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title: inflow — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «inflow» in the school dictionary: The movement of water, air or other things flowing into a place: the inflow of a river into a lake. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# inflow

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**Who acts:** other things, money, inflow, Summer, shop, Warm air inflow · **What happens:** flow, move, arrive, fill, be, overflow · **To what, where:** place, water, reservoir, outflow, inflow, big inflow

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«inflow» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [inflow in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inflow.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The movement of water, air or other things flowing into a place: the inflow of a river into a lake.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inflow:m1:1
# text = The movement of water, air or other things flowing into a place: the inflow of a river into a lake.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
10	flowing	flow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	inflow	inflow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	into	into	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flow** | gerund | other things *not said here* |  |  | a place |  | into a lake | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **move** |  |  | water |  |  |  |  | nom movement «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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 -->
The arrival of money, people or goods into a place: an inflow of visitors, cash inflow.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inflow:m2:1
# text = The arrival of money, people or goods into a place: an inflow of visitors, cash inflow.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	6	conj	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	inflow	inflow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	visitors	visitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	cash	cash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	inflow	inflow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** |  | money and people into a place or goods |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The inflow of river water filled the reservoir.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inflow:x1:1
# text = The inflow of river water filled the reservoir.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	inflow	inflow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	reservoir	reservoir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past | the inflow of river water | the reservoir |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent reservoir=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bathtub's inflow was faster than its outflow, so it overflowed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inflow:x2:1
# text = The bathtub's inflow was faster than its outflow, so it overflowed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bathtub	bathtub	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	inflow	inflow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	outflow	outflow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	overflowed	overflow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the bathtub's inflow |  |  |  |  | than inflow's outflow; fast *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **overflow** | past | inflow | inflow's outflow *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Summer brings an inflow of tourists to the beach town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inflow:x3:1
# text = Summer brings an inflow of tourists to the beach town.
1	Summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	inflow	inflow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	tourists	tourist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | present | Summer | a inflow of tourists to the beach town |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent inflow=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop had a big inflow of money at Christmas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inflow:x4:1
# text = The shop had a big inflow of money at Christmas.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	inflow	inflow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the shop | a big inflow of money |  | Christmas |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inflow=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Warm air inflow made the room cosy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inflow:x5:1
# text = Warm air inflow made the room cosy.
1	Warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	inflow	inflow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	cosy	cosy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Warm air inflow | the room |  |  |  | cosy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset room=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If the inflow is 5 litres a minute and the outflow is 3, the tank gains 2 litres a minute.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inflow:x6:1
# text = If the inflow is 5 litres a minute and the outflow is 3, the tank gains 2 litres a minute.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	inflow	inflow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	litres	litre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	outflow	outflow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	tank	tank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	gains	gain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	_
19	litres	litre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the inflow | 5 litres |  |  | minute |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the outflow | 3 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **gain** | present | the tank | 2 litres |  |  | minute |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litre=Theme |

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