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title: germinate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «germinate» in the school dictionary: When a seed germinates, it starts to grow and puts out a root and a shoot. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# germinate

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**Who acts:** seed, Seeds, We, root · **What happens:** germinate, start, grow, put out, be, develop · **To what, where:** root, idea, bean seeds, water, cress, damp cotton wool

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«germinate» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [germinate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/germinate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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When a seed germinates, it starts to grow and puts out a root and a shoot.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:germinate:m1:1
# text = When a seed germinates, it starts to grow and puts out a root and a shoot.
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	4	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	germinates	germinate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	root	root	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	shoot	shoot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **germinate** | present | a seed |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **start** | present | seed |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **grow** | to-infinitive | seed *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **put out** | present | seed *not said here* | a root and a shoot |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent root=Goal |

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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 -->
To germinate an idea is to begin to develop it (formal).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:germinate:m2:1
# text = To germinate an idea is to begin to develop it (formal).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	germinate	germinate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	begin	begin	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	develop	develop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **germinate** | to-infinitive |  | a idea |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | begin *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **develop** | to-infinitive |  | idea |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bean seeds germinated after five days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:germinate:x1:1
# text = The bean seeds germinated after five days.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bean	bean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	germinated	germinate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **germinate** | participle |  | the bean seeds *not said here* |  |  | day |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seeds need water and warmth to germinate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:germinate:x2:1
# text = Seeds need water and warmth to germinate.
1	Seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	warmth	warmth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	germinate	germinate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Seeds | water and warmth |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot water=Theme |
| 2 | **germinate** | to-infinitive | Seeds *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We germinated cress on damp cotton wool.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:germinate:x3:1
# text = We germinated cress on damp cotton wool.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	germinated	germinate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	cress	cress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	damp	damp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	cotton	cotton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	wool	wool	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 | **germinate** | past | We | cress |  | damp cotton wool |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seeds will not germinate if they are too cold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:germinate:x4:1
# text = Seeds will not germinate if they are too cold.
1	Seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	germinate	germinate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **germinate** | future | Seeds |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | Seeds *= seed* |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The root comes out first when a seed germinates.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:germinate:x5:1
# text = The root comes out first when a seed germinates.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	root	root	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	advmod	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	germinates	germinate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | present | the root |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **germinate** | present | a seed |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An idea for the story germinated in her head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:germinate:x6:1
# text = An idea for the story germinated in her head.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	germinated	germinate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **germinate** | participle |  | the story *not said here* |  | idea's head |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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