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title: drunk — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «drunk» in the school dictionary: Drunk is the past participle of «drink»: «I have drunk my milk». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# drunk

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**Who acts:** Drunk, I, person, cat, We, man · **What happens:** be, drink, describe, have, not think, speak · **To what, where:** past participle, milk, person, much alcohol, juice, whole bottle · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«drunk» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [drunk in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drunk.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Drunk is the past participle of «drink»: «I have drunk my milk».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drunk:m1:1
# text = Drunk is the past participle of «drink»: «I have drunk my milk».
1	Drunk	Drunk	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	past	past	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	participle	participle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	drunk	drink	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	parataxis	_	_
15	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Drunk | the past participle |  |  |  | of drink | tree rules |
| 2 | **drink** *in a quote* | present · perfect | I | my milk |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Patient |

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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 -->
Drunk describes a person who has had too much alcohol and cannot think, speak or move properly.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drunk:m2:1
# text = Drunk describes a person who has had too much alcohol and cannot think, speak or move properly.
1	Drunk	Drunk	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	alcohol	alcohol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	_
19	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Drunk | a person |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent person=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | present · perfect | a person | much alcohol |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alcohol=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **think** *speech: other* | can | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **speak** *speech: other* | infinitive | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **move** | infinitive | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I have drunk all my juice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drunk:x1:1
# text = I have drunk all my juice.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	drunk	drink	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | present · perfect | I | my juice |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent juice=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Has the cat drunk its milk?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drunk:x2:1
# text = Has the cat drunk its milk?
1	Has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	drunk	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | present | the cat | cat's milk |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had drunk the whole bottle of water by lunch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drunk:x3:1
# text = We had drunk the whole bottle of water by lunch.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	drunk	drink	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | past · perfect | We | the whole bottle of water |  |  |  | by lunch | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bottle=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The man was drunk and fell over.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drunk:x4:1
# text = The man was drunk and fell over.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	drunk	drunk	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	over	over	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the man |  |  |  |  | drunk *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall over** | past | the man *not said here* |  |  |  |  | over *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Drunk driving is very dangerous and against the law.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drunk:x5:1
# text = Drunk driving is very dangerous and against the law.
1	Drunk	drunk	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	driving	driving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	against	against	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Drunk driving |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Alcohol can make people drunk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drunk:x6:1
# text = Alcohol can make people drunk.
1	Alcohol	alcohol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	drunk	drunk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | Alcohol | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **drunk** | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sometimes even greater people than the peasants get drunk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drunk:x7:1
# text = Sometimes even greater people than the peasants get drunk.
1	Sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	8	advmod	_	_
2	even	even	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	peasants	peasant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	drunk	drunk	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | greater people than the peasants |  |  |  |  | drunk, sometimes *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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