---
title: ingestion — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ingestion» in the school dictionary: Taking food, drink or another substance into the body through the mouth. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingestion/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/) / ingestion

# ingestion

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Ingestion, label, Accidental ingestion, Animals, you · **What happens:** take, be, warn, ingest, take in, make · **To what, where:** food, body, first step, Harmful, button batteries, you

<!-- .vabout -->
«ingestion» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: [ingestion in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ingestion.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Taking food, drink or another substance into the body through the mouth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ingestion:m1:1
# text = Taking food, drink or another substance into the body through the mouth.
1	Taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
11	through	through	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | gerund |  | food and drink or another substance |  | the body |  | through the mouth | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent food=Theme into body=Destination |

<!-- .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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ingestion is the first step of digestion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ingestion:x1:1
# text = Ingestion is the first step of digestion.
1	Ingestion	ingestion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	digestion	digestion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ingestion | the first step |  |  |  | of digestion | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The label warns «Harmful by ingestion».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ingestion:x2:1
# text = The label warns «Harmful by ingestion».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	warns	warn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Harmful	harmful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	ingestion	ingestion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | present | the label | Harmful |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent harmful=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Accidental ingestion of button batteries is very dangerous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ingestion:x3:1
# text = Accidental ingestion of button batteries is very dangerous.
1	Accidental	accidental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	ingestion	ingestion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	button	button	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	batteries	battery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Accidental ingestion of button batteries |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **ingest** |  |  | button batteries |  |  |  |  | nom ingestion «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Animals take in food by ingestion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ingestion:x4:1
# text = Animals take in food by ingestion.
1	Animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	ingestion	ingestion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take in** | present | Animals | food |  |  |  | by ingestion | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ingestion of seawater can make you ill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ingestion:x5:1
# text = Ingestion of seawater can make you ill.
1	Ingestion	ingestion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	seawater	seawater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | Ingestion of seawater | you |  |  |  | ill *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |
| 2 | **ingest** |  |  | seawater |  |  |  |  | nom ingestion «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep cleaning products away from toddlers to prevent ingestion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ingestion:x6:1
# text = Keep cleaning products away from toddlers to prevent ingestion.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	cleaning	clean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	products	product	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	toddlers	toddler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
9	ingestion	ingestion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep away** | imperative | you *not said here* | cleaning products |  |  |  | from toddlers; away *property* | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer product=Beneficiary from toddler=Eventuality |
| 2 | **clean** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **prevent** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | ingestion |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer ingestion=Theme |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [ingest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingest/)
- next →: [ingratitude](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingratitude/)
- ↑ back to [I in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/)