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title: deposition — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «deposition» in the school dictionary: Deposition is when wind, water or ice drops sand, mud or stones it was carrying, building up new land such as beaches and deltas. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# deposition

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**Who acts:** Deposition, gas, Waves, sand, Frost, witness · **What happens:** be, carry, build up, make, write down, use · **To what, where:** sand, new land, statement, oath, court, ruler

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«deposition» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [deposition in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/deposition.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science, geography — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Deposition is when wind, water or ice drops sand, mud or stones it was carrying, building up new land such as beaches and deltas.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deposition:m1:1
# text = Deposition is when wind, water or ice drops sand, mud or stones it was carrying, building up new land such as beaches and deltas.
1	Deposition	deposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
3	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
4	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
9	drops	drop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	building	build	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	conj	_	_
20	up	up	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	_
21	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
23	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	25	case	_	_
24	as	as	ADP	IN	_	23	fixed	_	_
25	beaches	beach	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nmod	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	deltas	delta	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Deposition |  |  |  |  | drop *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | past · progressive | Deposition | sand and mud or stones *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sand=Theme |
| 3 | **build up** | gerund | Deposition *not said here* | new land |  |  |  | such beaches and deltas | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer land=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}

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Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A deposition is a statement made under oath, written down to be used in court.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deposition:m2:1
# text = A deposition is a statement made under oath, written down to be used in court.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	deposition	deposition	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	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
11	down	down	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	advcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a deposition | a statement |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a statement *not said here* |  | oath |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **write down** | participle |  | a statement *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **use** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  | court |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V» |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Deposition is removing a ruler or leader from power.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deposition:m3:1
# text = Deposition is removing a ruler or leader from power.
1	Deposition	deposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	removing	remove	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | present · progressive | Deposition | a ruler or leader from power |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ruler=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Deposition is when a gas turns straight into a solid, like frost forming.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deposition:m4:1
# text = Deposition is when a gas turns straight into a solid, like frost forming.
1	Deposition	deposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
3	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
7	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	solid	solid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	frost	frost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	forming	form	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present | a gas |  |  | a solid |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into solid=Trajectory |
| 2 | **is** | present | Deposition |  |  |  |  | form *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Deposition at the river mouth formed a delta.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deposition:x1:1
# text = Deposition at the river mouth formed a delta.
1	Deposition	deposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	formed	form	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	delta	delta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | past | Deposition at the river mouth | a delta |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location delta=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Waves cause deposition of sand on the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deposition:x2:1
# text = Waves cause deposition of sand on the beach.
1	Waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cause	cause	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	deposition	deposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present | Waves | deposition of sand |  | the beach |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition deposition=Patient |
| 2 | **depose** |  | sand |  |  |  |  |  | nom deposition «process intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A spit is made by deposition along the coast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deposition:x3:1
# text = A spit is made by deposition along the coast.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spit	spit	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	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	deposition	deposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	along	along	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive | deposition | a spit |  |  |  | along the coast | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset subject=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Frost on the window is an example of deposition.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deposition:x4:1
# text = Frost on the window is an example of deposition.
1	Frost	frost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	deposition	deposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Frost on the window | a example |  |  |  | of deposition | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The witness gave a deposition to the lawyers. (law)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The witness gave a deposition to the lawyers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deposition:x5:1
# text = The witness gave a deposition to the lawyers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	witness	witness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	deposition	deposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lawyers	lawyer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the witness | a deposition | the lawyers |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent deposition=Theme to lawyer=Recipient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (law)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deposition:x5:2
# text = (law)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The deposition of the king led to a new government. (formal)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The deposition of the king led to a new government.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deposition:x6:1
# text = The deposition of the king led to a new government.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	deposition	deposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | the deposition of the king |  |  |  |  | to a new government | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to government=Patient |
| 2 | **depose** |  | the king |  |  |  |  |  | nom deposition «process intransitive»: of=agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (formal)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deposition:x6:2
# text = (formal)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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