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title: fete — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fete» in the school dictionary: An outdoor event, often at a school or church, with stalls, games and food to raise money. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fete

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**Who acts:** Our, I, tombola, village fete, they, We · **What happens:** raise, honour, fete, help, run, be · **To what, where:** money, someone, She, cake stall, fete, summer fete

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«fete» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [fete in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fete.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, Australia, NZ — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An outdoor event, often at a school or church, with stalls, games and food to raise money.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fete:m1:1
# text = An outdoor event, often at a school or church, with stalls, games and food to raise money.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	outdoor	outdoor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	often	often	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	stalls	stall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	raise	raise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	acl	_	_
20	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | to-infinitive |  | money |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |

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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}

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Usage: formal, verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To honour someone with parties and praise: «She was feted as a hero».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fete:m2:1
# text = To honour someone with parties and praise: «She was feted as a hero».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	honour	honour	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	feted	fete	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **honour** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  | with parties and praise | tree rules |
| 2 | **fete** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | She |  |  |  | as a hero | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school fete raised lots of money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fete:x1:1
# text = Our school fete raised lots of money.
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	fete	fete	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	raised	raise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fete** |  | Our |  |  |  |  |  | nom fete «event transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I helped run the cake stall at the fete.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fete:x2:1
# text = I helped run the cake stall at the fete.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	stall	stall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fete	fete	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **run** | infinitive | I *not said here* | the cake stall |  | the fete |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent stall=Theme at fete=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is a tombola at the summer fete.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fete:x3:1
# text = There is a tombola at the summer fete.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tombola	tombola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	fete	fete	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a tombola |  |  | the summer fete; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at fete=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The village fete has a dog show.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fete:x4:1
# text = The village fete has a dog show.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	fete	fete	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the village fete | a dog show |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent show=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team was feted when they came home with the cup.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fete:x5:1
# text = The team was feted when they came home with the cup.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	feted	fete	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	home	home	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fete** | past · passive |  | the team |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | past | they |  |  |  |  | with the cup; home *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We won a goldfish at the fete.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fete:x6:1
# text = We won a goldfish at the fete.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	goldfish	goldfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fete	fete	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | We | a goldfish |  | the fete |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent goldfish=Theme at fete=Asset |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Queen was even more delighted, and fetes were ordered over the whole kingdom.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fete:x7:1
# text = The Queen was even more delighted, and fetes were ordered over the whole kingdom.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	even	even	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
6	delighted	delighted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	fetes	fete	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	ordered	order	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
12	over	over	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the Queen |  |  |  |  | delighted *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **order** | past · passive |  | fetes |  | the whole kingdom |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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