--- title: cherish — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «cherish» in the school dictionary: To cherish someone or something is to love it and take great care of it. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [cherish in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cherish.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} To cherish someone or something is to love it and take great care of it. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:cherish:m1:1 # text = To cherish someone or something is to love it and take great care of it. 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 cherish cherish VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 advcl _ _ 3 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 2 obj _ _ 4 or or CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 3 conj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 love love VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 take take VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 12 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 care care NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cherish** | to-infinitive | | someone | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Stimulus | | 2 | **is** | present | | | | | | love *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **take** | present | | great care of care | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent care=Theme | | 4 | **care** | | care | | | | | | nom care «act intransitive»: of=agent | 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. ## Example 1 {#x1} I will cherish this gift forever. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:cherish:x1:1 # text = I will cherish this gift forever. 1 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 cherish cherish VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 5 det _ _ 5 gift gift NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 forever forever ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cherish** | future | I | this gift | | | | forever *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gift=Stimulus | ## Example 2 {#x2} She cherishes her old teddy bear. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:cherish:x2:1 # text = She cherishes her old teddy bear. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 cherishes cherish VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 4 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 5 teddy teddy NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 bear bear NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cherish** | present | She | her old teddy bear | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bear=Stimulus | ## Example 3 {#x3} We cherish our good friends. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:cherish:x3:1 # text = We cherish our good friends. 1 We we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 cherish cherish VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 4 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 friends friend NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cherish** | present | We | our good friends | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer friend=Stimulus | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [chequebook](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chequebook/) - next →: [cherished](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cherished/) - ↑ back to [C in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/)