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title: comp — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «comp» in the school dictionary: Short for «competition», especially one to win a prize (enter a comp). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# comp

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** I, She, Mum, We, Dad, new comp album · **What happens:** win, enter, pay, make up, run, go · **To what, where:** prize, comp, money, drawing comp, book voucher, swimming comp

<!-- .vabout -->
«comp» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [comp in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/comp.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Short for «competition», especially one to win a prize (enter a comp).

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comp:m1:1
# text = Short for «competition», especially one to win a prize (enter a comp).
1	Short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	enter	enter	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	comp	comp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | to-infinitive |  | a prize |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prize=Eventuality |
| 2 | **enter** | infinitive |  | a comp |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme comp=Destination |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Short for «comprehensive school», a state secondary school for all abilities.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comp:m2:1
# text = Short for «comprehensive school», a state secondary school for all abilities.
1	Short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	comprehensive	comprehensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
10	secondary	secondary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	abilities	ability	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Short for «complimentary»: free tickets or items (comps).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comp:m3:1
# text = Short for «complimentary»: free tickets or items (comps).
1	Short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	complimentary	complimentary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tickets	ticket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	parataxis	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	items	item	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	comps	comp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Short for «composition» (in music or in art and writing), or «compilation».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comp:m4:1
# text = Short for «composition» (in music or in art and writing), or «compilation».
1	Short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	composition	composition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	compilation	compilation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Short for «compensation»: money paid to make up for a loss, like «workers' comp».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comp:m5:1
# text = Short for «compensation»: money paid to make up for a loss, like «workers' comp».
1	Short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	compensation	compensation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	'	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	comp	comp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | participle |  | money *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make up** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for a loss | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I entered a drawing comp and won a book voucher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comp:x1:1
# text = I entered a drawing comp and won a book voucher.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	entered	enter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	comp	comp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	voucher	voucher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enter** | past | I | a drawing comp |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme comp=Destination |
| 2 | **win** | past | I *not said here* | a book voucher |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voucher=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She's running in the swimming comp on Saturday. (Australia)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* She's running in the swimming comp on Saturday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comp:x2:1
# text = She's running in the swimming comp on Saturday.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	comp	comp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present · progressive | She |  |  | the swimming comp on Saturday |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in comp=Trajectory |

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comp:x2:2
# text = (Australia)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum went to the local comp in Leeds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comp:x3:1
# text = Mum went to the local comp in Leeds.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	comp	comp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Leeds	Leeds	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | Mum |  |  | the local comp in Leeds |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to comp=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We got two comps for the show because Dad works there.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comp:x4:1
# text = We got two comps for the show because Dad works there.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	comps	comp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
11	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | We | two comps |  |  |  | for the show | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent comp=Theme for show=Source |
| 2 | **work** | present | Dad |  |  | there |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The band's new comp album has all their hits.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comp:x5:1
# text = The band's new comp album has all their hits.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	comp	comp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	album	album	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	10	det:predet	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	hits	hit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the band's new comp album | their hits |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hit=Patient |
| 2 | **hit** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom hit «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His dad got workers' comp after the accident. (US)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* His dad got workers' comp after the accident.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comp:x6:1
# text = His dad got workers' comp after the accident.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	comp	comp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | His dad | workers's comp |  |  | after the accident |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer comp=Stimulus |

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comp:x6:2
# text = (US)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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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