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title: detour — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «detour» in the school dictionary: A longer or different way you take to avoid something, such as a closed road or traffic. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# detour

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**Who acts:** you, detour, we, our, story · **What happens:** take, avoid, close, visit, make, see · **To what, where:** longer way, something, detour, waterfall, different way, traffic

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«detour» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [detour in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/detour.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A longer or different way you take to avoid something, such as a closed road or traffic.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detour:m1:1
# text = A longer or different way you take to avoid something, such as a closed road or traffic.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	longer	long	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	16	case	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | you | a longer way *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme |
| 2 | **avoid** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | something |  |  |  | such a closed road or traffic | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent something=Location |
| 3 | **close** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A trip off your main route to visit somewhere, as in «make a detour to see the waterfall».

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detour:m2:1
# text = A trip off your main route to visit somewhere, as in «make a detour to see the waterfall».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	route	route	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	visit	visit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	detour	detour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	waterfall	waterfall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | somewhere *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | a detour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **see** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | a detour *not said here* | the waterfall |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer waterfall=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To go a different way, or to send traffic a different way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detour:m3:1
# text = To go a different way, or to send traffic a different way.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	send	send	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | to-infinitive |  | a different way |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **send** | to-infinitive |  | traffic |  |  |  | a different way *obl:unmarked* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent traffic=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bridge was closed, so we took a detour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detour:x1:1
# text = The bridge was closed, so we took a detour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bridge	bridge	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	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	detour	detour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | past · passive |  | the bridge |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **take** | past | we | a detour |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detour=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made a detour to see the lighthouse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detour:x2:1
# text = We made a detour to see the lighthouse.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	detour	detour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lighthouse	lighthouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | a detour |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detour=Product |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | the lighthouse |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lighthouse=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The detour added 5 miles to our journey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detour:x3:1
# text = The detour added 5 miles to our journey.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	detour	detour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	added	add	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | past | the detour | 5 miles |  |  |  | to our journey | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent mile=Patient to journey=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **journey** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Traffic was detoured around the parade.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detour:x4:1
# text = Traffic was detoured around the parade.
1	Traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	detoured	detour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	around	around	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	parade	parade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detour** | past · passive |  | Traffic |  | the parade |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story goes off on a detour about the hero's childhood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detour:x5:1
# text = The story goes off on a detour about the hero's childhood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	detour	detour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	childhood	childhood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go off** | present | the story |  |  | a detour about the hero's childhood |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on detour=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Follow the detour signs to get to school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detour:x6:1
# text = Follow the detour signs to get to school.
1	Follow	follow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	detour	detour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | imperative | you *not said here* | the detour signs |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sign=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to school *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to school=Result |

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