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title: digest — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «digest» in the school dictionary: To digest food means to break it down in the stomach and intestines so the body can use it for energy and growth. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# digest

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**Who acts:** body, you, digest, stomach, us, Snakes · **What happens:** digest, mean, break down, use, think, understand · **To what, where:** food, stomach, information, short collection, us, body · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To digest food means to break it down in the stomach and intestines so the body can use it for energy and growth.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:digest:m1:1
# text = To digest food means to break it down in the stomach and intestines so the body can use it for energy and growth.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	digest	digest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	down	down	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	intestines	intestine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
17	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	growth	growth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **digest** | to-infinitive |  | food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **break down** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | food |  | the stomach and intestines |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 4 | **use** | can | the body | food |  |  |  | for energy and growth | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent it=Theme for energy=Eventuality |

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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 -->
To digest information means to think about it carefully until you understand it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:digest:m2:1
# text = To digest information means to think about it carefully until you understand it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	digest	digest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
9	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
10	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	understand	understand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **digest** | to-infinitive |  | information |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | about information; carefully *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |
| 4 | **understand** | present | you | information |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A digest is a short collection or summary of news or writing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:digest:m3:1
# text = A digest is a short collection or summary of news or writing.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	digest	digest	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	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	collection	collection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	summary	summary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a digest | a short collection or summary of news or writing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The stomach helps us digest our food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:digest:x1:1
# text = The stomach helps us digest our food.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	digest	digest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | the stomach | us |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **digest** | infinitive | us *not said here* | our food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chew well to help your body digest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:digest:x2:1
# text = Chew well to help your body digest.
1	Chew	chew	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	digest	digest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chew** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | your body |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent body=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **digest** | infinitive | your body *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Snakes can take days to digest a big meal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:digest:x3:1
# text = Snakes can take days to digest a big meal.
1	Snakes	snake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	digest	digest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | can | Snakes |  |  |  | day |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **digest** | to-infinitive | Snakes *not said here* | a big meal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It took me a while to digest the news.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:digest:x4:1
# text = It took me a while to digest the news.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	while	while	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	digest	digest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | It |  | me |  | while |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument i=Destination |
| 2 | **digest** | to-infinitive |  | the news |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fibre in fruit and vegetables helps digestion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:digest:x5:1
# text = Fibre in fruit and vegetables helps digestion.
1	Fibre	fibre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	vegetables	vegetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	digestion	digestion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Fibre in fruit and vegetables | digestion |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent digestion=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cow has four parts to its stomach to digest grass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:digest:x6:1
# text = A cow has four parts to its stomach to digest grass.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	digest	digest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
11	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a cow | four parts |  |  |  | to its stomach | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Patient |
| 2 | **digest** | to-infinitive | a cow *not said here* | grass |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The magazine has a digest of the week's news.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:digest:x7:1
# text = The magazine has a digest of the week's news.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	magazine	magazine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	digest	digest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the magazine | a digest of the week's news |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent digest=Patient |
| 2 | **digest** |  |  | the week's news |  |  |  |  | nom digest «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Crimthann absorbed instruction like a sponge and digested it as rapidly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:digest:x8:1
# text = Crimthann absorbed instruction like a sponge and digested it as rapidly.
1	Crimthann	Crimthann	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	absorbed	absorb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	instruction	instruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sponge	sponge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	digested	digest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	as	as	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	rapidly	rapidly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **absorb** | past | Crimthann | instruction |  |  |  | like a sponge | vn absorb-39.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Goal instruction=Theme |
| 2 | **digest** | past | Crimthann *not said here* | instruction |  |  |  | rapidly *property* | tree rules |

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