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title: exploit — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «exploit» in the school dictionary: To use someone unfairly for your own gain, like paying workers too little or tricking children. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# exploit

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** code, Factory owners, children, team, country, We · **What happens:** use, pay, trick, make, exploit, work · **To what, where:** someone, workers, children, full use, something, weakness · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«exploit» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [exploit in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/exploit.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To use someone unfairly for your own gain, like paying workers too little or tricking children.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exploit:m1:1
# text = To use someone unfairly for your own gain, like paying workers too little or tricking children.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	unfairly	unfairly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	gain	gain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
12	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	too	too	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	obj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	tricking	trick	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	conj	_	_
17	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  | for your own gain | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent someone=Theme for gain=Eventuality |
| 2 | **pay** | gerund |  | workers |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent worker=Recipient little=Asset |
| 3 | **trick** | gerund |  | children |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient |

<!-- .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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make full use of something, such as resources or a chance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exploit:m2:1
# text = To make full use of something, such as resources or a chance.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	resources	resource	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | full use of something |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset use=Product |
| 2 | **use** |  |  | something |  |  |  |  | nom use «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A brave, exciting or daring deed, an adventure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exploit:m3:1
# text = A brave, exciting or daring deed, an adventure.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
2	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	exciting	exciting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	daring	daring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
7	deed	deed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	adventure	adventure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A trick or piece of code that uses a weakness in a program.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exploit:m4:1
# text = A trick or piece of code that uses a weakness in a program.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	code	code	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	weakness	weakness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | code | a weakness |  | a program |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weakness=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Factory owners once exploited children by making them work long hours.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exploit:x1:1
# text = Factory owners once exploited children by making them work long hours.
1	Factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	owners	owner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	advmod	_	_
4	exploited	exploit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exploit** | past | Factory owners | children |  |  |  | once *property* | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | gerund | Factory owners *not said here* | children *= child* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **work** | infinitive | children *= child* *not said here* |  |  |  | hour |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team exploited the gap in the defence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exploit:x2:1
# text = The team exploited the gap in the defence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	exploited	exploit	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	gap	gap	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	defence	defence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exploit** | past | the team | the gap |  | the defence |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gap=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The country exploits its forests for wood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exploit:x3:1
# text = The country exploits its forests for wood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	exploits	exploit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exploit** | present | the country | country's forests |  |  |  | for wood | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent forest=Theme for wood=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We read about Robin Hood's exploits.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exploit:x4:1
# text = We read about Robin Hood's exploits.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	Robin	Robin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Hood	Hood	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	exploits	exploit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | We |  |  |  |  | about Robin Hood's exploits | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about exploit=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never let anyone online exploit you; tell an adult.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exploit:x5:1
# text = Never let anyone online exploit you; tell an adult.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	online	online	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	exploit	exploit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | anyone |  |  |  | online *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **exploit** | infinitive | anyone *not said here* | you |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hackers used an exploit to break into the game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exploit:x6:1
# text = Hackers used an exploit to break into the game.
1	Hackers	hacker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	exploit	exploit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Hackers | a exploit |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent exploit=Patient |
| 2 | **break** | to-infinitive | Hackers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | into the game *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into game=Result |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She exploited every chance to practise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exploit:x7:1
# text = She exploited every chance to practise.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	exploited	exploit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	practise	practise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exploit** | past | She | every chance |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chance=Theme |
| 2 | **practise** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | every chance *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Heracles (whose world-renowned exploits will be related among the legends) was the son of Alcmene and Zeus.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exploit:x8:1
# text = Heracles (whose world-renowned exploits will be related among the legends) was the son of Alcmene and Zeus.
1	Heracles	Heracles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	7	nmod:poss	_	_
4	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	renowned	renowned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	exploits	exploit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
8	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
11	among	among	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	legends	legend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Alcmene	Alcmene	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	Zeus	Zeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | future | renowned exploits |  |  |  |  | among the legends; related *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Heracles | the son |  |  |  | of Alcmene and Zeus | tree rules |

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