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title: collision — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «collision» in the school dictionary: A collision is when two or more things crash into each other while moving, like cars, people or balls. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# collision

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**Who acts:** collision, interests, bus, you, we, two players · **What happens:** be, move, collide, look, avoid, roll · **To what, where:** each, strong disagreement, corner, collision, ways, two balls

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«collision» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [collision in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/collision.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A collision is when two or more things crash into each other while moving, like cars, people or balls.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collision:m1:1
# text = A collision is when two or more things crash into each other while moving, like cars, people or balls.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	collision	collision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	conj	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	crash	crash	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	9	obl	_	_
12	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	fixed	_	_
13	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	balls	ball	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a collision |  |  | each |  | crash *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **move** | gerund | a collision *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like cars and people or balls | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=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 collision is a strong disagreement between ideas or people: «a collision of interests».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collision:m2:1
# text = A collision is a strong disagreement between ideas or people: «a collision of interests».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	collision	collision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	disagreement	disagreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	collision	collision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	interests	interest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a collision | a strong disagreement and a collision of interests |  |  |  | between ideas or people | tree rules |
| 2 | **collide** *in a quote* |  | interests |  |  |  |  |  | nom collision «event intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was a collision between two cars at the corner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collision:x1:1
# text = There was a collision between two cars at the corner.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	collision	collision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a collision between two cars |  |  | the corner; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at corner=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bus was in a collision with a lorry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collision:x2:1
# text = The bus was in a collision with a lorry.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	collision	collision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lorry	lorry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the bus |  |  | a collision |  | with a lorry | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Look both ways to avoid a collision.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collision:x3:1
# text = Look both ways to avoid a collision.
1	Look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	collision	collision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* | both ways |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **avoid** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | a collision |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent collision=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In science, we rolled two balls to watch a collision.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collision:x4:1
# text = In science, we rolled two balls to watch a collision.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	rolled	roll	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	balls	ball	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	collision	collision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | past | we | two balls |  | science |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent ball=Theme in science=Trajectory |
| 2 | **watch** | to-infinitive | we *not said here* | a collision |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent collision=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two players had a collision and both fell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collision:x5:1
# text = The two players had a collision and both fell.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	collision	collision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	nsubj	_	_
9	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the two players | a collision |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent collision=Patient |
| 2 | **fall** | past | both |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Their plans are on a collision course.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collision:x6:1
# text = Their plans are on a collision course.
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	collision	collision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Their plans |  |  | a collision course |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **plan** |  | Their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Such a division of ideas seemed to promise civil wars and all kinds of troubles to the State, and even in the Palace the two parties frequently came into collision.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collision:x7:1
# text = Such a division of ideas seemed to promise civil wars and all kinds of troubles to the State, and even in the Palace the two parties frequently came into collision.
1	Such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	3	det:predet	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	division	division	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	promise	promise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	civil	civil	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	wars	war	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	troubles	trouble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	State	State	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
21	even	even	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	Palace	Palace	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	nsubj	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	27	nummod	_	_
27	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	nsubj	_	_
28	frequently	frequently	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
29	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
30	into	into	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	collision	collision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | past | such division |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | to-infinitive | such division *not said here* | civil wars and all kinds of troubles | the State |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent war=Theme to state=Goal |
| 3 | **come** | past | the Palace |  |  | collision |  | frequently *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into collision=Initial\_Location |

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