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title: impart — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «impart» in the school dictionary: To give or pass on information, knowledge or wisdom to someone: impart knowledge. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# impart

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**Who acts:** herbs, Teachers, old man, Lemon, She, Smoke · **What happens:** give, pass on, impart, feel, have, agree · **To what, where:** information, someone, knowledge, quality, flavour, wisdom

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To give or pass on information, knowledge or wisdom to someone: impart knowledge.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impart:m1:1
# text = To give or pass on information, knowledge or wisdom to someone: impart knowledge.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	pass	pass	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	wisdom	wisdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
14	impart	impart	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **pass on** | infinitive |  | information and knowledge or wisdom | someone |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent information=Theme to someone=Destination |
| 3 | **impart** | infinitive |  | knowledge |  |  |  |  | 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}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To give a quality, taste or feeling to something: herbs impart flavour.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impart:m2:1
# text = To give a quality, taste or feeling to something: herbs impart flavour.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	herbs	herb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	impart	impart	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	flavour	flavour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | to-infinitive |  | a quality and taste |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quality=Theme |
| 2 | **feel** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to something | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **impart** | present | herbs | flavour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Teachers impart knowledge to their pupils.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impart:x1:1
# text = Teachers impart knowledge to their pupils.
1	Teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	impart	impart	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **impart** | present | Teachers | knowledge |  |  |  | to Teachers's pupils | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old man imparted his wisdom to the children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impart:x2:1
# text = The old man imparted his wisdom to the children.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	imparted	impart	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	wisdom	wisdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **impart** | past | the old man | man's wisdom |  |  |  | to the children | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lemon imparts a fresh taste to the cake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impart:x3:1
# text = Lemon imparts a fresh taste to the cake.
1	Lemon	lemon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	imparts	impart	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **impart** | present | Lemon | a fresh taste |  |  |  | to the cake | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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She had important news to impart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impart:x4:1
# text = She had important news to impart.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	impart	impart	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She | important news |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent news=Patient |
| 2 | **impart** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | important news *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Smoke imparts a special flavour to the fish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impart:x5:1
# text = Smoke imparts a special flavour to the fish.
1	Smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	imparts	impart	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	flavour	flavour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **impart** | present | Smoke | a special flavour |  |  |  | to the fish | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma imparted her secret recipe only to me.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impart:x6:1
# text = Grandma imparted her secret recipe only to me.
1	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	imparted	impart	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	recipe	recipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **impart** | past | Grandma | Grandma's secret recipe | me |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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The king and his son also agreed, and the decision was imparted to the Fianna.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:impart:x7:1
# text = The king and his son also agreed, and the decision was imparted to the Fianna.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	imparted	impart	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Fianna	Fianna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | the king and his son |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **impart** | past · passive |  | the decision |  |  |  | to the Fianna | tree rules |

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