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title: hypo — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hypo» in the school dictionary: A hypo is a short word for hypoglycaemia: when the sugar in a person's blood, especially someone with diabetes, falls too low, making them shaky, sweaty, pale or confused. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hypo

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**Who acts:** hypo, Lily, hypo kit, someone, you, He · **What happens:** be, fall, make, mean, feel, say · **To what, where:** short word, word, hypo, jelly sweets, sugar, them · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal, health — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hypo is a short word for hypoglycaemia: when the sugar in a person's blood, especially someone with diabetes, falls too low, making them shaky, sweaty, pale or confused.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hypo:m1:1
# text = A hypo is a short word for hypoglycaemia: when the sugar in a person's blood, especially someone with diabetes, falls too low, making them shaky, sweaty, pale or confused.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hypo	hypo	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	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	hypoglycaemia	hypoglycaemia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	conj	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	diabetes	diabetes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
25	too	too	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
26	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	24	advcl	_	_
29	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	obj	_	_
30	shaky	shaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
32	sweaty	sweaty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
34	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	conj	_	_
35	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
36	confused	confused	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	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 hypo | a short word and the sugar in a person's blood |  |  |  | for hypoglycaemia | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall** | present |  |  |  |  |  | low *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **make** | gerund |  | word |  |  |  | shaky *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset they=Product |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hypo can be short for a hypodermic needle (a syringe).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hypo:m2:1
# text = Hypo can be short for a hypodermic needle (a syringe).
1	Hypo	hypo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	hypodermic	hypodermic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	needle	needle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	syringe	syringe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | Hypo |  |  |  |  | for a hypodermic needle; short *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a prefix, «hypo-» means «under» or «below», as in «hypothermia» (body too cold).

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hypo:m3:1
# text = As a prefix, «hypo-» means «under» or «below», as in «hypothermia» (body too cold).
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	prefix	prefix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	hypo	hypo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	under	under	ADP	IN	_	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	below	below	ADV	RB	_	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	as	as	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	hypothermia	hypothermia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	_
23	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	_
25	too	too	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
26	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | hypo |  |  |  |  | as a prefix | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lily felt shaky and said she was having a hypo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hypo:x1:1
# text = Lily felt shaky and said she was having a hypo.
1	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	shaky	shaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	ccomp	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hypo	hypo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | Lily |  |  |  |  | shaky *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Lily *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **have** | past · progressive | Lily | a hypo |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hypo=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her hypo kit has jelly sweets and juice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hypo:x2:1
# text = Her hypo kit has jelly sweets and juice.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	hypo	hypo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	kit	kit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	jelly	jelly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Her hypo kit | jelly sweets and juice |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When someone has a hypo, give them sugar quickly and tell a teacher.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hypo:x3:1
# text = When someone has a hypo, give them sugar quickly and tell a teacher.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hypo	hypo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	iobj	_	_
9	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | someone | a hypo |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hypo=Patient |
| 2 | **give** | imperative | you *not said here* | sugar | them *= they* |  |  | quickly *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient sugar=Theme |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  | a teacher |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He keeps glucose tablets in his bag in case of a hypo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hypo:x4:1
# text = He keeps glucose tablets in his bag in case of a hypo.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	glucose	glucose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	tablets	tablet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hypo	hypo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | He | glucose tablets |  | his bag |  | in case of a hypo | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent tablet=Theme in bag=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hypothermia means the body is too cold — «hypo» means under.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hypo:x5:1
# text = Hypothermia means the body is too cold — «hypo» means under.
1	Hypothermia	hypothermia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	hypo	hypo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
13	under	under	ADP	IN	_	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Hypothermia |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the body |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | present | hypo |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent under=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nurse explained what a hypo feels like.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hypo:x6:1
# text = The nurse explained what a hypo feels like.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	explained	explain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	obj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hypo	hypo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | past | the nurse |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **feel** | present | a hypo |  |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme |

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