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title: dodge — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dodge» in the school dictionary: To dodge is to move quickly to one side to avoid being hit or caught. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# dodge

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**Who acts:** dodge, He, We, rabbit, She, brother · **What happens:** dodge, be, avoid, hit, catch, play · **To what, where:** something, clever way, question, job, quick movement, ball

<!-- .vabout -->
«dodge» 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: [dodge in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dodge.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To dodge is to move quickly to one side to avoid being hit or caught.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodge:m1:1
# text = To dodge is to move quickly to one side to avoid being hit or caught.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	dodge	dodge	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	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	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
12	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	hit	hit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	xcomp	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dodge** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to one side; move, quickly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **avoid** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **hit** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V» |
| 5 | **catch** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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 dodge something is to avoid it in a clever or dishonest way (dodge a question, dodge a job).

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodge:m2:1
# text = To dodge something is to avoid it in a clever or dishonest way (dodge a question, dodge a job).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	dodge	dodge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
13	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	dodge	dodge	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	dodge	dodge	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dodge** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent something=Location |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | a clever way |  | avoid *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **dodge** | infinitive |  | a question |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent question=Location |
| 4 | **dodge** | infinitive |  | a job |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent job=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dodge is a quick movement to one side, or a clever trick to avoid something.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodge:m3:1
# text = A dodge is a quick movement to one side, or a clever trick to avoid something.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dodge	dodge	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	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
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	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
17	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a dodge | a quick movement |  |  |  | to one side | tree rules |
| 2 | **avoid** | to-infinitive | a dodge *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent something=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He dodged the ball just in time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodge:x1:1
# text = He dodged the ball just in time.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dodged	dodge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dodge** | past | He | the ball |  |  | time |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent ball=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We played dodgeball in PE.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodge:x2:1
# text = We played dodgeball in PE.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	dodgeball	dodgeball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	PE	PE	PROPN	NNP	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 | **play** | past | We | dodgeball |  | PE |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dodgeball=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rabbit dodged the fox and ran into its hole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodge:x3:1
# text = The rabbit dodged the fox and ran into its hole.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dodged	dodge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dodge** | past | the rabbit | the fox |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent fox=Location |
| 2 | **run** | past | the rabbit *not said here* |  |  |  |  | into rabbit's hole *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into hole=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She dodged the question by changing the subject.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodge:x4:1
# text = She dodged the question by changing the subject.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dodged	dodge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	changing	change	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dodge** | past | She | the question |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent question=Location |
| 2 | **change** | gerund | She *not said here* | the subject |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother always tries to dodge washing up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodge:x5:1
# text = My brother always tries to dodge washing up.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	tries	try	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	dodge	dodge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	washing	wash	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | present | My brother |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **dodge** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | My brother *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **wash up** | gerund | My brother *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We dodged between the raindrops to the car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodge:x6:1
# text = We dodged between the raindrops to the car.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dodged	dodge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	between	between	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	raindrops	raindrop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dodge** | past | We |  |  |  |  | between the raindrops; to the car | vn avoid-52 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cyclist dodged a puddle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodge:x7:1
# text = The cyclist dodged a puddle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cyclist	cyclist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dodged	dodge	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	puddle	puddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dodge** | past | the cyclist | a puddle |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent puddle=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He dodged here and there with the hounds at his heels.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodge:x8:1
# text = He dodged here and there with the hounds at his heels.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dodged	dodge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	conj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hounds	hound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	heels	heel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dodge** | past | He |  |  | his heels; here |  | with the hounds | vn avoid-52 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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