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title: clothe — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «clothe» in the school dictionary: To clothe someone is to put clothes on them, or give them clothes to wear. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# clothe

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**Who acts:** you, king · **What happens:** clothe, be, give, wear, afford, feed · **To what, where:** someone, clothes, children, soldiers, red, hills · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«clothe» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [clothe in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/clothe.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To clothe someone is to put clothes on them, or give them clothes to wear.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clothe:m1:1
# text = To clothe someone is to put clothes on them, or give them clothes to wear.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	clothe	clothe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	6	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	iobj	_	_
14	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	12	obj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clothe** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | on clothes; put *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **give** | infinitive |  | clothes | clothes |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clothes=Theme |
| 4 | **wear** | to-infinitive |  | clothes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

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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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To clothe is to cover something as if with clothes, as in «clothe in the weeds of woe».

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clothe:m2:1
# text = To clothe is to cover something as if with clothes, as in «clothe in the weeds of woe».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	clothe	clothe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	cover	cover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	clothe	clothe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	weeds	weed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	woe	woe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clothe** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | as clothes; cover *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **clothe** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | in the weeds of woe | vn dress-41.1.1-1-2 «Passive»: agent=Pivot in weed=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Can you afford to feed and clothe your children?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clothe:x1:1
# text = Can you afford to feed and clothe your children?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	afford	afford	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	feed	feed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	clothe	clothe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **afford** | can | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feed** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **clothe** | infinitive | you *not said here* | your children |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The king clothed his soldiers in red.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clothe:x2:1
# text = The king clothed his soldiers in red.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	clothed	clothe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clothe** | past | the king | king's soldiers |  | red |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soldier=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The hills were clothed in mist.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clothe:x3:1
# text = The hills were clothed in mist.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	clothed	clothe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	mist	mist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clothe** | past · passive |  | the hills |  | mist |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Clothe yourself warmly before you go out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clothe:x4:1
# text = Clothe yourself warmly before you go out.
1	Clothe	clothe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obj	_	_
3	warmly	warmly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	out	out	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clothe** | imperative | you *not said here* | yourself |  |  |  | warmly *property* | vn dress-41.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yourself=Patient |
| 2 | **go out** | present | you |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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