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title: conserved — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «conserved» in the school dictionary: Protected and kept safe from damage or being wasted, like conserved forests or conserved water. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# conserved

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**Who acts:** Staying, Energy, We, birds · **What happens:** protect, keep, waste, conserve, stay, not make · **To what, where:** same, total, energy, mass, reaction, nothing

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«conserved» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [conserved in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/conserved.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Protected and kept safe from damage or being wasted, like conserved forests or conserved water.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conserved:m1:1
# text = Protected and kept safe from damage or being wasted, like conserved forests or conserved water.
1	Protected	protect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	wasted	waste	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	conserved	conserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	conserved	conserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **keep** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **waste** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  | like conserved forests or conserved water | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP» |
| 4 | **conserve** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **conserve** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Staying the same in total, not being made or destroyed, as in "energy is conserved".

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conserved:m2:1
# text = Staying the same in total, not being made or destroyed, as in "energy is conserved".
1	Staying	stay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	destroyed	destroy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
14	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	conserved	conserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | gerund |  | the same |  | total |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme same=Location |
| 2 | **not** **make** | gerund · passive | Staying |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP» |
| 3 | **destroy** | participle | Staying *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **conserve** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | energy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: biology — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kept almost the same over a very long time in many living things, like a conserved gene.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conserved:m3:1
# text = Kept almost the same over a very long time in many living things, like a conserved gene.
1	Kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	living	living	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	conserved	conserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	amod	_	_
18	gene	gene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | participle |  |  |  |  | time | same *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **conserve** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a reaction, mass is conserved: nothing is lost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conserved:x1:1
# text = In a reaction, mass is conserved: nothing is lost.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	mass	mass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	conserved	conserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conserve** | present · passive |  | mass |  | a reaction |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lose** | present · passive |  | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Energy is conserved; it just changes form.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conserved:x2:1
# text = Energy is conserved; it just changes form.
1	Energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	conserved	conserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conserve** | present · passive |  | Energy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **change** | present | Energy | form |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent form=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old painting was carefully conserved.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conserved:x3:1
# text = The old painting was carefully conserved.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	conserved	conserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conserve** | past · passive |  | the old painting |  |  |  | carefully *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We conserved water by taking shorter showers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conserved:x4:1
# text = We conserved water by taking shorter showers.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	conserved	conserve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	shorter	short	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	showers	shower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conserve** | past | We | water |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | gerund | We *not said here* | shorter showers |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shower=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wetland is conserved for birds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conserved:x5:1
# text = The wetland is conserved for birds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wetland	wetland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	conserved	conserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conserve** | present · passive | birds | the wetland |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some genes are conserved in humans and fish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conserved:x6:1
# text = Some genes are conserved in humans and fish.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	genes	gene	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	conserved	conserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	humans	human	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conserve** | present · passive |  | some genes |  |  |  | in humans and fish | tree rules |

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