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title: conditioner — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «conditioner» in the school dictionary: A creamy liquid you put on your hair after shampoo to make it soft, smooth and easier to comb. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# conditioner

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** you, liquid, substance, machine, Conditioner, Mum · **What happens:** put, make, comb, add, smell, improve · **To what, where:** creamy liquid, hair, liquid, washing machine, clothes, something

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A creamy liquid you put on your hair after shampoo to make it soft, smooth and easier to comb.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conditioner:m1:1
# text = A creamy liquid you put on your hair after shampoo to make it soft, smooth and easier to comb.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	creamy	creamy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	shampoo	shampoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	smooth	smooth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	easier	easy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	conj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	comb	comb	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present | you | a creamy liquid |  | your hair | after shampoo |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent liquid=Theme on hair=Destination |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | liquid |  |  |  | soft *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 3 | **comb** | to-infinitive | liquid *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fabric conditioner (UK) or fabric softener (US): a liquid added in the washing machine to make clothes soft and smell nice.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conditioner:m2:1
# text = Fabric conditioner (UK) or fabric softener (US): a liquid added in the washing machine to make clothes soft and smell nice.
1	Fabric	fabric	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	conditioner	conditioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	fabric	fabric	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	softener	softener	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
15	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
22	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	21	obj	_	_
23	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	xcomp	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	smell	smell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	conj	_	_
26	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | participle |  | a liquid *not said here* |  | the washing machine |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | clothes |  |  |  | soft *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset clothes=Product |
| 3 | **smell** | present |  |  |  |  |  | nice *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Any substance that improves something, such as soil conditioner for gardens or leather conditioner.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conditioner:m3:1
# text = Any substance that improves something, such as soil conditioner for gardens or leather conditioner.
1	Any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	improves	improve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	conditioner	conditioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	gardens	garden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	conditioner	conditioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **improve** | present | any substance | something |  |  |  | such soil conditioner for gardens or leather conditioner | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent something=Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Short for air conditioner: a machine that cools the air in a room.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conditioner:m4:1
# text = Short for air conditioner: a machine that cools the air in a room.
1	Short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	conditioner	conditioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	cools	cool	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cool** | present | a machine | the air |  | a room |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent air=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rinse out the shampoo and then put on some conditioner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conditioner:x1:1
# text = Rinse out the shampoo and then put on some conditioner.
1	Rinse	rinse	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	shampoo	shampoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	conditioner	conditioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rinse out** | imperative | you *not said here* | the shampoo |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent shampoo=Source |
| 2 | **put** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | some conditioner | then |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on conditioner=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Conditioner helps get the knots out of my long hair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conditioner:x2:1
# text = Conditioner helps get the knots out of my long hair.
1	Conditioner	conditioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	knots	knot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Conditioner |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | infinitive | Conditioner *not said here* | the knots |  | my long hair |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer knot=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum added fabric conditioner to the washing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conditioner:x3:1
# text = Mum added fabric conditioner to the washing.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	added	add	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fabric	fabric	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	conditioner	conditioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | past | Mum | fabric conditioner |  |  |  | to the washing | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent conditioner=Patient to washing=Co-Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The air conditioner was humming all night during the heatwave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conditioner:x4:1
# text = The air conditioner was humming all night during the heatwave.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	conditioner	conditioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	humming	hum	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	during	during	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	heatwave	heatwave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hum** | past · progressive | the air conditioner |  |  |  | during the heatwave; night |  | vn bulge-47.5.3 «NP V»: agent=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We have run out of conditioner, so my hair is all frizzy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conditioner:x5:1
# text = We have run out of conditioner, so my hair is all frizzy.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	run	run	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	conditioner	conditioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	all	all	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	frizzy	frizzy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present · perfect | We |  |  | conditioner |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out conditioner=Trajectory |
| 2 | **is** | present | my hair |  |  |  |  | all, frizzy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gardeners mix conditioner into the soil to help plants grow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conditioner:x6:1
# text = Gardeners mix conditioner into the soil to help plants grow.
1	Gardeners	gardener	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	mix	mix	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	conditioner	conditioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix** | present | Gardeners | conditioner |  |  |  | into the soil | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent conditioner=Patient into soil=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | Gardeners *not said here* | plants |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent plant=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **grow** | infinitive | plants *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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