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title: detach — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «detach» in the school dictionary: To separate one thing from another thing it is fixed to, as in «detach the coupon». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# detach

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** thing, handle, detached person, you, trailer, We · **What happens:** separate, fix to, detach, come off, stop, feel · **To what, where:** one thing, thing, coupon, group, slip, teacher

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To separate one thing from another thing it is fixed to, as in «detach the coupon».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detach:m1:1
# text = To separate one thing from another thing it is fixed to, as in «detach the coupon».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	separate	separate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	detach	detach	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	coupon	coupon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **separate** | to-infinitive |  | one thing |  |  |  | from another thing | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent thing=Patient from thing=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **fix to** | present · passive | another thing *not said here* | thing |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **detach** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the coupon |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coupon=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To come off by itself, as in «the handle detached».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detach:m2:1
# text = To come off by itself, as in «the handle detached».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	handle	handle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	detached	detach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come off** | to-infinitive | the handle *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by itself *= it* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by itself=Location |
| 2 | **detach** *in a quote* | past | the handle |  |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To stop feeling involved; a «detached» person stays calm and not emotional.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detach:m3:1
# text = To stop feeling involved; a «detached» person stays calm and not emotional.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
3	feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	involved	involved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	detached	detach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	emotional	emotional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | to-infinitive | a detached person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **feel** | gerund | a detached person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | involved *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **detach** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **stay** | present | a detached person |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To send a group of soldiers away for a special job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detach:m4:1
# text = To send a group of soldiers away for a special job.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	send	send	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | to-infinitive |  | a group of soldiers |  |  |  | for a special job; away *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent group=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Detach the slip along the dotted line and give it to your teacher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detach:x1:1
# text = Detach the slip along the dotted line and give it to your teacher.
1	Detach	detach	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	slip	slip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	along	along	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	dotted	dot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detach** | imperative | you *not said here* | the slip |  |  |  | along the dotted line | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slip=Patient |
| 2 | **dot** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **give** | infinitive | you *not said here* | slip | your teacher |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme to teacher=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The trailer detached from the car on the hill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detach:x2:1
# text = The trailer detached from the car on the hill.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trailer	trailer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	detached	detach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hill	hill	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 | **detach** | past | the trailer |  |  |  |  | on the hill; from the car | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent from car=Co-Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can detach the hood from this coat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detach:x3:1
# text = You can detach the hood from this coat.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	detach	detach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hood	hood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	coat	coat	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 | **detach** | can | You | the hood |  |  |  | from this coat | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent hood=Patient from coat=Co-Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We live in a semi-detached house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detach:x4:1
# text = We live in a semi-detached house.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	semi-detached	semi-detach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	house	house	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 | **live** | present | We |  |  | a semi-detached house |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in house=Location |
| 2 | **semi-detach** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She felt strangely detached, as if she were watching a film.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detach:x5:1
# text = She felt strangely detached, as if she were watching a film.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	strangely	strangely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	detached	detach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **detach** | participle | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | strangely *property* | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **watch** | past · progressive | she | a film |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The captain detached ten soldiers to guard the bridge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detach:x6:1
# text = The captain detached ten soldiers to guard the bridge.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	detached	detach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	guard	guard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detach** | past | the captain | ten soldiers |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soldier=Patient |
| 2 | **guard** | to-infinitive | the captain *not said here* | the bridge |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bridge=Beneficiary |

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