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title: hatch — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hatch» in the school dictionary: To hatch is for a baby bird, reptile or fish to break out of its egg. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hatch

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**Who acts:** baby, hatch, small door, chick, Turtle eggs, Three eggs · **What happens:** hatch, be, break out, open, come out, hatch out · **To what, where:** egg, plan, small door, floor, warm sand, Mum

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To hatch is for a baby bird, reptile or fish to break out of its egg.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatch:m1:1
# text = To hatch is for a baby bird, reptile or fish to break out of its egg.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hatch	hatch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	reptile	reptile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	_
14	out	out	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hatch** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.patient V PP.product»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | for a baby bird and reptile or fish | tree rules |
| 3 | **break out** | to-infinitive |  | fish's egg |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer egg=Patient |

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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 hatch an egg is for the egg to open and the baby come out.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatch:m2:1
# text = To hatch an egg is for the egg to open and the baby come out.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hatch	hatch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	csubj	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	open	open	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
15	out	out	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hatch** | to-infinitive |  | a egg |  |  |  |  | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP V NP.product PP.patient»: agent=Agent egg=Product |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | for the egg | tree rules |
| 3 | **open** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **come out** | present | the baby |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To hatch a plan is to make a secret plan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatch:m3:1
# text = To hatch a plan is to make a secret plan.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hatch	hatch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	plan	plan	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	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hatch** | to-infinitive |  | a plan |  |  |  |  | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP V NP.product PP.patient»: agent=Agent plan=Product |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | make *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hatch is a small door or opening in a floor, wall, ship or plane.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatch:m4:1
# text = A hatch is a small door or opening in a floor, wall, ship or plane.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hatch	hatch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	opening	open	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a hatch | a small door |  |  |  | wall and ship or plane *nmod* | tree rules |
| 2 | **open** | gerund | a small door *not said here* |  |  | a floor |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in floor=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The chick hatched out of its egg.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatch:x1:1
# text = The chick hatched out of its egg.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chick	chick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hatched	hatch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hatch out** | past | the chick | chick's egg |  |  |  |  | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP V NP.product PP.patient»: agent=Agent egg=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turtle eggs hatch in the warm sand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatch:x2:1
# text = Turtle eggs hatch in the warm sand.
1	Turtle	turtle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hatch	hatch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hatch** | present | Turtle eggs |  |  | the warm sand |  |  | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.patient V PP.product»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Three eggs hatched this morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatch:x3:1
# text = Three eggs hatched this morning.
1	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hatched	hatch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hatch** | past | Three eggs |  |  |  | morning |  | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.patient V PP.product»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They hatched a plan to surprise Mum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatch:x4:1
# text = They hatched a plan to surprise Mum.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hatched	hatch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	surprise	surprise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hatch** | past | They | a plan |  |  |  |  | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP V NP.product PP.patient»: agent=Agent plan=Product |
| 2 | **surprise** | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | Mum |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus mum=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Climb up through the hatch into the attic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatch:x5:1
# text = Climb up through the hatch into the attic.
1	Climb	climb	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hatch	hatch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	attic	attic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb up** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the hatch |  | into the attic | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme through hatch=Initial\_Location into attic=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The submarine's hatch closed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatch:x6:1
# text = The submarine's hatch closed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	submarine	submarine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	hatch	hatch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | participle | the submarine's hatch |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **hatch** |  | the submarine |  |  |  |  |  | nom hatch «process intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't count your chickens before they've hatched.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatch:x7:1
# text = Don't count your chickens before they've hatched.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	count	count	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	chickens	chicken	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	hatched	hatch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **count** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | your chickens |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chicken=Theme |
| 2 | **hatch** | present · perfect | chickens *= chicken* |  |  |  |  |  | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.patient V PP.product»: agent=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatch:x8:1
# text = Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	count	count	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	chickens	chicken	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	hatched	hatch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **count** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | your chickens |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chicken=Theme |
| 2 | **hatch** | present · passive |  | chickens *= chicken* |  |  |  |  | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP V NP.product PP.patient»: subject=Product |

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