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title: inhale — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «inhale» in the school dictionary: To breathe air or another gas into your lungs. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# inhale

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**Who acts:** you, chest, She, her, We, brother · **What happens:** breathe, take in, breathe in, eat, breathe out, inhale · **To what, where:** air, lungs, smoke, medicine, something, it

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«inhale» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [inhale in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inhale.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To breathe air or another gas into your lungs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inhale:m1:1
# text = To breathe air or another gas into your lungs.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	breathe	breathe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	lungs	lung	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **breathe** | to-infinitive |  | air or another gas |  | your lungs |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Theme |

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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 -->
To take in smoke, dust or a medicine by breathing it in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inhale:m2:1
# text = To take in smoke, dust or a medicine by breathing it in.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
10	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	breathing	breathe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take in** | to-infinitive |  | smoke and dust or a medicine |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smoke=Theme |
| 2 | **breathe in** | gerund |  | medicine |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To eat something very fast, as if breathing it in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inhale:m3:1
# text = To eat something very fast, as if breathing it in.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	breathing	breathe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 2 | **breathe in** | gerund |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Inhale slowly through your nose, then breathe out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inhale:x1:1
# text = Inhale slowly through your nose, then breathe out.
1	Inhale	Inhale	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
8	breathe	breathe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **breathe out** | infinitive |  |  |  |  | then |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When you inhale, your chest gets bigger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inhale:x2:1
# text = When you inhale, your chest gets bigger.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	inhale	inhale	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	chest	chest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inhale** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn exhale-40.1.3-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **get** | present | your chest |  |  |  |  | big *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never inhale fumes from paint or glue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inhale:x3:1
# text = Never inhale fumes from paint or glue.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	inhale	inhale	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fumes	fume	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	glue	glue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **inhale** | imperative | you *not said here* | fumes |  | paint or glue |  |  | vn exhale-40.1.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fume=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stay low in a fire so you do not inhale smoke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inhale:x4:1
# text = Stay low in a fire so you do not inhale smoke.
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	inhale	inhale	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
11	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | low *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **inhale** | present · do-support | you | smoke |  |  |  |  | vn exhale-40.1.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smoke=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She used her inhaler to inhale her medicine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inhale:x5:1
# text = She used her inhaler to inhale her medicine.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	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	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	inhaler	inhaler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	inhale	inhale	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | She | her inhaler |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inhaler=Patient |
| 2 | **inhale** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | her medicine |  |  |  |  | vn exhale-40.1.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=Theme |
| 3 | **medicine** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom medicine «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inhale:x6:1
# text = We inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	inhale	inhale	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	exhale	exhale	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
6	carbon	carbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	dioxide	dioxide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inhale** | present | We | oxygen |  |  |  |  | vn exhale-40.1.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oxygen=Theme |
| 2 | **exhale** | infinitive | We *not said here* | carbon dioxide |  |  |  |  | vn exhale-40.1.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dioxide=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother inhaled his pizza in two minutes (informal).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inhale:x7:1
# text = My brother inhaled his pizza in two minutes (informal).
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	inhaled	inhale	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inhale** | past | My brother | brother's pizza |  |  | minute |  | vn exhale-40.1.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pizza=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bright and joyous were his feelings as he stepped lightly onwards, inhaling the invigorating mountain air.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inhale:x8:1
# text = Bright and joyous were his feelings as he stepped lightly onwards, inhaling the invigorating mountain air.
1	Bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	joyous	joyous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stepped	step	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	lightly	lightly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	onwards	onwards	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	inhaling	inhale	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	invigorating	invigorate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	amod	_	_
16	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | his Bright feelings |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **step** | past | he |  |  |  |  | onwards *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **inhale** | gerund | he *not said here* | the invigorating mountain air |  |  |  |  | vn exhale-40.1.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Theme |
| 4 | **invigorate** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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