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title: enlarge — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «enlarge» in the school dictionary: To enlarge something is to make it bigger. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# enlarge

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**Who acts:** you, They, microscope, we, doctor, Press · **What happens:** enlarge, be, show, copy, multiply, knock down · **To what, where:** something, photo, bigger copy, copy, shape, sides · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«enlarge» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [enlarge in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/enlarge.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To enlarge something is to make it bigger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enlarge:m1:1
# text = To enlarge something is to make it bigger.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	enlarge	enlarge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
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	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enlarge** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | big, make *property* | tree rules |

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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 enlarge a photo or picture is to print or show a bigger copy of it.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enlarge:m2:1
# text = To enlarge a photo or picture is to print or show a bigger copy of it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	enlarge	enlarge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	print	print	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	amod	_	_
14	copy	copy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enlarge** | to-infinitive |  | a photo or picture |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent photo=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | print *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **show** | infinitive |  | a bigger copy of copy |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent copy=Recipient |
| 4 | **copy** |  |  | copy |  |  |  |  | nom copy «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To enlarge a shape is to make a similar shape with all its sides multiplied by the same number (the scale factor).

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enlarge:m3:1
# text = To enlarge a shape is to make a similar shape with all its sides multiplied by the same number (the scale factor).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	enlarge	enlarge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	shape	shape	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	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	similar	similar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	14	det:predet	_	_
13	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
15	multiplied	multiply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
20	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	scale	scale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	factor	factor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enlarge** | to-infinitive |  | a shape |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent shape=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | make *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **multiply** | participle |  | shape's sides *not said here* |  |  |  | by the same number | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent by number=Co-Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you enlarge this photo so I can frame it?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enlarge:x1:1
# text = Can you enlarge this photo so I can frame it?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	enlarge	enlarge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	frame	frame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enlarge** | can | you | this photo |  |  |  | so frame | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They enlarged the kitchen by knocking down a wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enlarge:x2:1
# text = They enlarged the kitchen by knocking down a wall.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	enlarged	enlarge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	knocking	knock	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	down	down	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enlarge** | past | They | the kitchen |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent kitchen=Patient |
| 2 | **knock down** | gerund | They *not said here* | a wall |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent wall=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Enlarge the triangle by a scale factor of 3.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enlarge:x3:1
# text = Enlarge the triangle by a scale factor of 3.
1	Enlarge	enlarge	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	triangle	triangle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	scale	scale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	factor	factor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enlarge** | imperative | you *not said here* | the triangle |  |  |  | by a scale factor of 3 | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent triangle=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The microscope enlarges tiny cells so we can see them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enlarge:x4:1
# text = The microscope enlarges tiny cells so we can see them.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	microscope	microscope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	enlarges	enlarge	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enlarge** | present | the microscope | tiny cells |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent cell=Patient |
| 2 | **see** | can | we | cells *= cell* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor said his heart was slightly enlarged.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enlarge:x5:1
# text = The doctor said his heart was slightly enlarged.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	slightly	slightly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	enlarged	enlarge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the doctor |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **enlarge** | past · passive |  | doctor's heart |  |  |  | slightly *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Press here to enlarge the picture on the screen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enlarge:x6:1
# text = Press here to enlarge the picture on the screen.
1	Press	press	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	enlarge	enlarge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enlarge** | to-infinitive | Press | the picture |  | the screen; here |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent picture=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town enlarged the playground with new swings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enlarge:x7:1
# text = The town enlarged the playground with new swings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	enlarged	enlarge	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	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	swings	swing	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 | **enlarge** | past | the town | the playground |  |  |  | with new swings | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent playground=Patient with swing=Instrument |

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