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title: cook — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cook» in the school dictionary: To cook is to make food ready to eat by heating it: boil, fry, bake, roast. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cook

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**Who acts:** Food, cook, person, Dad, you, 's · **What happens:** cook, be, eat, heat, prepare, let · **To what, where:** food, person, home, pasta, 's, pancakes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«cook» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [cook in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cook.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To cook is to make food ready to eat by heating it: boil, fry, bake, roast.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cook:m1:1
# text = To cook is to make food ready to eat by heating it: boil, fry, bake, roast.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	cook	cook	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	heating	heat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	advcl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
14	boil	boil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	fry	fry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	bake	bake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	roast	roast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | make, ready *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **eat** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **heat** | gerund |  | food |  |  |  | boil and fry and bake and roast *obl* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=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 -->
Food cooks when it is heated until it is ready.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cook:m2:1
# text = Food cooks when it is heated until it is ready.
1	Food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cooks	cook	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	heated	heat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | present | Food |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **heat** | present · passive |  | Food |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | present | Food |  |  |  |  | ready *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cook is a person who prepares food, at home or as a job.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cook:m3:1
# text = A cook is a person who prepares food, at home or as a job.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	prepares	prepare	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cook | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **prepare** | present | a person | food |  | home or a job |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad cooks pasta on Fridays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cook:x1:1
# text = Dad cooks pasta on Fridays.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cooks	cook	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pasta	pasta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Fridays	Friday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | present | Dad | pasta |  |  | friday |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent pasta=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Let's cook pancakes together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cook:x2:1
# text = Let's cook pancakes together.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	cook	cook	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	pancakes	pancake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	together	together	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cook** | infinitive | 's *not said here* | pancakes |  |  |  | together *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent pancake=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cook the chicken until it is white all the way through.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cook:x3:1
# text = Cook the chicken until it is white all the way through.
1	Cook	cook	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
8	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	10	det:predet	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	through	through	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | imperative | you *not said here* | the chicken |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent chicken=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | chicken |  |  |  |  | all way *obl:unmarked*; white *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rice takes ten minutes to cook.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cook:x4:1
# text = The rice takes ten minutes to cook.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	cook	cook	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | the rice |  |  |  | minute |  | vn require-103 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition |
| 2 | **cook** | to-infinitive | the rice *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My grandma is a wonderful cook.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cook:x5:1
# text = My grandma is a wonderful cook.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	wonderful	wonderful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My grandma | a wonderful cook |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Always cook with an adult nearby.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cook:x6:1
# text = Always cook with an adult nearby.
1	Always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	2	advmod	_	_
2	cook	cook	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with a adult; always, nearby *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient with adult=Instrument |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They cooked up a story about a ghost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cook:x7:1
# text = They cooked up a story about a ghost.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cooked	cook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ghost	ghost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook up** | past | They | a story |  |  |  | about a ghost | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Product |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too many cooks spoil the broth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cook:x8:1
# text = Too many cooks spoil the broth.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cooks	cook	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	spoil	spoil	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	broth	broth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spoil** | present | many cooks | the broth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
“Send for the cook,” says he.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cook:x9:1
# text = “Send for the cook,” says he.
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Send	send	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
8	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for the cook | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present |  | he |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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