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title: cheerio — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cheerio» in the school dictionary: Goodbye, said in a friendly, cheerful way. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cheerio

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**Who acts:** Goodbye, parties, Cheerios, you, We, Cheerio · **What happens:** say, serve, call, be, shape, see · **To what, where:** friendly cheerful way, small red cocktail sausage, little boy, places, brand, breakfast cereal · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«cheerio» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [cheerio in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cheerio.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Goodbye, said in a friendly, cheerful way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheerio:m1:1
# text = Goodbye, said in a friendly, cheerful way.
1	Goodbye	goodbye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	cheerful	cheerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Goodbye |  |  | a friendly cheerful way |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in way=Manner |

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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}

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Usage: Australia, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small red cocktail sausage, often served at children's parties (also called a little boy or saveloy in some places).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheerio:m2:1
# text = A small red cocktail sausage, often served at children's parties (also called a little boy or saveloy in some places).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	cocktail	cocktail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sausage	sausage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	often	often	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	served	serve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl:agent	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	also	also	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	xcomp	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	saveloy	saveloy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	23	det	_	_
23	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | participle |  | a small red cocktail sausage *not said here* |  |  |  | often *property* | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **call** | participle | children's parties *not said here* | a little boy or saveloy |  | some places |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cheerios is a brand of breakfast cereal shaped like little rings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheerio:m3:1
# text = Cheerios is a brand of breakfast cereal shaped like little rings.
1	Cheerios	cheerio	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	rings	ring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cheerios | a brand |  |  |  | of breakfast cereal | tree rules |
| 2 | **shape** | participle |  | breakfast cereal *not said here* |  |  |  | like little rings | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Cheerio, see you tomorrow!" called Gran from the door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheerio:x1:1
# text = "Cheerio, see you tomorrow!" called Gran from the door.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Cheerio	cheerio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
9	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
10	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	xcomp	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | you |  |  | tomorrow | Cheerio *vocative* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |
| 2 | **call** *speech: express* | participle |  |  |  | the door |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from door=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We said cheerio to our cousins at the station.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheerio:x2:1
# text = We said cheerio to our cousins at the station.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	cheerio	cheerio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	cousins	cousin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	station	station	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 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | We |  | our cousins | the station |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to cousin=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the birthday party we ate cheerios with tomato sauce.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheerio:x3:1
# text = At the birthday party we ate cheerios with tomato sauce.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	cheerios	cheerio	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	tomato	tomato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	sauce	sauce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | we | cheerios |  | the birthday party |  | with tomato sauce | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheerio=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Cheerio then!" said the postman as he left.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheerio:x4:1
# text = "Cheerio then!" said the postman as he left.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Cheerio	Cheerio	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	postman	postman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Cheerio | the postman |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent postman=Topic |
| 2 | **leave** | past | Cheerio |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the old film everyone said cheerio instead of goodbye.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheerio:x5:1
# text = In the old film everyone said cheerio instead of goodbye.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	nsubj	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	cheerio	cheerio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	goodbye	goodbye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | everyone | cheerio |  | the old film |  | instead goodbye | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent cheerio=Theme in film=Manner |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had a bowl of Cheerios for breakfast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheerio:x6:1
# text = I had a bowl of Cheerios for breakfast.
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	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Cheerios	cheerio	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	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 bowl of Cheerios for breakfast |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bowl=Patient |

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