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title: canine — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «canine» in the school dictionary: Canine means to do with dogs or the dog family: canine behaviour, a canine friend. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# canine

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**Who acts:** Canine, canine teeth, Wolves, lion, unit, Dogs · **What happens:** mean, do, be, use, tear, grip · **To what, where:** dog, one, food, canines, long canines, prey · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«canine» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [canine in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/canine.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Canine means to do with dogs or the dog family: canine behaviour, a canine friend.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canine:m1:1
# text = Canine means to do with dogs or the dog family: canine behaviour, a canine friend.
1	Canine	canine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
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	_	6	case	_	_
6	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	canine	canine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	canine	canine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Canine |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with dogs or the dog family and canine behaviour and a canine friend | 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 -->
A canine is a dog or a member of the dog family, like a wolf, fox or coyote.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canine:m2:1
# text = A canine is a dog or a member of the dog family, like a wolf, fox or coyote.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	canine	canine	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	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	coyote	coyote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a canine | a dog or a member of the dog family |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A canine (canine tooth) is one of the four pointed teeth next to your front teeth, used for tearing food.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canine:m3:1
# text = A canine (canine tooth) is one of the four pointed teeth next to your front teeth, used for tearing food.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	canine	canine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	canine	canine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
12	pointed	pointed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
14	next	next	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	parataxis	_	_
21	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
22	tearing	tear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	20	advcl	_	_
23	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a canine | one |  |  |  | of the four pointed teeth to your front teeth | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **tear** | gerund |  | food |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location food=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your canine teeth are sharp and pointed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canine:x1:1
# text = Your canine teeth are sharp and pointed.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	canine	canine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	pointed	pointed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Your canine teeth |  |  |  |  | sharp *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Your canine teeth *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wolves and foxes are canines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canine:x2:1
# text = Wolves and foxes are canines.
1	Wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	canines	canine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | Wolves and foxes | canines |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A lion uses its long canines to grip its prey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canine:x3:1
# text = A lion uses its long canines to grip its prey.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	canines	canine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	grip	grip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	prey	prey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | a lion | lion's long canines |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent canine=Patient |
| 2 | **grip** | to-infinitive | a lion *not said here* | lion's prey |  |  |  |  | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prey=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The police canine unit uses dogs to find things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canine:x4:1
# text = The police canine unit uses dogs to find things.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	canine	canine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
4	unit	unit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
9	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | the police's unit | dogs |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Patient |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | the police's unit *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dogs show canine behaviour like sniffing and wagging.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canine:x5:1
# text = Dogs show canine behaviour like sniffing and wagging.
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	canine	canine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	sniffing	sniff	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	wagging	wag	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Dogs | canine behaviour |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent behaviour=Recipient |
| 2 | **sniff** | gerund | Dogs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **wag** | gerund | Dogs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Count your canines in the mirror: you have four.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canine:x6:1
# text = Count your canines in the mirror: you have four.
1	Count	count	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	canines	canine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mirror	mirror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
10	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | imperative | you *not said here* | your canines |  | the mirror |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent canine=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | present | you | four |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent four=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Feline means cats; canine means dogs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canine:x7:1
# text = Feline means cats; canine means dogs.
1	Feline	feline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	canine	canine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nsubj	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Feline | cats |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** | present | canine | dogs |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The vet is an expert in canine health.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canine:x8:1
# text = The vet is an expert in canine health.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	expert	expert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	canine	canine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the vet | a expert |  | canine health |  |  | tree rules |

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