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title: encase — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «encase» in the school dictionary: To cover or surround something completely, as if in a case or box. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# encase

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**Who acts:** Snow, Builders · **What happens:** cover, surround, put, encase, break · **To what, where:** something, hard protective cover, insect, amber millions, car, broken leg

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«encase» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [encase in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/encase.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To cover or surround something completely, as if in a case or box.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encase:m1:1
# text = To cover or surround something completely, as if in a case or box.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	cover	cover	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	surround	surround	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | as a case or box | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **surround** | infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | completely *property* | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme something=Co-Theme |

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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 -->
To put something inside a hard protective cover.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encase:m2:1
# text = To put something inside a hard protective cover.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	protective	protective	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cover	cover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | to-infinitive |  | something |  | a hard protective cover |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent something=Theme inside cover=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The insect was encased in amber millions of years ago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encase:x1:1
# text = The insect was encased in amber millions of years ago.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	insect	insect	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	encased	encase	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	amber	amber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	millions	million	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **encase** | past · passive |  | the insect |  | amber millions of years |  | ago *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Snow encased the car overnight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encase:x2:1
# text = Snow encased the car overnight.
1	Snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	encased	encase	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	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	overnight	overnight	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **encase** | past | Snow | the car |  |  |  | overnight *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His broken leg was encased in plaster.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encase:x3:1
# text = His broken leg was encased in plaster.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	encased	encase	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	plaster	plaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **encase** | past · passive |  | His broken leg |  | plaster |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wires are encased in plastic for safety.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encase:x4:1
# text = The wires are encased in plastic for safety.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wires	wire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	encased	encase	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **encase** | present · passive |  | the wires |  | plastic |  | for safety | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The chocolate egg was encased in shiny foil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encase:x5:1
# text = The chocolate egg was encased in shiny foil.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	encased	encase	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	foil	foil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **encase** | past · passive |  | the chocolate egg |  | shiny foil |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Builders encase the steel in concrete.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encase:x6:1
# text = Builders encase the steel in concrete.
1	Builders	builder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	encase	encase	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	steel	steel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	concrete	concrete	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **encase** | present | Builders | the steel |  | concrete |  |  | tree rules |

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