---
title: gander — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gander» in the school dictionary: An adult male goose. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# gander

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**Who acts:** gander, goose, you, Mum, farmer, Dad · **What happens:** have, hiss, chase, lay, guard, come · **To what, where:** gander, this, us, eggs, nest, new bike · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«gander» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [gander in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gander.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An adult male goose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gander:m1:1
# text = An adult male goose.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	adult	adult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal, UK, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A quick look: have a gander at this.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gander:m2:1
# text = A quick look: have a gander at this.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	gander	gander	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | infinitive |  | a gander |  | this |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gander=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The gander hissed and chased us away from the goslings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gander:x1:1
# text = The gander hissed and chased us away from the goslings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gander	gander	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hissed	hiss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	chased	chase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	goslings	gosling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hiss** | past | the gander |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **chase** | past | the gander *not said here* | us |  |  |  | away *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A goose lays the eggs, and the gander guards the nest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gander:x2:1
# text = A goose lays the eggs, and the gander guards the nest.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lays	lay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	gander	gander	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	guards	guard	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | present | a goose | the eggs |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result |
| 2 | **guard** | present | the gander | the nest |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nest=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Come and have a gander at my new bike!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gander:x3:1
# text = Come and have a gander at my new bike!
1	Come	come	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	gander	gander	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | infinitive | you *not said here* | a gander |  | my new bike |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gander=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum took a gander at the menu and ordered chips.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gander:x4:1
# text = Mum took a gander at the menu and ordered chips.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	gander	gander	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	menu	menu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	ordered	ordered	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	chips	chip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | Mum | a gander |  | the menu and ordered chips |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent gander=Theme at menu=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer keeps one gander and six geese.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gander:x5:1
# text = The farmer keeps one gander and six geese.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	gander	gander	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	geese	goose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | the farmer | one gander and six geese |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gander=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«What's good for the goose is good for the gander,» said Dad, so I could stay up late too.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gander:x6:1
# text = «What's good for the goose is good for the gander,» said Dad, so I could stay up late too.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	ccomp	_	_
5	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	gander	gander	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
15	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
19	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	conj	_	_
22	up	up	ADP	RP	_	21	compound:prt	_	_
23	late	late	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	21	advmod	_	_
24	too	too	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the goose |  |  |  |  | for the gander; good *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **stay up** | could | I |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Have a gander out the window, it's snowing!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gander:x7:1
# text = Have a gander out the window, it's snowing!
1	Have	have	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	gander	gander	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	snowing	snow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have out** | imperative | you *not said here* | a gander |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **snow** | present · progressive | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was thinking these thoughts, when two young ganders caught sight of him as they were having their evening splash among the reeds, looking for their supper.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gander:x8:1
# text = He was thinking these thoughts, when two young ganders caught sight of him as they were having their evening splash among the reeds, looking for their supper.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	11	mark	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
9	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	ganders	gander	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nmod	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
19	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
20	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	splash	splash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
22	among	among	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	reeds	reed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	parataxis	_	_
27	for	for	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
29	supper	supper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past · progressive | He | this thoughts |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot thought=Theme |
| 2 | **catch** | past | two young ganders | sight of him |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sight=Theme |
| 3 | **have** | past · progressive | ganders *= gander* | ganders's evening splash |  |  |  | among the reeds | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent splash=Patient |
| 4 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | for ganders's supper | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for supper=Theme |
| 5 | **sight** |  |  | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 6 | **splash** |  | ganders *= gander* |  |  |  |  |  | nom splash «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

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