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title: expose — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «expose» in the school dictionary: To uncover something so it can be seen. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# expose

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**Who acts:** someone, light, Low tide, you, journalist, teacher · **What happens:** uncover, see, leave, show, let, meet · **To what, where:** something, it, someone, danger, truth, children · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«expose» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [expose in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/expose.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To uncover something so it can be seen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expose:m1:1
# text = To uncover something so it can be seen.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	uncover	uncover	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **uncover** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | can · passive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |

<!-- .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 leave someone or something without protection from danger, weather or sunlight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expose:m2:1
# text = To leave someone or something without protection from danger, weather or sunlight.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	conj	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	protection	protection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  | danger  weather or sunlight |  | without protection | vn leave-51.2-1 «NP V NP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme someone=Source from danger=Destination |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To show the truth about a bad person or a secret.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expose:m3:1
# text = To show the truth about a bad person or a secret.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | to-infinitive |  | the truth |  |  |  | about a bad person or a secret | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient about person=Topic |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To let someone meet or try something new: «expose children to music».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expose:m4:1
# text = To let someone meet or try something new: «expose children to music».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	try	try	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	expose	expose	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **meet** | infinitive | someone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **try** | infinitive | someone *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 4 | **expose** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | children | music |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent child=Theme to music=Recipient |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To let light reach the film or sensor in a camera.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expose:m5:1
# text = To let light reach the film or sensor in a camera.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	sensor	sensor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	camera	camera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | to-infinitive |  | light |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **reach** | infinitive | light *not said here* | the film or sensor in a camera |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent film=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Low tide exposes the rocks on the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expose:x1:1
# text = Low tide exposes the rocks on the beach.
1	Low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	tide	tide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	exposes	expose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	beach	beach	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 | **expose** | present | Low tide | the rocks |  | the beach |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot rock=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do not expose the seedlings to frost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expose:x2:1
# text = Do not expose the seedlings to frost.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	expose	expose	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	seedlings	seedling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	frost	frost	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **expose** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | the seedlings |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot seedling=Topic |
| 2 | **frost** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the seedlings *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The journalist exposed the cheating company.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expose:x3:1
# text = The journalist exposed the cheating company.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	journalist	journalist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	exposed	expose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	cheating	cheating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expose** | past | the journalist | the cheating company |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot company=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher exposes us to music from many countries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expose:x4:1
# text = Our teacher exposes us to music from many countries.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	exposes	expose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expose** | present | Our teacher | us | music | many countries |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent we=Theme to music=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hikers can get sick if they are exposed to the cold for too long.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expose:x5:1
# text = Hikers can get sick if they are exposed to the cold for too long.
1	Hikers	hiker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	exposed	expose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	too	too	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | can | Hikers |  |  |  |  | sick *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **expose** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive |  | Hikers *= hiker* | the cold |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to cold=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The detective exposed the thief's lies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expose:x6:1
# text = The detective exposed the thief's lies.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	exposed	expose	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	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	lies	lie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expose** | past | the detective | the thief's lies |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot lie=Topic |
| 2 | **lie** |  | the thief |  |  |  |  |  | nom lie «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too much light will expose the whole film.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expose:x7:1
# text = Too much light will expose the whole film.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	expose	expose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expose** | future | much light | the whole film |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot film=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"O my dear son," cried King Aegeus, "why should you expose yourself to this horrible fate?

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expose:x8:1
# text = "O my dear son," cried King Aegeus, "why should you expose yourself to this horrible fate?
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	O	o	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	dear	dear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Aegeus	Aegeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
14	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	expose	expose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
17	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	16	obj	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	21	det	_	_
20	horrible	horrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	fate	fate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | my dear son | King Aegeus |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent aegeus=Topic |
| 2 | **expose** *in a quote* | should | you | yourself | this horrible fate |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent yourself=Theme to fate=Recipient |

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