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title: fried — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fried» in the school dictionary: Fried food has been cooked in hot oil or fat. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fried

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**Who acts:** I, Dad, Fried chicken, We, fried food, lightning · **What happens:** fry, cook, be, mean, break, have · **To what, where:** Fried food, Fried past, computer, fried egg, toast, onions · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«fried» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [fried in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fried.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fried food has been cooked in hot oil or fat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fried:m1:1
# text = Fried food has been cooked in hot oil or fat.
1	Fried	fry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **cook** | present · perfect · passive |  | Fried food |  |  |  | in hot oil or fat | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient in oil=Instrument |

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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 -->
Fried is the past of «fry»: cooked in hot oil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fried:m2:1
# text = Fried is the past of «fry»: cooked in hot oil.
1	Fried	fry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	fry	fry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | the Fried past |  |  |  | of fry | tree rules |
| 3 | **cook** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | in hot oil | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient in oil=Instrument |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Informal: fried can mean very tired, or broken by too much heat or electricity («the computer got fried»).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fried:m3:1
# text = Informal: fried can mean very tired, or broken by too much heat or electricity («the computer got fried»).
1	Informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	fried	fry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	csubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	too	too	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
21	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	fried	fry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by much heat or electricity | tree rules |
| 4 | **fry** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | the computer |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had a fried egg on toast for breakfast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fried:x1:1
# text = I had a fried egg on toast for breakfast.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fried	fry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	toast	toast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | I | a fried egg |  | toast for breakfast |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Patient |
| 2 | **fry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad fried some onions in the pan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fried:x2:1
# text = Dad fried some onions in the pan.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fried	fry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	onions	onion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pan	pan	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 | **fry** | past | Dad | some onions |  |  |  | in the pan | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent onion=Patient in pan=Instrument |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fried chicken is crunchy outside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fried:x3:1
# text = Fried chicken is crunchy outside.
1	Fried	fry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	crunchy	crunchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Fried chicken |  |  |  |  | crunchy, outside *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We ate stir-fried vegetables with noodles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fried:x4:1
# text = We ate stir-fried vegetables with noodles.
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	stir	stir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	fried	fry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	vegetables	vegetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	noodles	noodle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **eat** | past | We | fried vegetables |  |  |  | with noodles | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vegetable=Patient |
| 2 | **fry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too much fried food is not healthy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fried:x5:1
# text = Too much fried food is not healthy.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	fried	fry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | fried food |  |  |  |  | healthy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lightning fried our TV.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fried:x6:1
# text = The lightning fried our TV.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	fried	fry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fry** | participle | the lightning *not said here* | our TV |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent tv=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brain is fried after that test!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fried:x7:1
# text = My brain is fried after that test!
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	fried	fry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	test	test	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 | **fry** | present · passive |  | My brain |  |  | after that test |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pinocchio runs the danger of being fried in a pan like a fish

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fried:x8:1
# text = Pinocchio runs the danger of being fried in a pan like a fish
1	Pinocchio	Pinocchio	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	fried	fry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | Pinocchio | the danger |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme danger=Trajectory |
| 2 | **fry** | gerund · passive |  | the danger *not said here* |  |  |  | in a pan like a fish | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: in pan=Instrument |

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