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title: invade — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «invade» in the school dictionary: To invade a country or place is to enter it with an army in order to take control of it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# invade

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**Who acts:** place, ants, things, Romans, Vikings, you · **What happens:** invade, be, take, mean, come, poke · **To what, where:** country, control, place, kitchen, privacy, things · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To invade a country or place is to enter it with an army in order to take control of it.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invade:m1:1
# text = To invade a country or place is to enter it with an army in order to take control of it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	invade	invade	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	enter	enter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	17	mark	_	_
15	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	fixed	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
18	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invade** | to-infinitive |  | a country |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | place |  |  |  |  | with a army; enter *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **take** | to-infinitive | place *not said here* | control of place |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent control=Theme |

<!-- .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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To invade can mean to come into a place in large numbers, often unwelcome: ants invaded the kitchen.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invade:m2:1
# text = To invade can mean to come into a place in large numbers, often unwelcome: ants invaded the kitchen.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	invade	invade	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	often	often	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	unwelcome	unwelcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
18	invaded	invade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invade** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **come** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a place in large numbers and unwelcome |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into place=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **invade** | past | ants | the kitchen |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To invade someone's privacy or personal space is to get too close or poke into things that are theirs.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invade:m3:1
# text = To invade someone's privacy or personal space is to get too close or poke into things that are theirs.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	invade	invade	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	privacy	privacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	personal	personal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	too	too	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	poke	poke	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
19	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	theirs	their	PRON	PRP	Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invade** | to-infinitive |  | someone's privacy or personal space |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | close, get *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **poke** | infinitive |  |  |  | things |  |  | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent into thing=Location |
| 4 | **is a** | present | things | things *= thing* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Romans invaded Britain and built roads and towns.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invade:x1:1
# text = The Romans invaded Britain and built roads and towns.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Romans	Roman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	invaded	invade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	towns	town	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invade** | past | the Romans | Britain |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **build** | past | the Romans *not said here* | roads and towns |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset road=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Vikings invaded from across the North Sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invade:x2:1
# text = The Vikings invaded from across the North Sea.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Vikings	Viking	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	invaded	invade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	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 | **invade** | past | the Vikings |  |  | the North Sea |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ants invaded our picnic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invade:x3:1
# text = Ants invaded our picnic.
1	Ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	invaded	invade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invade** | past | Ants | our picnic |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please don't invade my personal space.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invade:x4:1
# text = Please don't invade my personal space.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	invade	invade	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	personal	personal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **invade** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | my personal space |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Reading my diary is invading my privacy!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invade:x5:1
# text = Reading my diary is invading my privacy!
1	Reading	read	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	diary	diary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	invading	invade	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	privacy	privacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | gerund |  | my diary |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diary=Topic |
| 2 | **invade** | present · progressive | Reading | my privacy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Germs invade the body and make us ill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invade:x6:1
# text = Germs invade the body and make us ill.
1	Germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	invade	invade	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invade** | present | Germs | the body |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | Germs *not said here* | us |  |  |  | ill *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset we=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cane toads have invaded large parts of Australia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invade:x7:1
# text = Cane toads have invaded large parts of Australia.
1	Cane	cane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	toads	toad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	invaded	invade	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invade** | present · perfect · passive |  | Cane toads |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I have often heard how they invade this land, kill and rob the people, and carry off all they can find.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invade:x8:1
# text = I have often heard how they invade this land, kill and rob the people, and carry off all they can find.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	invade	invade	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	rob	rob	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
19	off	off	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	_
20	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	obj	_	_
21	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
22	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | present · perfect | I |  |  |  |  | often *property* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **invade** | present | they | this land |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **kill** | infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **rob** | infinitive | they *not said here* | the people |  |  |  |  | vn cheat-10.6.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Source |
| 5 | **carry off** | infinitive | I *not said here* | all |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent all=Theme |
| 6 | **find** | can | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

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