be broadcast live".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	broadcast	broadcast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	live	live	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **broadcast** *speech: other* *in a quote* | future · passive |  | the match |  |  |  | live *property* | vn instr\_communication-37.4.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A broadcast is a programme sent out on TV, radio or online.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broadcast:m2:1
# text = A broadcast is a programme sent out on TV, radio or online.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	programme	programme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	online	online	ADV	RB	_	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a broadcast | a programme |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **send out** | participle |  | a programme *not said here* |  | TV |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"a news broadcast".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broadcast:m2e:1
# text = "a news broadcast".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To broadcast news or a secret means to tell lots of people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broadcast:m3:1
# text = To broadcast news or a secret means to tell lots of people.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	broadcast	broadcast	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	csubj	_	_
3	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **broadcast** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  | news or a secret |  |  |  |  | vn instr\_communication-37.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent news=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | lots of people |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lot=Recipient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"don't broadcast it".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broadcast:m3e:1
# text = "don't broadcast it".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	broadcast	broadcast	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **broadcast** *speech: other* *in a quote* | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn instr\_communication-37.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: farming, old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To broadcast seeds means to scatter them widely by hand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broadcast:m4:1
# text = To broadcast seeds means to scatter them widely by hand.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	broadcast	broadcast	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	scatter	scatter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	widely	widely	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **broadcast** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  | seeds |  |  |  |  | vn instr\_communication-37.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **scatter** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | seeds *= seed* |  |  |  | by hand; widely *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme by hand=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The football final is broadcast live on TV.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broadcast:x1:1
# text = The football final is broadcast live on TV.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	final	final	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	broadcast	broadcast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	live	live	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **broadcast** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | the football final |  |  |  | live *property* | vn instr\_communication-37.4.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We listened to the news broadcast on the radio.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broadcast:x2:1
# text = We listened to the news broadcast on the radio.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	listened	listen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **listen** | past | We |  |  | the radio |  | to the news broadcast | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to broadcast=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school play was broadcast online for grandparents.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broadcast:x3:1
# text = The school play was broadcast online for grandparents.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	broadcast	broadcast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	online	online	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	grandparents	grandparent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **broadcast** *speech: other* | past · passive |  | the school play |  |  |  | for grandparents; online *property* | vn instr\_communication-37.4.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The broadcast starts at 6:30 and lasts 30 minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broadcast:x4:1
# text = The broadcast starts at 6:30 and lasts 30 minutes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	6:30	6:30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	lasts	last	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | present | the broadcast |  |  | 6:30 |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **last** | present | the broadcast *not said here* |  |  |  | minute |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't broadcast my secret to the whole class!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broadcast:x5:1
# text = Don't broadcast my secret to the whole class!
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	broadcast	broadcast	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **broadcast** *speech: other* | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | my secret | the whole class |  |  |  | vn instr\_communication-37.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent secret=Topic to class=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer broadcast the seeds across the field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broadcast:x6:1
# text = The farmer broadcast the seeds across the field.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	broadcast	broadcast	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	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	field	field	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 | **broadcast** *speech: other* | past | the farmer | the seeds |  | the field |  |  | vn instr\_communication-37.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The radio station broadcasts music all night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broadcast:x7:1
# text = The radio station broadcasts music all night.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	broadcasts	broadcast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	compound	_	_
5	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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