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title: divert — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «divert» in the school dictionary: To make something or someone change direction or go a different way: «divert traffic», «divert a river». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# divert

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** something, someone, police, farmers, He, his · **What happens:** make, change, go, divert, use, take · **To what, where:** something, direction, different way, traffic, river, money · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«divert» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [divert in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/divert.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make something or someone change direction or go a different way: «divert traffic», «divert a river».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divert:m1:1
# text = To make something or someone change direction or go a different way: «divert traffic», «divert a river».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	conj	_	_
6	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	divert	divert	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
16	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	divert	divert	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	conj	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **change** | infinitive | something *not said here* | direction |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent direction=Patient |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive | something *not said here* | a different way |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **divert** *in a quote* | infinitive | something *not said here* | traffic |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus traffic=Experiencer |
| 5 | **divert** *in a quote* | infinitive | something *not said here* | a river |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus river=Experiencer |

<!-- .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 use money, time or supplies for a different purpose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divert:m2:1
# text = To use money, time or supplies for a different purpose.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	supplies	supplies	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	purpose	purpose	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 | **use** | to-infinitive |  | money and time or supplies |  |  |  | for a different purpose | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent money=Theme for purpose=Eventuality |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To take someone's attention away from something: «divert attention».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divert:m3:1
# text = To take someone's attention away from something: «divert attention».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	divert	divert	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | to-infinitive |  | someone's attention |  | something |  | away *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent attention=Theme from something=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **divert** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | attention |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus attention=Experiencer |
| 3 | **attend** |  | someone |  |  |  |  |  | nom attention «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To amuse or entertain someone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divert:m4:1
# text = To amuse or entertain someone.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	amuse	amuse	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	entertain	entertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **amuse** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **entertain** | infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The police diverted the traffic round the accident.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divert:x1:1
# text = The police diverted the traffic round the accident.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	diverted	divert	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	round	round	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	accident	accident	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 | **divert** | past | the police | the traffic |  |  |  | round the accident | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus traffic=Experiencer |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our flight was diverted to another airport because of fog.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divert:x2:1
# text = Our flight was diverted to another airport because of fog.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	flight	flight	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	diverted	divert	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	airport	airport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	fog	fog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divert** | past · passive |  | Our flight |  |  |  | to another airport; because fog | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmers diverted the stream to water their fields.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divert:x3:1
# text = The farmers diverted the stream to water their fields.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	diverted	divert	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	advcl	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divert** | past | the farmers | the stream |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Stimulus stream=Experiencer field=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He told a joke to divert attention from his mistake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divert:x4:1
# text = He told a joke to divert attention from his mistake.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	iobj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	divert	divert	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | He |  | a joke |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent joke=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **divert** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | attention |  | his mistake |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus attention=Experiencer |
| 3 | **mistake** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school diverted money to buy new books.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divert:x5:1
# text = The school diverted money to buy new books.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	diverted	divert	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divert** | past | the school | money |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus money=Experiencer |
| 2 | **buy** | to-infinitive | the school *not said here* | new books |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) The puppet show diverted the children for an hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divert:x6:1
# text = (formal) The puppet show diverted the children for an hour.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	puppet	puppet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	diverted	divert	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	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divert** | past | the puppet show | the children |  |  | for a hour |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus child=Experiencer |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thus they diverted themselves till evening, and in the evening they made ready to go to sleep.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divert:x7:1
# text = Thus they diverted themselves till evening, and in the evening they made ready to go to sleep.
1	Thus	thus	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	diverted	divert	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	_
5	till	till	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divert** | past | they | themselves *= they* |  |  | evening | thus *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus themselves=Experiencer |
| 2 | **make** | past | they |  |  |  | evening | ready *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **go** | to-infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  | sleep |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to sleep=Initial\_Location |

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