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title: cherished — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cherished» in the school dictionary: Loved, protected and cared for very much (a cherished toy). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cherished

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** your, Past form, teddy bear, He, father, old photo · **What happens:** love, protect, care, cherish, keep, mind · **To what, where:** cherished toy, mind, We, letter, him, cherished family treasure

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Loved, protected and cared for very much (a cherished toy).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cherished:m1:1
# text = Loved, protected and cared for very much (a cherished toy).
1	Loved	love	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	protected	protect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	cared	care	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	much	much	ADV	RB	_	5	obl	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	cherished	cherish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **protect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **care** | participle |  | a cherished toy |  |  |  |  | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for much=Theme |
| 4 | **cherish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

<!-- .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 -->
Kept carefully in your mind and heart (a cherished memory, a cherished hope).

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cherished:m2:1
# text = Kept carefully in your mind and heart (a cherished memory, a cherished hope).
1	Kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	cherished	cherish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	cherished	cherish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | participle |  |  |  | your mind and heart |  | carefully *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in mind=Location |
| 2 | **cherish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **cherish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **mind** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Past form of «cherish»: loved and looked after something precious.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cherished:m3:1
# text = Past form of «cherish»: loved and looked after something precious.
1	Past	past	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	cherish	cherish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	loved	love	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	looked	look	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
11	after	after	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obl:agent	_	_
13	precious	precious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cherish** *in a quote* | infinitive | Past form *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **love** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **look** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teddy bear was her most cherished toy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cherished:x1:1
# text = The teddy bear was her most cherished toy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	teddy	teddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	cherished	cherish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cherish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the teddy bear | her cherished toy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We have cherished memories of our holidays with Grandad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cherished:x2:1
# text = We have cherished memories of our holidays with Grandad.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	cherished	cherish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	memories	memory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	holidays	holiday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cherish** | present · perfect · passive |  | We |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He cherished the letter his father sent him.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cherished:x3:1
# text = He cherished the letter his father sent him.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cherished	cherish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cherish** | past | He | the letter |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer letter=Stimulus |
| 2 | **send** | past | his father | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old photo is a cherished family treasure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cherished:x4:1
# text = The old photo is a cherished family treasure.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	cherished	cherish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
7	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	treasure	treasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cherish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the old photo | a cherished family treasure |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Freedom is a cherished right in many countries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cherished:x5:1
# text = Freedom is a cherished right in many countries.
1	Freedom	freedom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cherished	cherish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	right	right	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cherish** | present · passive |  | Freedom |  | many countries |  | right *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She cherished every moment with her new baby brother.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cherished:x6:1
# text = She cherished every moment with her new baby brother.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cherished	cherish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	brother	brother	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 | **cherish** | past | She |  |  |  | moment | with her new baby brother | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class cherished the oak tree in the playground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cherished:x7:1
# text = Our class cherished the oak tree in the playground.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cherished	cherish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	playground	playground	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 | **cherish** | past | Our class | the oak tree |  | the playground |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tree=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As for the good old couple, they were given riches and honour, and were loved and cherished to the end of their lives.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cherished:x8:1
# text = As for the good old couple, they were given riches and honour, and were loved and cherished to the end of their lives.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	6	case	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	couple	couple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	riches	rich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	loved	love	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	cherished	cherish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	conj	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	lives	life	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past · passive |  | they |  |  |  | as the good old couple | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient rich=Theme |
| 2 | **love** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF» |
| 3 | **cherish** | participle |  |  |  |  | to the end of riches's lives |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

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