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title: gp — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gp» in the school dictionary: GP stands for general practitioner: a family doctor who sees people for all kinds of illness at a local surgery or clinic, and sends them to specialists when needed. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gp

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**Who acts:** GP, family doctor, Mum, I, it, you · **What happens:** stand, see, send, need, take, give · **To what, where:** people, local surgery, specialists, me, GP, prescription · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
GP stands for general practitioner: a family doctor who sees people for all kinds of illness at a local surgery or clinic, and sends them to specialists when needed.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gp:m1:1
# text = GP stands for general practitioner: a family doctor who sees people for all kinds of illness at a local surgery or clinic, and sends them to specialists when needed.
1	GP	gp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	general	general	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	practitioner	practitioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	det	_	_
15	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	surgery	surgery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	clinic	clinic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	sends	send	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
27	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	obj	_	_
28	to	to	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	specialists	specialist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obl	_	_
30	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	31	advmod	_	_
31	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | GP |  |  |  |  | for general practitioner | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for practitioner=Attribute |
| 2 | **see** | present | a family doctor | people |  | a local surgery or clinic |  | for all kinds of illness | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer people=Stimulus |
| 3 | **send** | present | GP *not said here* | people |  | specialists |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme to specialist=Destination |
| 4 | **need** | participle | GP *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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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 -->
GP can also stand for Grand Prix, a big motor race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gp:m2:1
# text = GP can also stand for Grand Prix, a big motor race.
1	GP	gp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	stand	stand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Grand	Grand	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Prix	Prix	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | can | GP |  |  |  |  | for Grand Prix | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for prix=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum took me to the GP because of my earache.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gp:x1:1
# text = Mum took me to the GP because of my earache.
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	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	GP	gp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	earache	earache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | Mum |  | me | the GP |  | because my earache | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent i=Theme to gp=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The GP gave me a prescription for medicine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gp:x2:1
# text = The GP gave me a prescription for medicine.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	GP	gp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	prescription	prescription	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the GP | a prescription | me |  |  | for medicine | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent i=Recipient prescription=Theme for medicine=Asset |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I have a GP appointment at the surgery after school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gp:x3:1
# text = I have a GP appointment at the surgery after school.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	GP	gp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	appointment	appointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	surgery	surgery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | I | a GP appointment |  | the surgery after school |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent appointment=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our GP knows our whole family.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gp:x4:1
# text = Our GP knows our whole family.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	GP	gp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	family	family	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 | **know** | present | Our GP | our whole family |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer family=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If it's an emergency, call an ambulance, not the GP.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gp:x5:1
# text = If it's an emergency, call an ambulance, not the GP.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	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	emergency	emergency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ambulance	ambulance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	GP	gp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | it | a emergency |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | imperative | you *not said here* | a ambulance and the GP |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent ambulance=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lewis Hamilton won the Brazilian GP.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gp:x6:1
# text = Lewis Hamilton won the Brazilian GP.
1	Lewis	Lewis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Hamilton	Hamilton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Brazilian	Brazilian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	GP	gp	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 | **win** | past | Lewis | the Brazilian GP |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gp=Eventuality |

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