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title: hubby — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hubby» in the school dictionary: A husband, said in a friendly, joking or loving way. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hubby

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**Who acts:** husband, I, hubby, Mrs, Mum, hubbies · **What happens:** say, joke, ask, fix, go, cook · **To what, where:** friendly way, hubby, fence, Spain, holiday, flowers · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A husband, said in a friendly, joking or loving way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hubby:m1:1
# text = A husband, said in a friendly, joking or loving way.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
7	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	joking	joke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	loving	loving	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
12	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | a husband |  |  | a friendly way |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in way=Manner |
| 2 | **joke** *speech: other* | gerund | a husband *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
I'll ask my hubby to fix the fence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hubby:x1:1
# text = I'll ask my hubby to fix the fence.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	hubby	hubby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | future | I | my hubby |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent hubby=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **fix** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | my hubby *not said here* | the fence |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent fence=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Mrs Jones and her hubby went on holiday to Spain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hubby:x2:1
# text = Mrs Jones and her hubby went on holiday to Spain.
1	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	Jones	Jones	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	hubby	hubby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | Mrs and her hubby |  | Spain | holiday |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to spain=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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«Hubby's cooking tonight,» said Mum with a wink.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hubby:x3:1
# text = «Hubby's cooking tonight,» said Mum with a wink.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Hubby	Hubby	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	wink	wink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Mum |  |  |  |  | with a wink | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent with wink=Manner |
| 2 | **cook** *in a quote* |  | Hubby |  |  |  |  |  | nom cooking «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Her hubby always brings her flowers on Fridays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hubby:x4:1
# text = Her hubby always brings her flowers on Fridays.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	hubby	hubby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Fridays	Friday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | present | Her hubby | hubby's flowers |  |  | friday | always *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent flower=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The hubbies were all watching the football.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hubby:x5:1
# text = The hubbies were all watching the football.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hubbies	hubby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	all	all	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past · progressive | the hubbies | the football |  |  |  | all *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent football=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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