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title: embedded — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «embedded» in the school dictionary: Embedded means fixed firmly inside something else, like a stone stuck in mud. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# embedded

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**Who acts:** embedded clause, embedded journalist, you, cat, your, teacher · **What happens:** embed, mean, fix, stick, be, put · **To what, where:** something, stone, mud, part, sentence, main sentence · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Embedded means fixed firmly inside something else, like a stone stuck in mud.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embedded:m1:1
# text = Embedded means fixed firmly inside something else, like a stone stuck in mud.
1	Embedded	embed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	_
7	else	else	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
12	stuck	stick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **embed** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **fix** | participle |  |  |  | something |  | firmly *property* | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **stick** | participle |  | a stone *not said here* |  | mud |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in mud=Destination |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An embedded clause is a part of a sentence put inside the main sentence, usually between commas.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embedded:m2:1
# text = An embedded clause is a part of a sentence put inside the main sentence, usually between commas.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	embedded	embed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	clause	clause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	between	between	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	commas	comma	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **embed** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a embedded clause | a part and commas |  |  |  | of a sentence | tree rules |
| 3 | **put** | participle |  | a sentence *not said here* |  | the main sentence |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent inside sentence=Destination |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An embedded video or picture is placed inside a web page.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embedded:m3:1
# text = An embedded video or picture is placed inside a web page.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	embedded	embed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **embed** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **place** | present · passive |  | a embedded video or picture |  | a web page |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme inside page=Destination |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An embedded journalist travels with soldiers to report.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embedded:m4:1
# text = An embedded journalist travels with soldiers to report.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	embedded	embed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	journalist	journalist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	travels	travel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	report	report	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **embed** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **travel** | present | a embedded journalist |  |  |  |  | with soldiers | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **report** | to-infinitive | a embedded journalist *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fossil was embedded in the rock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embedded:x1:1
# text = The fossil was embedded in the rock.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fossil	fossil	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	embedded	embed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **embed** | past · passive |  | the fossil |  | the rock |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in rock=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A splinter was embedded in my finger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embedded:x2:1
# text = A splinter was embedded in my finger.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	splinter	splinter	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	embedded	embed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **embed** | past · passive |  | a splinter |  | my finger |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in finger=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Add an embedded clause to your sentence: The cat, who was hungry, meowed.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embedded:x3:1
# text = Add an embedded clause to your sentence: The cat, who was hungry, meowed.
1	Add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	embedded	embed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	clause	clause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	meowed	meow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | a embedded clause |  |  |  | to your sentence; the cat *obl* | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent clause=Patient to sentence=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **embed** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | the cat |  |  |  |  | hungry *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **meow** | participle | the cat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **sentence** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom sentence «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher embedded a video in the slides.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embedded:x4:1
# text = The teacher embedded a video in the slides.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	embedded	embed	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	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	slides	slide	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **embed** | past | the teacher | a video |  | the slides |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent video=Theme in slide=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ring was embedded with tiny diamonds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embedded:x5:1
# text = The ring was embedded with tiny diamonds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ring	ring	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	embedded	embed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	diamonds	diamond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **embed** | past · passive |  | the ring |  |  |  | with tiny diamonds | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kindness is embedded in our school rules.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embedded:x6:1
# text = Kindness is embedded in our school rules.
1	Kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	embedded	embed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **embed** | present · passive |  | Kindness |  | our school rules |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in rule=Destination |
| 2 | **rule** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Observing it to be much swollen and inflamed, he examined it and found a large thorn embedded in the ball of the foot.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embedded:x7:1
# text = Observing it to be much swollen and inflamed, he examined it and found a large thorn embedded in the ball of the foot.
1	Observing	observe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	much	much	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	swollen	swollen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	inflamed	inflame	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	examined	examine	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	thorn	thorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	embedded	embed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	acl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **observe** | gerund | he *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | swollen *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **inflame** | participle | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **examine** | past | he | it |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 5 | **find** | past | he *not said here* | a large thorn |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thorn=Topic |
| 6 | **embed** | participle |  | a large thorn *not said here* |  | the ball of the foot |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in ball=Destination |

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