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title: delete — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «delete» in the school dictionary: To delete means to take away or wipe out something, like a photo, a file or a word. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# delete

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**Who acts:** She, He, Press, you, Things, I · **What happens:** delete, mean, take away, wipe out, be, remove · **To what, where:** something, writing, words, 12 photos, phone, 80 songs · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«delete» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [delete in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/delete.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To delete means to take away or wipe out something, like a photo, a file or a word.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delete:m1:1
# text = To delete means to take away or wipe out something, like a photo, a file or a word.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	delete	delete	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	wipe	wipe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	file	file	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **delete** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **take away** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **wipe out** | infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent something=Theme |

<!-- .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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In writing, to delete is to cross out or remove words.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delete:m2:1
# text = In writing, to delete is to cross out or remove words.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	delete	delete	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	cross	cross	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	remove	remove	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
12	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **delete** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | writing |  | cross *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **remove** | infinitive |  | words |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She deleted 12 photos from her phone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delete:x1:1
# text = She deleted 12 photos from her phone.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	deleted	delete	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **delete** | past | She | 12 photos |  | her phone |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent photo=Theme from phone=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He had 80 songs and deleted 15.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delete:x2:1
# text = He had 80 songs and deleted 15.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	80	80	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	deleted	delete	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | He | 80 songs |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent song=Patient |
| 2 | **delete** | past | He *not said here* | 15 |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 15=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many emails are left after she deletes 9?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delete:x3:1
# text = How many emails are left after she deletes 9?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	emails	email	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	deletes	delete	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present · passive |  | many emails |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **delete** | present | she | 9 |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 9=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each day he deletes 5 old messages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delete:x4:1
# text = Each day he deletes 5 old messages.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	deletes	delete	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	messages	message	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **delete** | present | he | 5 old messages |  |  | day |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Press delete to remove the letter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delete:x5:1
# text = Press delete to remove the letter.
1	Press	press	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	delete	delete	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	remove	remove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **delete** | present | Press |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **remove** | to-infinitive | Press *not said here* | the letter |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Delete the extra word in the sentence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delete:x6:1
# text = Delete the extra word in the sentence.
1	Delete	delete	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **delete** | imperative | you *not said here* | the extra word |  | the sentence |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Things you post online can be hard to delete.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delete:x7:1
# text = Things you post online can be hard to delete.
1	Things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	post	post	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	online	online	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	delete	delete	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **post** | present | you | Things *not said here* |  |  |  | online *property* | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | can | Things |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **delete** | to-infinitive | Things *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I have had greater confidence in my young friends, and have deleted the fairy who did not exist in the tale as told to me.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delete:x8:1
# text = I have had greater confidence in my young friends, and have deleted the fairy who did not exist in the tale as told to me.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	confidence	confidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	deleted	delete	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	parataxis	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
17	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
19	exist	exist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	acl:relcl	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
23	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
24	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	advcl	_	_
25	to	to	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present · perfect | I | greater confidence |  |  |  | in my young friends | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent confidence=Patient |
| 2 | **delete** | present · perfect |  | the fairy |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fairy=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **exist** | past · do-support | the fairy |  |  | the tale |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tale=Location |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | participle | the fairy *not said here* |  | me |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent to i=Recipient |

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