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title: cohort — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cohort» in the school dictionary: A cohort is a group of people who have something in common, such as the same age or starting school together. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cohort

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**Who acts:** cohort, people, Roman cohort, study, new cohort, villain · **What happens:** be, have, start, study, mean, do · **To what, where:** group, something, common age school, research, unit, supporter

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cohort is a group of people who have something in common, such as the same age or starting school together.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cohort:m1:1
# text = A cohort is a group of people who have something in common, such as the same age or starting school together.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cohort	cohort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
12	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
14	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	21	case	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	fixed	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	starting	start	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	conj	_	_
21	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
22	together	together	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cohort | a group |  |  |  | of people | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | people | something |  | common age school |  | together *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 3 | **start** | gerund | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cohort is a group of people studied together in research.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cohort:m2:1
# text = A cohort is a group of people studied together in research.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cohort	cohort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	studied	study	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	together	together	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	research	research	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cohort | a group |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **study** | past | people | a group *not said here* |  | research |  | together *property* | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent group=Topic |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cohort was a unit of soldiers in the Roman army, of about 480 men.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cohort:m3:1
# text = A cohort was a unit of soldiers in the Roman army, of about 480 men.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cohort	cohort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	unit	unit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	about	about	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	480	480	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | a cohort | a unit and 480 men |  |  |  | of soldiers in the Roman army | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cohort can mean a supporter or companion of someone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cohort:m4:1
# text = A cohort can mean a supporter or companion of someone.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cohort	cohort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	supporter	supporter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	companion	companion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | a cohort | a supporter or companion of someone |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent supporter=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This year's cohort of pupils did well in the tests. (formal)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* This year's cohort of pupils did well in the tests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cohort:x1:1
# text = This year's cohort of pupils did well in the tests.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	cohort	cohort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	tests	test	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | this year's cohort of pupils |  |  | the tests |  | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (formal)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cohort:x1:2
# text = (formal)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Roman cohort had six centuries of soldiers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cohort:x2:1
# text = A Roman cohort had six centuries of soldiers.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cohort	cohort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	centuries	century	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | a Roman cohort |  |  |  | century |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The study followed a cohort of 800 children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cohort:x3:1
# text = The study followed a cohort of 800 children.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cohort	cohort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	800	800	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past | the study | a cohort of 800 children |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cohort=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new cohort of nurses started training today.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cohort:x4:1
# text = The new cohort of nurses started training today.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cohort	cohort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	nurses	nurse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	training	train	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past | the new cohort of nurses |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **train** | gerund | the new cohort of nurses *not said here* |  |  |  | today |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cohort has 90 pupils in 3 classes, so 30 in each.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cohort:x5:1
# text = The cohort has 90 pupils in 3 classes, so 30 in each.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cohort	cohort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	90	90	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	classes	class	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the cohort | 90 pupils |  | 3 classes |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pupil=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The villain arrived with his cohorts. (informal)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The villain arrived with his cohorts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cohort:x6:1
# text = The villain arrived with his cohorts.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	villain	villain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	cohorts	cohort	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | the villain |  |  |  |  | with villain's cohorts | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (informal)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cohort:x6:2
# text = (informal)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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