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title: fig — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fig» in the school dictionary: A soft, sweet fruit with many tiny seeds inside, shaped like a small pear. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fig

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**Who acts:** tree, fig tree, Adam, Fig, I, We · **What happens:** shape, grow on, appear, make, be, number · **To what, where:** soft sweet fruit, many Bible stories, clothes, fig leaves, fig, fresh figs

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A soft, sweet fruit with many tiny seeds inside, shaped like a small pear.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fig:m1:1
# text = A soft, sweet fruit with many tiny seeds inside, shaped like a small pear.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
10	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	pear	pear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shape** | participle |  | a soft sweet fruit with many tiny seeds *not said here* |  |  |  | like a small pear | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

<!-- .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 -->
The tree that this fruit grows on.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fig:m2:1
# text = The tree that this fruit grows on.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow on** | present | the tree |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fig tree appears in many Bible stories; Adam and Eve made clothes from fig leaves.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fig:m3:1
# text = The fig tree appears in many Bible stories; Adam and Eve made clothes from fig leaves.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fig	fig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	appears	appear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	Adam	Adam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	Eve	Eve	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
14	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	13	obj	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	fig	fig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | present | the fig tree |  |  | many Bible stories |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in story=Location |
| 2 | **make** | past | Adam and Eve | clothes |  | fig leaves |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent clothes=Product from leaf=Material |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Fig.» is short for «figure», a numbered picture or diagram in a book.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fig:m4:1
# text = «Fig.» is short for «figure», a numbered picture or diagram in a book.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Fig	fig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	numbered	number	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	diagram	diagram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Fig |  |  |  |  | for figure; short *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **number** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal, old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something worth nothing: «I don't give a fig».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fig:m5:1
# text = Something worth nothing: «I don't give a fig».
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nsubj	_	_
2	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fig	fig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **give** *in a quote* | present · do-support | I | a fig |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fig=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We ate fresh figs on holiday in Greece.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fig:x1:1
# text = We ate fresh figs on holiday in Greece.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	figs	fig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Greece	Greece	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | We | fresh figs |  | holiday |  | in Greece | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fig=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fig tree in the garden gives lots of fruit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fig:x2:1
# text = The fig tree in the garden gives lots of fruit.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fig	fig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	iobj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | the fig tree in the garden |  | lots of fruit |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Look at Fig. 4 to see the parts of a flower.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Look at Fig.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fig:x3:1
# text = Look at Fig.
1	Look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Fig	Fig	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at Fig | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at fig=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* 4 to see the parts of a flower.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fig:x3:2
# text = 4 to see the parts of a flower.
1	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	acl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | to-infinitive |  | the parts of a flower |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer part=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Bible, Adam and Eve covered themselves with fig leaves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fig:x4:1
# text = In the Bible, Adam and Eve covered themselves with fig leaves.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Adam	Adam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	Eve	Eve	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	8	obj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	fig	fig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past | Adam and Eve | Adam |  | the Bible |  | with fig leaves | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent themselves=Destination with leaf=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dried figs are sweet and chewy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fig:x5:1
# text = Dried figs are sweet and chewy.
1	Dried	dried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	figs	fig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	chewy	chewy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Dried figs |  |  |  |  | sweet *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Dried figs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He doesn't care a fig about football.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fig:x6:1
# text = He doesn't care a fig about football.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	care	care	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fig	fig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **care** | present · do-support | He | a fig |  |  |  | about football | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And here are sweet sauce, honey, raisins, green peas, and dry figs.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fig:x7:1
# text = And here are sweet sauce, honey, raisins, green peas, and dry figs.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	2	cc	_	_
2	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	cop	_	_
4	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sauce	sauce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	raisins	raisin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	peas	pea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	figs	fig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | sweet sauce and honey and raisins and green peas and dry figs |  |  |  |  | here *property* | tree rules |

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