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title: depot — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «depot» in the school dictionary: A depot is a large building or yard where goods, vehicles or supplies are kept until they are needed. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# depot

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** depot, buses, parcel, army, Grandpa, lorry · **What happens:** be, keep, need, park, clean, repair · **To what, where:** large building, goods, place, buses, small railway, delivery depot

<!-- .vabout -->
«depot» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [depot in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/depot.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A depot is a large building or yard where goods, vehicles or supplies are kept until they are needed.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:depot:m1:1
# text = A depot is a large building or yard where goods, vehicles or supplies are kept until they are needed.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	depot	depot	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	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	yard	yard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	16	advmod	_	_
10	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	16	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	vehicles	vehicle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	supplies	supplies	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	10	conj	_	_
15	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
17	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
18	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a depot | a large building or yard |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | present · passive |  | goods and vehicles or supplies |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **need** | present · passive |  | goods |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=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 -->
A depot is a place where buses, trains or trams are parked, cleaned and repaired.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:depot:m2:1
# text = A depot is a place where buses, trains or trams are parked, cleaned and repaired.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	depot	depot	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	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	13	advmod	_	_
7	buses	bus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	trains	train	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	trams	tram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	parked	park	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	cleaned	clean	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	repaired	repair	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a depot | a place |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **park** | present · passive |  | buses and trains or trams |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **clean** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **repair** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A depot is a small railway or bus station.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:depot:m3:1
# text = A depot is a small railway or bus station.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	depot	depot	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	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a depot | a small railway or bus station |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The buses go back to the depot at midnight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:depot:x1:1
# text = The buses go back to the depot at midnight.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	buses	bus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	depot	depot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	midnight	midnight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go back** | present | the buses |  |  |  | midnight | to the depot *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to depot=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our parcel is waiting at the delivery depot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:depot:x2:1
# text = Our parcel is waiting at the delivery depot.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	parcel	parcel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	delivery	delivery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	depot	depot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | present · progressive | Our parcel |  |  | the delivery depot |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at depot=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The army kept food and blankets in a supply depot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:depot:x3:1
# text = The army kept food and blankets in a supply depot.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	blankets	blanket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	supply	supply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	depot	depot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | the army | food and blankets |  | a supply depot |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent food=Theme in depot=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa met Grandma at the old train depot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:depot:x4:1
# text = Grandpa met Grandma at the old train depot.
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	depot	depot	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 | **meet** | past | Grandpa | Grandma |  | the old train depot |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grandma=Co-Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A lorry leaves the depot with 240 boxes and drops 30 at each shop.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:depot:x5:1
# text = A lorry leaves the depot with 240 boxes and drops 30 at each shop.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lorry	lorry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	depot	depot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	240	240	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	drops	drop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	obj	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present | a lorry | the depot |  |  |  | with 240 boxes | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent depot=Recipient with box=Theme |
| 2 | **drop** | present | a lorry *not said here* | 30 |  | each shop |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent 30=Theme at shop=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The council's depot is full of grit for the winter roads.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:depot:x6:1
# text = The council's depot is full of grit for the winter roads.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	depot	depot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	grit	grit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the council's depot |  |  |  |  | of grit; for the winter roads; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The firefighters drove the engine back to the depot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:depot:x7:1
# text = The firefighters drove the engine back to the depot.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	firefighters	firefighter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drove	drive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	depot	depot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | past | the firefighters | the engine |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme engine=Trajectory |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We waited at the bus depot for the last bus home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:depot:x8:1
# text = We waited at the bus depot for the last bus home.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	depot	depot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | past | We |  |  | the bus depot |  | for the last bus; home *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at depot=Location |

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