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title: flowing — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «flowing» in the school dictionary: Flowing means moving along smoothly, as water does in a river. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# flowing

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**Who acts:** water, lines, Flowing, river, long flowing hair, Electric current · **What happens:** flow, mean, move along, do, describe, be · **To what, where:** river, hair, speech, water, flood, car

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Flowing means moving along smoothly, as water does in a river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flowing:m1:1
# text = Flowing means moving along smoothly, as water does in a river.
1	Flowing	flow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	along	along	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	smoothly	smoothly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **move along** *not said to happen* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | along, smoothly *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **do** | present | water |  |  | a river |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Flowing can describe hair, clothes or lines that are long, smooth and loose.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flowing:m2:1
# text = Flowing can describe hair, clothes or lines that are long, smooth and loose.
1	Flowing	flow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	describe	describe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	smooth	smooth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	loose	loose	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | can |  | hair and clothes or lines |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent hair=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | lines |  |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | lines *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **be** |  | lines *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Flowing speech or writing goes on smoothly without stopping.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flowing:m3:1
# text = Flowing speech or writing goes on smoothly without stopping.
1	Flowing	flow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	smoothly	smoothly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	stopping	stop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flow** | gerund |  | speech or writing |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location speech=Theme |
| 2 | **go on** | present | Flowing |  |  |  |  | smoothly *property* | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **stop** | gerund | Flowing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The river is flowing towards the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flowing:x1:1
# text = The river is flowing towards the sea.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	flowing	flow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flow** | present · progressive | the river |  |  |  |  | towards the sea | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water keeps flowing down the hill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flowing:x2:1
# text = Water keeps flowing down the hill.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	flowing	flow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Water |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **flow** | gerund | Water *not said here* |  |  |  |  | down the hill | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Flowing water in a flood can sweep a car away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flowing:x3:1
# text = Flowing water in a flood can sweep a car away.
1	Flowing	flow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	sweep	sweep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flow** | gerund |  | water |  | a flood |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location water=Theme |
| 2 | **sweep away** | can | Flowing | a car |  |  |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme car=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her long flowing hair blew in the wind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flowing:x4:1
# text = Her long flowing hair blew in the wind.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	flowing	flow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	amod	_	_
4	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **blow** | past | Her long flowing hair |  |  | the wind |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Electric current is flowing round the circuit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flowing:x5:1
# text = Electric current is flowing round the circuit.
1	Electric	electric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	current	current	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	flowing	flow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	round	round	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	circuit	circuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flow** | present · progressive | Electric current |  |  |  |  | round the circuit | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Honey is flowing slowly off the spoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flowing:x6:1
# text = Honey is flowing slowly off the spoon.
1	Honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	flowing	flow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	spoon	spoon	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 | **flow** | present · progressive | Honey |  |  |  |  | off the spoon; slowly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The princess wore a flowing gown.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flowing:x7:1
# text = The princess wore a flowing gown.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	flowing	flow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	gown	gown	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 | **wear** | past | the princess | a flowing gown |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent gown=Theme |
| 2 | **flow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His writing was neat and flowing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flowing:x8:1
# text = His writing was neat and flowing.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	neat	neat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	flowing	flow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | His writing |  |  |  |  | neat *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **flow** | gerund | His writing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **write** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom writing «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Now in came the South Wind, with a turban and a flowing Bedouin cloak.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flowing:x9:1
# text = Now in came the South Wind, with a turban and a flowing Bedouin cloak.
1	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	came	come	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	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Wind	Wind	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	turban	turban	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	flowing	flow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	amod	_	_
14	Bedouin	Bedouin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the South Wind |  |  |  | now | with a turban and a flowing Bedouin cloak | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **flow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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