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title: honk — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «honk» in the school dictionary: To honk is to make the loud sound of a car horn. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# honk

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**Who acts:** It, goose, honk, you, horn, I · **What happens:** honk, be, cry, make, not honk, hear · **To what, where:** one such sound, taxi driver, horn, geese, car, pavement · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«honk» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [honk in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/honk.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To honk is to make the loud sound of a car horn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honk:m1:1
# text = To honk is to make the loud sound of a car horn.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	honk	honk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	horn	horn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **honk** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | make *property* | tree rules |

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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 -->
It is also the loud cry a goose makes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honk:m2:1
# text = It is also the loud cry a goose makes.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	cry	cry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | loud *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **make** | present | a goose |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A honk is one such sound.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honk:m3:1
# text = A honk is one such sound.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	honk	honk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a honk | one such sound |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The taxi driver honked at the cyclist.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honk:x1:1
# text = The taxi driver honked at the cyclist.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	taxi	taxi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	honked	honk	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cyclist	cyclist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **honk** | participle |  | the taxi driver *not said here* |  |  |  | at the cyclist | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at cyclist=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do not honk the horn just for fun; it is for warnings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honk:x2:1
# text = Do not honk the horn just for fun; it is for warnings.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	honk	honk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	horn	horn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	warnings	warning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **honk** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | the horn |  |  |  | for fun | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent horn=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | horn |  |  |  |  | for warnings | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I heard the geese honking as they flew south.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honk:x3:1
# text = I heard the geese honking as they flew south.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	geese	goose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	honking	honk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	south	south	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past | I | the geese |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer goose=Stimulus |
| 2 | **honk** | gerund | the geese *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fly** | past | geese *= goose* |  |  |  |  | south *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A car honked, so I stepped back onto the pavement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honk:x4:1
# text = A car honked, so I stepped back onto the pavement.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	honked	honk	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stepped	step	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pavement	pavement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **honk** | participle · passive |  | a car |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **step back** | past | I |  |  | the pavement |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto pavement=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad gave two short honks to tell us he was outside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honk:x5:1
# text = Dad gave two short honks to tell us he was outside.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	honks	honk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	iobj	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Dad | two short honks |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent honk=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | Dad *not said here* |  | us |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent we=Recipient |
| 3 | **is** | past | Dad |  |  |  |  | outside *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The goose honked angrily and chased us.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honk:x6:1
# text = The goose honked angrily and chased us.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	honked	honk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	angrily	angrily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	chased	chase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **honk** | past | the goose |  |  |  |  | angrily *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **chase** | past | the goose *not said here* | us |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Traffic was so bad that everyone was honking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honk:x7:1
# text = Traffic was so bad that everyone was honking.
1	Traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	honking	honk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Traffic |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **honk** | past · progressive | everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When you hear a honk, stop and look around.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honk:x8:1
# text = When you hear a honk, stop and look around.
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	honk	honk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
10	around	around	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | present | you | a honk |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer honk=Stimulus |
| 2 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 3 | **look around** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | around *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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