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title: dented — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dented» in the school dictionary: Having a dent or dents; pushed in a little by being hit. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dented

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**Who acts:** Having, shop, you, She, he, His · **What happens:** have, push, hit, hurt, weaken, dent · **To what, where:** dent, little, dented pride, confidence, dented tins, half price · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«dented» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [dented in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dented.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having a dent or dents; pushed in a little by being hit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dented:m1:1
# text = Having a dent or dents; pushed in a little by being hit.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	csubj:pass	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	dent	dent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	dents	dent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	pushed	push	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obl	_	_
11	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	hit	hit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | a dent or dents |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dent=Patient |
| 2 | **push** | participle | Having |  |  | a little |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent in little=Trajectory |
| 3 | **hit** | gerund · passive | Having *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V» |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: of feelings — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hurt or weakened: «dented pride», «dented confidence».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dented:m2:1
# text = Hurt or weakened: «dented pride», «dented confidence».
1	Hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	weakened	weaken	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	dented	dent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	dented	dent	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
12	confidence	confidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | participle |  | dented pride |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **weaken** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **dent** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **dent** *in a quote* | past |  | confidence |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent confidence=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop sells dented tins at half price.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dented:x1:1
# text = The shop sells dented tins at half price.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	dented	dent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	tins	tin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	half	half	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	8	amod	_	_
8	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | the shop | dented tins |  | half price |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent tin=Theme at price=Asset |
| 2 | **dent** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His old car was dented and scratched.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dented:x2:1
# text = His old car was dented and scratched.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	dented	dent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	scratched	scratch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dent** | past · passive |  | His old car |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **scratch** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Replace a helmet if it gets dented in a crash.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dented:x3:1
# text = Replace a helmet if it gets dented in a crash.
1	Replace	replace	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	helmet	helmet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	gets	get	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	dented	dent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	crash	crash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **replace** | imperative | you *not said here* | a helmet |  |  |  |  | vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme helmet=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **dent** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive |  | helmet |  | a crash |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She tried to fix the dented saucepan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dented:x4:1
# text = She tried to fix the dented saucepan.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	dented	dent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	saucepan	saucepan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **fix** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the dented saucepan |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent saucepan=Patient |
| 3 | **dent** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His pride was dented when he lost to his little sister.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dented:x5:1
# text = His pride was dented when he lost to his little sister.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	dented	dent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dent** | past · passive |  | His pride |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **lose** | past | he |  |  |  |  | to his little sister | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **pride** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom pride «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dented bin rolled down the hill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dented:x6:1
# text = The dented bin rolled down the hill.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dented	dent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	rolled	roll	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	down	down	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dent** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **roll down** | participle | the dented bin *not said here* | the hill |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hill=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Here they dropped the poor Woodman, who fell a great distance to the rocks, where he lay so battered and dented that he could neither move nor groan.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dented:x7:1
# text = Here they dropped the poor Woodman, who fell a great distance to the rocks, where he lay so battered and dented that he could neither move nor groan.
1	Here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Woodman	Woodman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	19	advmod	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
20	so	so	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	battered	batter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	advcl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	dented	dent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	conj	_	_
24	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
25	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
26	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	28	aux	_	_
27	neither	neither	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
28	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	advcl	_	_
29	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	30	cc	_	_
30	groan	groan	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	28	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | past | they | the poor Woodman |  | here |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent woodman=Theme |
| 2 | **fall** | past | the poor Woodman | a great distance |  |  |  | to the rocks *result* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient distance=Extent to rock=Result |
| 3 | **lie** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **batter** | participle | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **dent** | participle | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 6 | **move** | could | he |  |  |  |  | neither *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **groan** | infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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