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title: enclose — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «enclose» in the school dictionary: To enclose a place is to put a wall, fence or cover all the way round it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# enclose

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** maths, line, tall hedge, I, farmer, square · **What happens:** enclose, be, cover, parcel, mean, go · **To what, where:** place, way, something, envelope, area, garden · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To enclose a place is to put a wall, fence or cover all the way round it.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclose:m1:1
# text = To enclose a place is to put a wall, fence or cover all the way round it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	enclose	enclose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	cover	cover	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
14	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	16	det:predet	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	round	round	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enclose** | to-infinitive |  | a place |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme place=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | put *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **cover** | infinitive |  | all way |  |  |  | round way | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme way=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To enclose something is to put it in an envelope or parcel together with a letter.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclose:m2:1
# text = To enclose something is to put it in an envelope or parcel together with a letter.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	enclose	enclose	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	put	put	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	_	10	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	envelope	envelope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	parcel	parcel	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
13	together	together	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enclose** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme something=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | a envelope |  | put *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **parcel** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with a letter; together *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In maths, to enclose an area means a line or shape goes all the way round it.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclose:m3:1
# text = In maths, to enclose an area means a line or shape goes all the way round it.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	enclose	enclose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
14	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	16	det:predet	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	round	round	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enclose** | to-infinitive | maths *not said here* | a area |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme area=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present | maths |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **go** | present | a line or shape | all way |  | way |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme round it=Initial\_Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tall hedge encloses the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclose:x1:1
# text = A tall hedge encloses the garden.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hedge	hedge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	encloses	enclose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enclose** | present | a tall hedge | the garden |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme garden=Co-Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I enclose a photo of our new puppy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclose:x2:1
# text = I enclose a photo of our new puppy.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	enclose	enclose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enclose** | present | I | a photo of our new puppy |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme photo=Co-Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer used a fence to enclose the sheep.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclose:x3:1
# text = The farmer used a fence to enclose the sheep.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	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	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	enclose	enclose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the farmer | a fence |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fence=Patient |
| 2 | **enclose** | to-infinitive | the farmer *not said here* | the sheep |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sheep=Co-Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A square of side 4 m encloses an area of 16 square metres.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclose:x4:1
# text = A square of side 4 m encloses an area of 16 square metres.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	m	M	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	encloses	enclose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	16	16	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
12	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enclose** | present | a square of side | a area of 16 square metres |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme area=Co-Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please find enclosed the form for the school trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclose:x5:1
# text = Please find enclosed the form for the school trip.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	_
2	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	enclosed	enclose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enclose** | infinitive · passive |  | the form |  |  |  | for the school trip | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: form=Co-Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The zoo animals live in an enclosed area.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclose:x6:1
# text = The zoo animals live in an enclosed area.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	enclosed	enclose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | the zoo animals |  |  | a enclosed area |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in area=Location |
| 2 | **enclose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Brackets enclose the part of the sum you work out first.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclose:x7:1
# text = Brackets enclose the part of the sum you work out first.
1	Brackets	bracket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	enclose	enclose	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	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enclose** | present | Brackets | the part of the sum |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme part=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **work out** | present | you | the sum *not said here* |  |  |  | first *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sum=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never play in an enclosed space like an old fridge — you could run out of air.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclose:x8:1
# text = Never play in an enclosed space like an old fridge — you could run out of air.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	play	play	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	enclosed	enclose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	fridge	fridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
15	out	out	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **play** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | a enclosed space |  | like a old fridge | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **enclose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **run** | could | you |  |  | air |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out air=Trajectory |

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