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title: dive — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dive» in the school dictionary: To dive is to jump into water head first with your arms in front. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dive

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**Who acts:** bird, dive, you, She, We, Dad · **What happens:** dive, be, drop, not dive, go, save · **To what, where:** water head, water, jump, shallow water, diving board, snorkelling

<!-- .vabout -->
«dive» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [dive in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dive.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To dive is to jump into water head first with your arms in front.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dive:m1:1
# text = To dive is to jump into water head first with your arms in front.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	dive	dive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	jump	jump	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	advmod	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dive** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | water head |  | with your arms in front; first, jump *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .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 dive is to swim under water, sometimes with special breathing equipment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dive:m2:1
# text = To dive is to swim under water, sometimes with special breathing equipment.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	dive	dive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	13	advmod	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	breathing	breathing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	equipment	equipment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dive** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | water |  | with special breathing equipment; swim *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To dive is to move or drop quickly downwards, like a bird diving for fish.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dive:m3:1
# text = To dive is to move or drop quickly downwards, like a bird diving for fish.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	dive	dive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	drop	drop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	downwards	downwards	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	diving	dive	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dive** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | move *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **drop** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | like a bird; downwards, quickly *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **dive** | gerund | a bird *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for fish | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for fish=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To dive is to jump quickly to one side or to the ground, like a goalkeeper.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dive:m4:1
# text = To dive is to jump quickly to one side or to the ground, like a goalkeeper.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	dive	dive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	jump	jump	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	goalkeeper	goalkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dive** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to one side or the ground; jump, quickly *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dive is a jump into water, or a fast drop down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dive:m5:1
# text = A dive is a jump into water, or a fast drop down.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dive	dive	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	jump	jump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	drop	drop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
13	down	down	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a dive | a jump or a fast drop |  | water |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never dive into shallow water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dive:x1:1
# text = Never dive into shallow water.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	dive	dive	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	shallow	shallow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **dive** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | shallow water |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into water=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She dived off the diving board.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dive:x2:1
# text = She dived off the diving board.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dived	dive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	diving	diving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	board	board	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 | **dive** | past | She |  |  | the diving board |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme off board=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We went snorkelling, and Dad went scuba diving.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dive:x3:1
# text = We went snorkelling, and Dad went scuba diving.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	snorkelling	snorkelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	scuba	scuba	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	diving	diving	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 | **go** | past | We | snorkelling |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location snorkelling=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | past | Dad | scuba diving |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location diving=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The eagle dived towards the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dive:x4:1
# text = The eagle dived towards the river.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dived	dive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	river	river	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 | **dive** | past | the eagle |  |  | the river |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme towards river=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The goalkeeper dived and saved the ball.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dive:x5:1
# text = The goalkeeper dived and saved the ball.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	goalkeeper	goalkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dived	dive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ball	ball	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 | **dive** | past | the goalkeeper |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **save** | past | the goalkeeper *not said here* | the ball |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Let's dive into our new topic!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dive:x6:1
# text = Let's dive into our new topic!
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	dive	dive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	topic	topic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dive** | infinitive | 's *not said here* |  |  | our new topic |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into topic=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The plane went into a dive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dive:x7:1
# text = The plane went into a dive.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dive	dive	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 | **go** | past | the plane |  |  | a dive |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into dive=Initial\_Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Whales can dive very deep to find food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dive:x8:1
# text = Whales can dive very deep to find food.
1	Whales	whale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	dive	dive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dive** | can | Whales |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | Whales *not said here* | food |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Topic |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Down through the water the tortoise dived.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dive:x9:1
# text = Down through the water the tortoise dived.
1	Down	down	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
2	through	through	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tortoise	tortoise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	dived	dive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dive** | past | the tortoise |  |  | the water |  | down *property* | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through water=Location |

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