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title: healthcare — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «healthcare» in the school dictionary: Healthcare is the work of looking after people's health: doctors, nurses, hospitals, medicine and the help people get when they are ill or hurt. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# healthcare

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**Who acts:** Healthcare, work, doctors, Nurses, Everyone, aunt · **What happens:** be, look, get, hurt, need, cost · **To what, where:** work, UK, important healthcare workers, good healthcare, lot, countries

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«healthcare» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: [healthcare in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/healthcare.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Healthcare is the work of looking after people's health: doctors, nurses, hospitals, medicine and the help people get when they are ill or hurt.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:healthcare:m1:1
# text = Healthcare is the work of looking after people's health: doctors, nurses, hospitals, medicine and the help people get when they are ill or hurt.
1	Healthcare	healthcare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
12	doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	nurses	nurse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	hospitals	hospital	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
23	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
24	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	27	mark	_	_
25	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
26	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
27	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	advcl	_	_
28	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Healthcare | the work |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | gerund | the work *not said here* |  |  |  | after people's health |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **get** | infinitive | doctors and nurses and hospitals and medicine and the help people |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **is** | present | doctors *= doctor* |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **hurt** | participle | doctors *= doctor* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the UK, healthcare is free through the NHS.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:healthcare:x1:1
# text = In the UK, healthcare is free through the NHS.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	healthcare	healthcare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	through	through	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	NHS	NHS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | healthcare |  |  | the UK |  | through the NHS; free *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Nurses are important healthcare workers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:healthcare:x2:1
# text = Nurses are important healthcare workers.
1	Nurses	nurse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	healthcare	healthcare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Nurses | important healthcare workers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Everyone needs good healthcare.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:healthcare:x3:1
# text = Everyone needs good healthcare.
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	healthcare	healthcare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Everyone | good healthcare |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot healthcare=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Healthcare costs a lot of money in some countries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:healthcare:x4:1
# text = Healthcare costs a lot of money in some countries.
1	Healthcare	healthcare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | present | Healthcare | a lot of money |  | some countries |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme lot=Value |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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My aunt works in healthcare as a midwife.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:healthcare:x5:1
# text = My aunt works in healthcare as a midwife.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	healthcare	healthcare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	midwife	midwife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | My aunt |  |  |  |  | as a midwife; in healthcare | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in healthcare=Theme |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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