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title: divorce — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «divorce» in the school dictionary: The legal ending of a marriage, so the husband and wife are no longer married. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# divorce

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**Who acts:** your, you, I, divorce, It, parents · **What happens:** marry, end, separate, not divorce, divorce, be · **To what, where:** legal ending, marriage, two things, sport, parents, five

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The legal ending of a marriage, so the husband and wife are no longer married.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divorce:m1:1
# text = The legal ending of a marriage, so the husband and wife are no longer married.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	legal	legal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	ending	ending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
14	no	no	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	16	advmod	_	_
16	married	marry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **marry** | present · passive |  | the legal ending of a marriage |  |  |  | long *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **end** |  |  | a marriage |  |  |  |  | nom ending «communication transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .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 end your marriage to someone by law.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divorce:m2:1
# text = To end your marriage to someone by law.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	end	end	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | to-infinitive |  | your marriage |  |  |  | to someone | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality marriage=Eventuality |
| 2 | **marry** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom marriage «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To separate two things completely (formal: you can't divorce sport from fun).

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divorce:m3:1
# text = To separate two things completely (formal: you can't divorce sport from fun).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	separate	separate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	divorce	divorce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
13	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **separate** | to-infinitive |  | two things |  |  |  | completely *property* | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **divorce** | can | you | sport |  |  |  | from fun | vn separate-23.1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent sport=Patient from fun=Co-Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My parents got divorced when I was five.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divorce:x1:1
# text = My parents got divorced when I was five.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	divorced	divorce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divorce** | past · passive |  | My parents |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | I | five |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A divorce is when a marriage ends by law.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divorce:x2:1
# text = A divorce is when a marriage ends by law.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	divorce	divorce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a divorce |  |  |  |  | by law; end *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the divorce, I stay with Dad at weekends.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divorce:x3:1
# text = After the divorce, I stay with Dad at weekends.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	divorce	divorce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	stay	stay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	weekends	weekend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | I |  |  |  | after the divorce; weekend | with Dad | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with dad=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is never the child's fault when parents divorce.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divorce:x4:1
# text = It is never the child's fault when parents divorce.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	10	mark	_	_
9	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	divorce	divorce	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | It | the child's fault |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **divorce** | present | parents |  |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lots of my friends have divorced parents.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divorce:x5:1
# text = Lots of my friends have divorced parents.
1	Lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	divorced	divorce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Lots of my friends | divorced parents |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parent=Patient |
| 2 | **divorce** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They divorced but stayed good friends.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divorce:x6:1
# text = They divorced but stayed good friends.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	divorced	divorce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divorce** | past | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **stay** | past | They *not said here* | good friends |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme friend=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If your family changes, talk to someone you trust about how you feel.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divorce:x7:1
# text = If your family changes, talk to someone you trust about how you feel.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	talk	talk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	trust	trust	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | your family |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **talk** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to someone | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to someone=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **trust** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **feel** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Voyvode waxed wroth, and demanded a divorce.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divorce:x8:1
# text = The Voyvode waxed wroth, and demanded a divorce.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Voyvode	Voyvode	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	waxed	wax	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	wroth	wroth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	demanded	demand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	divorce	divorce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wax** | past | the Voyvode |  |  |  |  | wroth *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **demand** *speech: request* | past | the Voyvode *not said here* | a divorce |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme divorce=Precondition |

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