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title: inject — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «inject» in the school dictionary: To put a medicine or liquid into the body with a needle (a syringe). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# inject

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**Who acts:** nurse, People, vet, cook, teacher, you · **What happens:** put, force, add, inject, find, not touch · **To what, where:** medicine, body, liquid, something, new quality, fun · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«inject» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [inject in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inject.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To put a medicine or liquid into the body with a needle (a syringe).

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inject:m1:1
# text = To put a medicine or liquid into the body with a needle (a syringe).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	needle	needle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	syringe	syringe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | to-infinitive |  | a medicine or liquid |  | the body |  | with a needle | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent medicine=Goal |

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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 force a liquid or gas into something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inject:m2:1
# text = To force a liquid or gas into something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	force	force	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **force** | to-infinitive |  | a liquid or gas |  | something |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent liquid=Recipient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To add a new quality to something: «inject some fun into the lesson».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inject:m3:1
# text = To add a new quality to something: «inject some fun into the lesson».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	inject	inject	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
11	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  | a new quality |  |  |  | to something | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent quality=Patient to something=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **inject** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | some fun |  | the lesson |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fun=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nurse injected the vaccine into my arm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inject:x1:1
# text = The nurse injected the vaccine into my arm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	injected	inject	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	vaccine	vaccine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inject** | past | the nurse | the vaccine |  | my arm |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vaccine=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People with diabetes may inject insulin every day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inject:x2:1
# text = People with diabetes may inject insulin every day.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	diabetes	diabetes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	inject	inject	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	insulin	insulin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inject** | may | People with diabetes | insulin |  |  | day |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insulin=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The vet injected medicine into the dog.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inject:x3:1
# text = The vet injected medicine into the dog.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	injected	inject	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inject** | participle | the vet *not said here* | medicine |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cook injected flavour into the turkey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inject:x4:1
# text = The cook injected flavour into the turkey.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	injected	inject	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	flavour	flavour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	turkey	turkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inject** | participle | the cook *not said here* | flavour |  | the turkey |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flavour=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher injected some fun into the lesson with a game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inject:x5:1
# text = Our teacher injected some fun into the lesson with a game.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	injected	inject	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inject** | past | Our teacher | some fun |  | the lesson with a game |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fun=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you find a needle in the park, don't touch it; tell an adult.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inject:x6:1
# text = If you find a needle in the park, don't touch it; tell an adult.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	needle	needle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
10	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	touch	touch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | a needle |  | the park |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent needle=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **touch** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | needle |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Serpent, irritated at the escape of his prey, injected his poison into the drinking horn of the countryman.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inject:x7:1
# text = The Serpent, irritated at the escape of his prey, injected his poison into the drinking horn of the countryman.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Serpent	serpent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	irritated	irritate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	escape	escape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	prey	prey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
12	injected	inject	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	poison	poison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	drinking	drinking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	horn	horn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	countryman	countryman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **irritate** | participle |  | the Serpent *not said here* |  | the escape of Serpent's prey |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **inject** | past | the Serpent | Serpent's poison |  | the drinking horn of the countryman |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poison=Patient |
| 3 | **escape** |  | Serpent's prey |  |  |  |  |  | nom escape «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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