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title: forager — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «forager» in the school dictionary: A forager is an animal that searches for food, such as a bee looking for nectar or a squirrel looking for nuts. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# forager

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**Who acts:** forager, animal, bee, person, Hunter gatherers, foragers · **What happens:** be, search, look, gather, live, hunt · **To what, where:** animal, person, wild food, foragers, animals, wild plants · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«forager» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [forager in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/forager.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A forager is an animal that searches for food, such as a bee looking for nectar or a squirrel looking for nuts.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forager:m1:1
# text = A forager is an animal that searches for food, such as a bee looking for nectar or a squirrel looking for nuts.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	forager	forager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	searches	search	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	14	case	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bee	bee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
15	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	nectar	nectar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	squirrel	squirrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
21	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	advcl	_	_
22	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a forager | a animal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **search** | present | a animal |  |  |  |  | for food and a bee | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for food=Theme |
| 3 | **look** | gerund | a bee *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for nectar or a squirrel | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for nectar=Theme |
| 4 | **look** | gerund | a bee *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for nuts | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for nut=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A forager is a person who gathers wild food like berries, mushrooms and plants.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forager:m2:1
# text = A forager is a person who gathers wild food like berries, mushrooms and plants.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	forager	forager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	gathers	gather	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	berries	berry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	mushrooms	mushroom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a forager | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **gather** | present | a person | wild food |  |  |  | like berries and mushrooms and plants | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hunter-gatherers were foragers who lived by hunting animals and collecting wild plants before farming.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forager:m3:1
# text = Hunter-gatherers were foragers who lived by hunting animals and collecting wild plants before farming.
1	Hunter	Hunter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	gatherers	gatherer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	foragers	forager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	hunting	hunt	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
10	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	collecting	collect	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
13	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	before	before	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	farming	farming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Hunter gatherers | foragers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | past | foragers |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **hunt** | gerund | foragers *not said here* | animals |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme |
| 4 | **collect** | gerund | foragers *not said here* | wild plants |  |  | before farming |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plant=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Forager bees bring nectar back to the hive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forager:x1:1
# text = Forager bees bring nectar back to the hive.
1	Forager	forager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bring	bring	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	nectar	nectar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hive	hive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring back** | present | Forager bees | nectar |  | the hive |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent nectar=Theme to hive=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stone Age people were hunters and foragers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forager:x2:1
# text = Stone Age people were hunters and foragers.
1	Stone	Stone	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Age	Age	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	hunters	hunter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	foragers	forager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Age people | hunters and foragers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The forager filled her basket with blackberries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forager:x3:1
# text = The forager filled her basket with blackberries.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	forager	forager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	basket	basket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	blackberries	blackberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past | the forager | forager's basket |  |  |  | with blackberries | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent basket=Patient with blackberry=Instrument |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Squirrels are busy foragers in autumn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forager:x4:1
# text = Squirrels are busy foragers in autumn.
1	Squirrels	squirrel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	foragers	forager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Squirrels | busy foragers |  |  | autumn |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A good forager knows which plants are poisonous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forager:x5:1
# text = A good forager knows which plants are poisonous.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	forager	forager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	6	det	_	_
6	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	poisonous	poisonous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | a good forager |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present | which plants |  |  |  |  | poisonous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ants send out foragers to find crumbs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forager:x6:1
# text = Ants send out foragers to find crumbs.
1	Ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	send	send	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	foragers	forager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	crumbs	crumb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send out** | present | Ants | foragers |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent forager=Theme |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | Ants *not said here* | crumbs |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crumb=Topic |

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