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title: chopped — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «chopped» in the school dictionary: Chopped means cut into pieces with a knife or axe. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# chopped

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**Who acts:** Dad, you, woodcutter, chopped herbs, She, he · **What happens:** chop, mean, cut, remove, add, chop down · **To what, where:** Chopped food, small pieces, scene, film, carrots, two chopped tomatoes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«chopped» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [chopped in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chopped.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chopped means cut into pieces with a knife or axe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopped:m1:1
# text = Chopped means cut into pieces with a knife or axe.
1	Chopped	chop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chop** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **cut** *not said to happen* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | into pieces with a knife or axe | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent into piece=Patient |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chopped food is cut into small pieces: chopped onions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopped:m2:1
# text = Chopped food is cut into small pieces: chopped onions.
1	Chopped	chop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	food	food	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	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	chopped	chop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	onions	onion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chop** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **cut** | present · passive |  | Chopped food |  | small pieces and chopped onions |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: subject=Material into piece=Product |
| 3 | **chop** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chopped can mean cut or removed suddenly: the scene was chopped from the film.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopped:m3:1
# text = Chopped can mean cut or removed suddenly: the scene was chopped from the film.
1	Chopped	chop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	cut	cut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	scene	scene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	chopped	chop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chop** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **cut** *not said to happen* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **remove** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | suddenly *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **chop** | past · passive |  | the scene |  | the film |  |  | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Patient from film=Source |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Chopped» can mean ugly or very bad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopped:m4:1
# text = «Chopped» can mean ugly or very bad.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Chopped	chop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	ugly	ugly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chop** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  | ugly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad chopped the carrots for the soup.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopped:x1:1
# text = Dad chopped the carrots for the soup.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	chopped	chop	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	carrots	carrot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chop** | past | Dad | the carrots |  |  |  | for the soup | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carrot=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Add two chopped tomatoes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopped:x2:1
# text = Add two chopped tomatoes.
1	Add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
3	chopped	chop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	tomatoes	tomato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | two chopped tomatoes |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tomato=Patient |
| 2 | **chop** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The woodcutter chopped down the old tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopped:x3:1
# text = The woodcutter chopped down the old tree.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	woodcutter	woodcutter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	chopped	chop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chop down** | past | the woodcutter | the old tree |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Finely chopped herbs go on top.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopped:x4:1
# text = Finely chopped herbs go on top.
1	Finely	finely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	chopped	chop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	herbs	herb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chop** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | finely *property* | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **go** | present | chopped herbs |  |  | top |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on top=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She chopped the apple into eight pieces.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopped:x5:1
# text = She chopped the apple into eight pieces.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	chopped	chop	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	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chop** | past | She | the apple |  |  |  | into eight pieces *result* | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent apple=Patient into piece=Result |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The scene was chopped from the film.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopped:x6:1
# text = The scene was chopped from the film.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scene	scene	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	chopped	chop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chop** | past · passive |  | the scene |  | the film |  |  | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Patient from film=Source |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be careful: he chopped too fast and nearly cut his finger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopped:x7:1
# text = Be careful: he chopped too fast and nearly cut his finger.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	chopped	chop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **chop** | past | he |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **cut** | past | he *not said here* | his finger |  |  |  | nearly *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset finger=Product |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I chopped the tree down with my hatchet."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopped:x8:1
# text = I chopped the tree down with my hatchet."
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	chopped	chop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	hatchet	hatchet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chop down** | past | I | the tree |  |  |  | with my hatchet; down *property* | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent tree=Patient with hatchet=Instrument |

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