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title: consume — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «consume» in the school dictionary: To eat or drink something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# consume

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**Who acts:** caterpillar, heater, fire, Homework, much water, lamp · **What happens:** eat, drink, use up, destroy, consume, be · **To what, where:** something, fuel, three leaves, lot, old barn, time consuming

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«consume» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [consume in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/consume.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To eat or drink something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consume:m1:1
# text = To eat or drink something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	drink	drink	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **drink** | infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |

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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 -->
To use up fuel, energy, time or money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consume:m2:1
# text = To use up fuel, energy, time or money.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	fuel	fuel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use up** | to-infinitive |  | fuel and energy and time or money |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fuel=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: of fire — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To destroy completely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consume:m3:1
# text = To destroy completely.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	destroy	destroy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **destroy** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | completely *property* | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
be consumed with: to be full of a strong feeling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consume:m4:1
# text = be consumed with: to be full of a strong feeling.
1	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	aux:pass	_	_
2	consumed	consume	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consume** | infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP» |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | of a strong feeling; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The caterpillar consumed three leaves a day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consume:x1:1
# text = The caterpillar consumed three leaves a day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	caterpillar	caterpillar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	consumed	consume	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consume** | past | the caterpillar | three leaves |  |  | day |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Asset |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The heater consumes a lot of electricity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consume:x2:1
# text = The heater consumes a lot of electricity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	heater	heater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	consumes	consume	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consume** | present | the heater | a lot of electricity |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Asset |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fire consumed the old barn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consume:x3:1
# text = The fire consumed the old barn.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	consumed	consume	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	barn	barn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consume** | past | the fire | the old barn |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barn=Asset |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Homework can be very time-consuming.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consume:x4:1
# text = Homework can be very time-consuming.
1	Homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	consuming	consuming	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 a** | can | Homework | time consuming |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was consumed with jealousy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consume:x5:1
# text = He was consumed with jealousy.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	consumed	consume	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	jealousy	jealousy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consume** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  | with jealousy | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How much water do you consume in a day?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consume:x6:1
# text = How much water do you consume in a day?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	consume	consume	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consume** | present · do-support | much water |  |  |  | day |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each lamp consumes 10 watts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consume:x7:1
# text = Each lamp consumes 10 watts.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	lamp	lamp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	consumes	consume	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	watts	watt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consume** | present | each lamp | 10 watts |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent watt=Asset |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But neither knife nor axe could penetrate its hide, so they tried to consume it with fire.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consume:x8:1
# text = But neither knife nor axe could penetrate its hide, so they tried to consume it with fire.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
2	neither	neither	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	_
3	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	5	cc	_	_
5	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	penetrate	penetrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	hide	hide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	consume	consume	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **penetrate** | could | neither knife nor axe | axe's hide |  |  |  |  | vn poke-19 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hide=Patient |
| 2 | **try** | past | knife |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **consume** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | knife *not said here* | hide |  |  |  | with fire | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Asset |

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