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title: capped — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «capped» in the school dictionary: Covered at the top: snow-capped mountains. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# capped

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**Who acts:** We, dentist, pen, One capped peak · **What happens:** cover, cap, have, put, choose, play · **To what, where:** top, top limit, limit, prices, national team, capped mountains

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Covered at the top: snow-capped mountains.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:capped:m1:1
# text = Covered at the top: snow-capped mountains.
1	Covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	capped	cap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  | the top and capped mountains |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **cap** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
Having a top limit put on it: prices are capped at £5.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:capped:m2:1
# text = Having a top limit put on it: prices are capped at £5.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	limit	limit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	capped	cap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	£	£	SYM	$	_	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | a top limit |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent limit=Patient |
| 2 | **put** | participle |  | a top limit *not said here* |  | limit |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on it=Destination |
| 3 | **cap** | present · passive |  | prices |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chosen to play for your national team: capped for England.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:capped:m3:1
# text = Chosen to play for your national team: capped for England.
1	Chosen	choose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	capped	cap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for your national team | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent for team=Eventuality |
| 3 | **cap** | participle |  | your national team *not said here* |  |  |  | for England | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Covered with an artificial crown by a dentist.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:capped:m4:1
# text = Covered with an artificial crown by a dentist.
1	Covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	artificial	artificial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with a artificial crown; by a dentist | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with crown=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw snow-capped mountains in the Alps.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:capped:x1:1
# text = We saw snow-capped mountains in the Alps.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	capped	cap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Alps	Alp	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | capped mountains |  | the Alps |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mountain=Stimulus |
| 2 | **cap** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bus fares are capped at £2.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:capped:x2:1
# text = Bus fares are capped at £2.
1	Bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	fares	fare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	capped	cap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	£	£	SYM	$	_	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cap** | present · passive |  | Bus fares |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was capped for Wales at the age of nineteen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:capped:x3:1
# text = He was capped for Wales at the age of nineteen.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	capped	cap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Wales	Wales	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	nineteen	nineteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cap** | past · passive |  | He |  |  | at the age of nineteen | for Wales | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dentist capped my broken tooth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:capped:x4:1
# text = The dentist capped my broken tooth.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	capped	cap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cap** | past | the dentist | my broken tooth |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent tooth=Destination |
| 2 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Screen time is capped at one hour a day in our house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:capped:x5:1
# text = Screen time is capped at one hour a day in our house.
1	Screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	capped	cap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cap** | present · passive |  | Screen time |  |  | day; hour |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pen was capped so it would not dry out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:capped:x6:1
# text = The pen was capped so it would not dry out.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	capped	cap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	dry	dry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cap** | past · passive |  | the pen |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |
| 2 | **not** **dry out** | would | pen |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One snow-capped peak after another rose before him, till the whole of the glittering Alpine range became visible.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:capped:x7:1
# text = One snow-capped peak after another rose before him, till the whole of the glittering Alpine range became visible.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
2	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	capped	cap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	peak	peak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	rose	rose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	appos	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	glittering	glitter	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	amod	_	_
18	Alpine	alpine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	range	range	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
21	visible	visible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cap** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **glitter** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **become** | past | One capped peak after another rose before him |  |  |  |  | visible *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

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