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title: icu — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «icu» in the school dictionary: ICU stands for «intensive care unit»: the part of a hospital where very ill or badly hurt patients get constant care and special machines to help them breathe and keep their heart working. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# icu

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**Who acts:** ICU, patients, care, heart, I, Grandad · **What happens:** stand, hurt, get, help, breathe, keep · **To what, where:** constant care, care, heart, icu, you, Grandad · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«icu» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [icu in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/icu.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
ICU stands for «intensive care unit»: the part of a hospital where very ill or badly hurt patients get constant care and special machines to help them breathe and keep their heart working.

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:icu:m1:1
# text = ICU stands for «intensive care unit»: the part of a hospital where very ill or badly hurt patients get constant care and special machines to help them breathe and keep their heart working.
1	ICU	icu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	intensive	intensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	unit	unit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	17	advmod	_	_
16	very	very	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	acl:relcl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	20	advmod	_	_
20	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	conj	_	_
21	patients	patient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
22	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	parataxis	_	_
23	constant	constant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
26	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	machines	machine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	_
28	to	to	PART	TO	_	29	mark	_	_
29	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	advcl	_	_
30	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	obj	_	_
31	breathe	breathe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	29	xcomp	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	31	conj	_	_
34	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	35	nmod:poss	_	_
35	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obj	_	_
36	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	33	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | ICU |  |  |  |  | for intensive care unit | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for unit=Attribute |
| 2 | **hurt** | participle | ICU *not said here* |  |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **get** | present | patients | constant care and special machines |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer care=Stimulus |
| 4 | **help** | to-infinitive | patients *not said here* | care |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 5 | **breathe** | infinitive | care *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **keep** | infinitive | care *not said here* | patients's heart |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **work** | gerund | patients's heart *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«icu» can be read as «I see you».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:icu:m2:1
# text = «icu» can be read as «I see you».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	icu	icu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	read	read	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | can · passive |  | icu |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **see** *in a quote* | present | I | you |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad was moved to the ICU after his operation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:icu:x1:1
# text = Grandad was moved to the ICU after his operation.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ICU	icu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	operation	operation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | past · passive |  | Grandad |  | the ICU after Grandad's operation |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme to icu=Trajectory |
| 2 | **operate** |  | Grandad |  |  |  |  |  | nom operation «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ICU nurses checked on him every few minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:icu:x2:1
# text = The ICU nurses checked on him every few minutes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ICU	icu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	nurses	nurse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
8	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | the ICU nurses |  |  |  | minute | on him *= he* | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on he=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Babies born very early may spend weeks in the NICU.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:icu:x3:1
# text = Babies born very early may spend weeks in the NICU.
1	Babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
5	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	spend	spend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	NICU	NICU	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | participle |  | Babies *not said here* |  |  |  | early *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **spend** | may | Babies |  |  | the NICU | week |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The news said the injured driver was in ICU.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:icu:x4:1
# text = The news said the injured driver was in ICU.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	injured	injured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	ICU	ICU	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the news | the injured driver |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent driver=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | past |  |  |  | ICU |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only two visitors at a time are allowed in the ICU.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:icu:x5:1
# text = Only two visitors at a time are allowed in the ICU.
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	visitors	visitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	ICU	icu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **allow** | present · passive |  | two visitors at a time |  | the ICU |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt is an ICU doctor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:icu:x6:1
# text = My aunt is an ICU doctor.
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	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	ICU	icu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My aunt | a ICU doctor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The patient got better and left the ICU for an ordinary ward.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:icu:x7:1
# text = The patient got better and left the ICU for an ordinary ward.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	patient	patient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ICU	icu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	ward	ward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the patient |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **leave** | past | the patient *not said here* | the ICU |  |  |  | for a ordinary ward | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent icu=Theme for ward=Recipient |

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