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

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**Who acts:** Starlings, Elephants, you · **What happens:** come together, form, gather, congregate, see, not congregate · **To what, where:** group, Pupils, noticeboard, results, huge flocks, People

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To come together and form a group or crowd in one place.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:congregate:m1:1
# text = To come together and form a group or crowd in one place.
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	form	form	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	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 | **form** | present |  | a group or crowd in one place |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location group=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: church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To gather for worship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:congregate:m2:1
# text = To gather for worship.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	gather	gather	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	worship	worship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gather** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for worship | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for worship=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Pupils congregated around the noticeboard to see the results.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:congregate:x1:1
# text = Pupils congregated around the noticeboard to see the results.
1	Pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	congregated	congregate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	around	around	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	noticeboard	noticeboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **congregate** | participle |  | Pupils *not said here* |  | the noticeboard |  |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive |  | the results |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer result=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Starlings congregate in huge flocks in the evening.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:congregate:x2:1
# text = Starlings congregate in huge flocks in the evening.
1	Starlings	starling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	congregate	congregate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	flocks	flock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **congregate** | present | Starlings |  |  | huge flocks | evening |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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People congregated in the square for the celebration.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:congregate:x3:1
# text = People congregated in the square for the celebration.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	congregated	congregate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	celebration	celebration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **congregate** | participle |  | People *not said here* |  | the square |  | for the celebration | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Elephants congregate at the waterhole in the dry season.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:congregate:x4:1
# text = Elephants congregate at the waterhole in the dry season.
1	Elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	congregate	congregate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	waterhole	waterhole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **congregate** | present | Elephants |  |  | the waterhole | season |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The faithful congregated in the church for Easter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:congregate:x5:1
# text = The faithful congregated in the church for Easter.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	faithful	faithful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	congregated	congregate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Easter	Easter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **congregate** | participle |  |  |  | the church for Easter |  |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Please don't congregate in the corridors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:congregate:x6:1
# text = Please don't congregate in the corridors.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	congregate	congregate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	corridors	corridor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **congregate** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  | the corridors |  |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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