---
title: dint — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dint» in the school dictionary: A dint is a dent or hollow pressed into a hard surface by a blow. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dint/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/) / dint

# dint

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** dint, she, He, shield · **What happens:** be, hollow, press, mean, effect, pass · **To what, where:** dent, hard surface, something, test, ships, dint · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«dint» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [dint in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dint.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dint is a dent or hollow pressed into a hard surface by a blow.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dint:m1:1
# text = A dint is a dent or hollow pressed into a hard surface by a blow.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dint	dint	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	dent	dent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	hollow	hollow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	pressed	press	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	blow	blow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a dint | a dent |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hollow** | infinitive | a dint *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn clear-10.3 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **press** | participle |  | a dent *not said here* |  | a hard surface |  | by a blow | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent into surface=Trajectory |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«By dint of» means by means of, through the force or effect of something.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dint:m2:1
# text = «By dint of» means by means of, through the force or effect of something.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	By	by	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	dint	dint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	through	through	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	effect	effect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | by dint | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **effect** |  |  | something |  |  |  |  | nom effect «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By dint of hard work she passed the test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dint:x1:1
# text = By dint of hard work she passed the test.
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	dint	dint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	passed	pass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | past | she | the test |  |  |  | by dint of hard work | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent test=Theme by dint=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He lost his ships by dint of pirates and storms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dint:x2:1
# text = He lost his ships by dint of pirates and storms.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dint	dint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	pirates	pirate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	storms	storm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | He | his ships |  |  |  | by dint of pirates and storms | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ship=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shield had a dint from the sword.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dint:x3:1
# text = The shield had a dint from the sword.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shield	shield	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	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	dint	dint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sword	sword	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 | **have** | past | the shield | a dint |  | the sword |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dint=Patient |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [dinosaur](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dinosaur/)
- next →: [diocese](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diocese/)
- ↑ back to [D in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/)