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title: client — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «client» in the school dictionary: A person who pays for help or advice from a professional, such as a lawyer, builder or hairdresser: the lawyer's client. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# client

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**Who acts:** person, program, computer, lawyer, hairdressing business, dog walker · **What happens:** pay, get, call, meet, have, charge · **To what, where:** services, server, client, office, 30 regular clients, 60 dollars · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«client» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [client in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/client.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who pays for help or advice from a professional, such as a lawyer, builder or hairdresser: the lawyer's client.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:client:m1:1
# text = A person who pays for help or advice from a professional, such as a lawyer, builder or hairdresser: the lawyer's client.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pays	pay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
11	professional	professional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	16	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	lawyer	lawyer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	builder	builder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	hairdresser	hairdresser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	25	punct	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	lawyer	lawyer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	's	's	PART	POS	_	23	case	_	_
25	client	client	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	25	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | for help or advice; from a professional lawyer and builder or hairdresser | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for help=Theme |

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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 -->
A customer of a shop or business (formal).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:client:m2:1
# text = A customer of a shop or business (formal).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	customer	customer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A program or computer that gets services or files from another computer called a server.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:client:m3:1
# text = A program or computer that gets services or files from another computer called a server.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	services	service	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	files	file	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	server	server	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | a program or computer | services or files from another computer |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer service=Stimulus |
| 2 | **call** | participle | another computer *not said here* | a server |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent server=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lawyer met her client in the office.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:client:x1:1
# text = The lawyer met her client in the office.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lawyer	lawyer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	client	client	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past | the lawyer | lawyer's client |  | the office |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent client=Co-Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum's hairdressing business has 30 regular clients.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:client:x2:1
# text = Mum's hairdressing business has 30 regular clients.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	hairdressing	hairdressing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	clients	client	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Mum's hairdressing business | 30 regular clients |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent client=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dog walker charges each client 10 dollars, so 6 clients pay 60 dollars.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:client:x3:1
# text = A dog walker charges each client 10 dollars, so 6 clients pay 60 dollars.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	walker	walker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	charges	charge	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	client	client	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	clients	client	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	pay	pay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	60	60	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **charge** | present | a dog walker | each client |  |  |  |  | vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent client=Recipient dollar=Asset |
| 2 | **pay** | present | 6 clients | 60 dollars |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dollar=Asset |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) Clients are asked to arrive on time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:client:x4:1
# text = (formal) Clients are asked to arrive on time.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Clients	client	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	arrive	arrive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · passive |  | formal Clients |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **arrive** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | formal Clients *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your web browser is a client that asks the server for pages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:client:x5:1
# text = Your web browser is a client that asks the server for pages.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	browser	browser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	client	client	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	server	server	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Your web browser | a client |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | a client | the server |  |  |  | for pages | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent server=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The builder showed the client the plans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:client:x6:1
# text = The builder showed the client the plans.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	builder	builder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	client	client	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the builder | the client |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent client=Recipient plan=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Counsel for the Wasps immediately insisted that this description fitted his clients exactly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:client:x7:1
# text = Counsel for the Wasps immediately insisted that this description fitted his clients exactly.
1	Counsel	counsel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Wasps	Wasp	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	insisted	insist	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	description	description	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	fitted	fit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	clients	client	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **insist** *speech: other* | past | Counsel for the Wasps |  |  |  |  | immediately *property* | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fit** | past | this description | description's clients |  |  |  | exactly *property* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent client=Patient |

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