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title: fruity — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fruity» in the school dictionary: Fruity means tasting or smelling strongly of fruit. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fruity

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**Who acts:** Fruity, fruity voice, unkind word, yoghurt, shampoo, Grandpa · **What happens:** mean, taste, smell, be, use, mock · **To what, where:** people, fruity taste, deep fruity laugh, fruitiest smoothie, menu, rich fruity voice · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«fruity» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [fruity in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fruity.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Fruity means tasting or smelling strongly of fruit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fruity:m1:1
# text = Fruity means tasting or smelling strongly of fruit.
1	Fruity	fruity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tasting	taste	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	smelling	smell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	conj	_	_
6	strongly	strongly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	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 | **mean** | present | Fruity |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **taste** *not said to happen* | gerund | Fruity *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **smell** | gerund | Fruity *not said here* |  |  |  |  | strongly *property* | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=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 fruity voice is deep, rich and warm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fruity:m2:1
# text = A fruity voice is deep, rich and warm.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fruity	fruity	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a fruity voice |  |  |  |  | deep *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a fruity voice *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | a fruity voice *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fruity can mean a bit cheeky or rude, as in a «fruity joke».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fruity:m3:1
# text = Fruity can mean a bit cheeky or rude, as in a «fruity joke».
1	Fruity	fruity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	cheeky	cheeky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	fruity	fruity	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Fruity |  |  |  |  | cheeky *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: old, offensive slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An unkind word once used to mock people; do not use.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fruity:m4:1
# text = An unkind word once used to mock people; do not use.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	5	advmod	_	_
5	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	mock	mock	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | a unkind word *not said here* |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **mock** | to-infinitive | a unkind word *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **use** | infinitive · do-support |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This yoghurt has a fruity taste.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fruity:x1:1
# text = This yoghurt has a fruity taste.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	yoghurt	yoghurt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fruity	fruity	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | this yoghurt | a fruity taste |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taste=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shampoo smells fruity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fruity:x2:1
# text = The shampoo smells fruity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shampoo	shampoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smells	smell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fruity	fruity	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | present | the shampoo |  |  |  |  | fruity *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa has a deep, fruity laugh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fruity:x3:1
# text = Grandpa has a deep, fruity laugh.
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	fruity	fruity	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	laugh	laugh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **have** | present | Grandpa | a deep fruity laugh |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent laugh=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The drink was sweet and fruity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fruity:x4:1
# text = The drink was sweet and fruity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	fruity	fruity	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the drink |  |  |  |  | sweet *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the drink *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Try the fruitiest smoothie on the menu.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fruity:x5:1
# text = Try the fruitiest smoothie on the menu.
1	Try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	fruitiest	fruity	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	amod	_	_
4	smoothie	smoothie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	menu	menu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | imperative | you *not said here* | the fruitiest smoothie |  | the menu |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smoothie=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The actor spoke in a rich, fruity voice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fruity:x6:1
# text = The actor spoke in a rich, fruity voice.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	actor	actor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	fruity	fruity	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the actor |  |  | a rich fruity voice |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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