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title: covered — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «covered» in the school dictionary: Covered means having something over it or on it. A covered pool has a sheet on top. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# covered

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**Who acts:** covered pool, He, dog, water, We, teacher · **What happens:** cover, mean, have, be, cover in, come back · **To what, where:** something, it, sheet, top, Covered past, lot · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Covered means having something over it or on it. A covered pool has a sheet on top.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Covered means having something over it or on it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:covered:m1:1
# text = Covered means having something over it or on it.
1	Covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **have** *not said to happen* | gerund |  | something |  | it |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |

<!-- .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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* A covered pool has a sheet on top.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:covered:m1:2
# text = A covered pool has a sheet on top.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sheet	sheet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | present | a covered pool | a sheet |  | top |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheet=Patient |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Covered is the past of cover.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:covered:m2:1
# text = Covered is the past of cover.
1	Covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	cover	cover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | the Covered past |  |  |  | of cover | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Covered in» means having a lot of something all over.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:covered:m3:1
# text = «Covered in» means having a lot of something all over.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	ccomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nmod	_	_
11	all	all	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	over	over	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover in** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **have** | gerund |  | a lot of something |  |  |  | over *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The floor is covered with 48 tiles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:covered:x1:1
# text = The floor is covered with 48 tiles.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	floor	floor	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	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	48	48	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	tiles	tile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | present · passive |  | the floor |  |  |  | with 48 tiles | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with tile=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Half the field is covered in snow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:covered:x2:1
# text = Half the field is covered in snow.
1	Half	half	DET	PDT	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|PronType=Ind	3	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | present · passive |  | half field |  |  |  | in snow | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in snow=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He covered 30 miles by noon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:covered:x3:1
# text = He covered 30 miles by noon.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	noon	noon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past | He | 30 miles |  |  | noon |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent mile=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How much of the wall is covered so far?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:covered:x4:1
# text = How much of the wall is covered so far?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | present · passive |  | much of the wall |  |  |  | far *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog came back covered in mud.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:covered:x5:1
# text = The dog came back covered in mud.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come back** | past | the dog |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **cover** | participle | the dog *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in mud | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in mud=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
About 70 out of 100 parts of Earth are covered by water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:covered:x6:1
# text = About 70 out of 100 parts of Earth are covered by water.
1	About	about	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	70	70	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | present · passive | water | 70 out 100 parts of Earth |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We walked across a covered bridge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:covered:x7:1
# text = We walked across a covered bridge.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | We |  |  | a covered bridge |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across bridge=Trajectory |
| 2 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher covered fractions this week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:covered:x8:1
# text = The teacher covered fractions this week.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fractions	fraction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past | the teacher | fractions |  |  | week |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent fraction=Destination |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sharp winds blew over the snow-covered fields.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:covered:x9:1
# text = The sharp winds blew over the snow-covered fields.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	winds	wind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | past | the sharp winds |  |  | the covered fields |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

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