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title: intermingle — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «intermingle» in the school dictionary: To intermingle is to mix together, so that the different parts are spread among each other. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# intermingle

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**Who acts:** people, bread, parents, fresh water, Many cultures, Laughter · **What happens:** intermingle, be, spread, mix, mingle, talk · **To what, where:** different parts, each, group, people, coffee, kitchen

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To intermingle is to mix together, so that the different parts are spread among each other.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermingle:m1:1
# text = To intermingle is to mix together, so that the different parts are spread among each other.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	intermingle	intermingle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	mix	mix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	14	mark	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	spread	spread	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
15	among	among	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	14	obl	_	_
17	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intermingle** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | mix, together *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **spread** | present · passive |  | the different parts |  | each |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme among each=Destination |

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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 -->
When people intermingle, they mix and mingle in a group, talking with people they did not come with.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermingle:m2:1
# text = When people intermingle, they mix and mingle in a group, talking with people they did not come with.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	intermingle	intermingle	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	mix	mix	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	mingle	mingle	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
17	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
19	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	acl:relcl	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intermingle** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mix** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **mingle** | present | people *not said here* |  |  | a group |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **talk** | gerund | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with people | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with people=Co-Agent |
| 5 | **not** **come** | past · do-support | people | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location people=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The smells of bread and coffee intermingled in the kitchen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermingle:x1:1
# text = The smells of bread and coffee intermingled in the kitchen.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	smells	smell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	coffee	coffee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	intermingled	intermingle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intermingle** | participle |  | coffee *not said here* |  | the kitchen |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **smell** |  | bread and coffee |  |  |  |  |  | nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the party, the parents intermingled with the teachers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermingle:x2:1
# text = At the party, the parents intermingled with the teachers.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	intermingled	intermingle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intermingle** | past | the parents |  |  | the party |  | with the teachers | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent with teacher=Co-Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the river mouth, fresh water intermingles with salt water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermingle:x3:1
# text = In the river mouth, fresh water intermingles with salt water.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	intermingles	intermingle	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intermingle** | present | fresh water |  |  | the river mouth |  | with salt water | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient with water=Co-Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two colours of paint intermingled into a swirl.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermingle:x4:1
# text = The two colours of paint intermingled into a swirl.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	intermingled	intermingle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	swirl	swirl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intermingle** | participle |  | paint *not said here* |  |  |  | into a swirl | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent into swirl=Co-Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many cultures intermingle in a big city like London or Toronto.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermingle:x5:1
# text = Many cultures intermingle in a big city like London or Toronto.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	cultures	culture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	intermingle	intermingle	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	Toronto	Toronto	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intermingle** | infinitive | Many cultures |  |  | a big city like London or Toronto |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Laughter intermingled with the music.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermingle:x6:1
# text = Laughter intermingled with the music.
1	Laughter	Laughter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	intermingled	intermingle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intermingle** | past | Laughter |  |  |  |  | with the music | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent with music=Co-Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At lunch the older and younger pupils intermingled on the field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermingle:x7:1
# text = At lunch the older and younger pupils intermingled on the field.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	younger	young	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	conj	_	_
7	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	intermingled	intermingle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intermingle** | participle |  | the older pupils *not said here* |  | the field |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Birds, flowers, and festoons appeared intermingled in seeming confusion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermingle:x8:1
# text = Birds, flowers, and festoons appeared intermingled in seeming confusion.
1	Birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	festoons	festoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	intermingled	intermingle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
9	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	seeming	seem	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
11	confusion	confusion	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 | **intermingle** | past · passive |  | festoons |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **seem** | gerund |  | confusion |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme confusion=Attribute |

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