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title: coalesce — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «coalesce» in the school dictionary: To come together and join to form one larger thing or group. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# coalesce

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**Who acts:** raindrops, Tiny droplets, planets · **What happens:** come together, join, form, merge, coalesce · **To what, where:** one larger thing, clouds, dust, Small groups, ideas, Two puddles

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«coalesce» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [coalesce in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/coalesce.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To come together and join to form one larger thing or group.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coalesce:m1:1
# text = To come together and join to form one larger thing or group.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	come	come	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	join	join	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	form	form	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
9	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	amod	_	_
10	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come together** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **join** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **form** | to-infinitive |  | one larger thing or group |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location thing=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}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

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For drops, particles or bubbles to merge into one (raindrops coalesce in clouds).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coalesce:m2:1
# text = For drops, particles or bubbles to merge into one (raindrops coalesce in clouds).
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	drops	drop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	particles	particle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	bubbles	bubble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	merge	merge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	obl	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	raindrops	raindrop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	coalesce	coalesce	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **merge** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | into one | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient into one=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **coalesce** | present | raindrops |  |  | clouds |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cloud=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Tiny droplets coalesce into raindrops.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coalesce:x1:1
# text = Tiny droplets coalesce into raindrops.
1	Tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	droplets	droplet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	coalesce	coalesce	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	raindrops	raindrop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **coalesce** | present | Tiny droplets |  |  |  |  | into raindrops | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent into raindrop=Co-Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The planets formed when dust and rock coalesced around the young Sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coalesce:x2:1
# text = The planets formed when dust and rock coalesced around the young Sun.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	planets	planet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	formed	form	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
5	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	coalesced	coalesce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	around	around	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	Sun.	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | past | the planets |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **coalesce** | participle · passive |  | dust and rock |  |  | sunday |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Small groups coalesced into one big protest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coalesce:x3:1
# text = Small groups coalesced into one big protest.
1	Small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	coalesced	coalesce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	protest	protest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **coalesce** | participle |  | Small groups *not said here* |  |  |  | into one big protest | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent into protest=Co-Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Our ideas slowly coalesced into a plan for the project.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coalesce:x4:1
# text = Our ideas slowly coalesced into a plan for the project.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	coalesced	coalesce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **coalesce** | participle · passive |  | Our ideas |  |  |  | into a plan for the project; slowly *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient into plan=Co-Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Two puddles coalesced into one big pool.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coalesce:x5:1
# text = Two puddles coalesced into one big pool.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	puddles	puddle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	coalesced	coalesce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **coalesce** | participle |  | Two puddles *not said here* |  |  |  | into one big pool | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent into pool=Co-Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The bubbles coalesced into a large one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coalesce:x6:1
# text = The bubbles coalesced into a large one.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bubbles	bubble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	coalesced	coalesce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **coalesce** | participle |  | the bubbles *not said here* |  |  |  | into a large one | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent into one=Co-Patient |

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