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title: february — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «february» in the school dictionary: February is the second month of the year, after January and before March. February has 28 days, or 29 in a leap year. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# february

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** February, Australia, 28 days, many days, She, it · **What happens:** be, have, save, snow, start, bring · **To what, where:** second month, shortest month, north, 4 weeks, Canada, hot summer month

<!-- .vabout -->
«february» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [february in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/february.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
February is the second month of the year, after January and before March. February has 28 days, or 29 in a leap year.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* February is the second month of the year, after January and before March.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:february:m1:1
# text = February is the second month of the year, after January and before March.
1	February	February	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	January	January	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	before	before	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	March	March	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | February | the second month and January and March |  |  | year |  | tree rules |

<!-- .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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* February has 28 days, or 29 in a leap year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:february:m1:2
# text = February has 28 days, or 29 in a leap year.
1	February	February	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	28	28	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	29	29	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	leap	leap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | February |  |  |  | day |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
February is the shortest month.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:february:m2:1
# text = February is the shortest month.
1	February	February	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	shortest	short	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | February | the shortest month |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the north of the world (USA, Canada, UK, Ireland) February is in winter; in Australia and New Zealand it is in summer.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:february:m3:1
# text = In the north of the world (USA, Canada, UK, Ireland) February is in winter; in Australia and New Zealand it is in summer.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	_
16	February	February	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	nsubj	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	flat	_	_
25	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
26	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
27	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	cop	_	_
28	in	in	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | February |  |  | the north of the world |  | in winter | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Australia and New Zealand |  |  |  |  | in summer | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
February has 28 days, which is 4 weeks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:february:x1:1
# text = February has 28 days, which is 4 weeks.
1	February	February	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	28	28	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | February |  |  |  | day |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | 28 days | 4 weeks |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many days are there in January and February together in a normal year?

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:february:x2:1
# text = How many days are there in January and February together in a normal year?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	January	January	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	February	February	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | many days |  |  |  | january; year | there, together *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She saved $2 each day in February.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:february:x3:1
# text = She saved $2 each day in February.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	$	$	SYM	$	_	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	February	February	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent $=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a leap year February has 29 days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:february:x4:1
# text = In a leap year February has 29 days.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	leap	leap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
5	February	February	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	29	29	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | February |  |  |  | day; year |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
February is the shortest month of the year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:february:x5:1
# text = February is the shortest month of the year.
1	February	February	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	shortest	short	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | February | the shortest month |  |  | year |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Canada it often snows in February.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:february:x6:1
# text = In Canada it often snows in February.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	snows	snow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	February	February	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **snow** | present | it |  |  | Canada | february | often *property* | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Australia, February is a hot summer month.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:february:x7:1
# text = In Australia, February is a hot summer month.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	February	February	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | February | a hot summer month |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school holiday starts in the middle of February.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:february:x8:1
# text = Our school holiday starts in the middle of February.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	February	February	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | present | Our school holiday |  |  | the middle of February |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lark and cuckoo, daily sing-- February has brought the spring!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:february:x9:1
# text = Lark and cuckoo, daily sing-- February has brought the spring!
1	Lark	lark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	cuckoo	cuckoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	daily	daily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sing	sing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	February	February	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	parataxis	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | present · perfect · passive |  | February |  |  | spring |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Destination |

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