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title: isolate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «isolate» in the school dictionary: To keep a person or thing apart from others, especially to stop a disease spreading. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# isolate

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** you, doctor, fever, Scientists, germ, we · **What happens:** keep, stop, spread, separate, study, make · **To what, where:** person, others, disease, one thing, thing, someone · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«isolate» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [isolate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/isolate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To keep a person or thing apart from others, especially to stop a disease spreading.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:isolate:m1:1
# text = To keep a person or thing apart from others, especially to stop a disease spreading.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	disease	disease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	spreading	spread	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  |  | a person or thing | others |  | apart *property* | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer person=Beneficiary from other=Eventuality |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive |  | a disease |  |  |  | especially *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **spread** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=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 separate one thing from a mixture or group so you can study it.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:isolate:m2:1
# text = To separate one thing from a mixture or group so you can study it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	separate	separate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mixture	mixture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	study	study	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **separate** | to-infinitive |  | one thing |  |  |  | from a mixture or group | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent thing=Patient from mixture=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **study** | can | you | thing |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make someone feel alone and left out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:isolate:m3:1
# text = To make someone feel alone and left out.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	feel	feel	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	alone	alone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | someone |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset someone=Product |
| 2 | **feel** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **leave out** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To get one letter or number on its own on one side of an equation.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:isolate:m4:1
# text = To get one letter or number on its own on one side of an equation.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	equation	equation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | to-infinitive |  | one letter or number |  | number's own |  | on one side of a equation | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent letter=Theme on own=Source |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor told him to isolate at home until his fever went away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:isolate:x1:1
# text = The doctor told him to isolate at home until his fever went away.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	isolate	isolate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	fever	fever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
13	away	away	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the doctor |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **isolate** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the doctor *not said here* |  |  | home |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent at home=Location |
| 3 | **go away** | past | doctor's fever |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists isolated the germ that caused the illness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:isolate:x2:1
# text = Scientists isolated the germ that caused the illness.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	isolated	isolate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	germ	germ	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	illness	illness	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 | **isolate** | past | Scientists | the germ |  |  |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent germ=Theme |
| 2 | **cause** | past | the germ | the illness |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition illness=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To find x, isolate it on one side of the equation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:isolate:x3:1
# text = To find x, isolate it on one side of the equation.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
3	x	x	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	isolate	isolate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	equation	equation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | x |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent x=Topic |
| 2 | **isolate** | imperative | you *not said here* | x |  | one side of the equation |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Patient on side=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a fair test we isolate one variable and keep the others the same.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:isolate:x4:1
# text = In a fair test we isolate one variable and keep the others the same.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	isolate	isolate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	variable	variable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **isolate** | present | we | one variable |  |  |  | in a fair test *goal* | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent variable=Theme in test=Goal |
| 2 | **keep** | infinitive | we *not said here* | the others |  |  |  | same *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent other=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leaving a classmate out of every game can isolate them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:isolate:x5:1
# text = Leaving a classmate out of every game can isolate them.
1	Leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	isolate	isolate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | gerund |  | a classmate |  | every game |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent classmate=Theme out game=Location |
| 2 | **isolate** | can | Leaving | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The snowstorm isolated the village for three days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:isolate:x6:1
# text = The snowstorm isolated the village for three days.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	snowstorm	snowstorm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	isolated	isolate	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	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **isolate** | past | the snowstorm | the village |  |  | day |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent village=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farm is isolated, ten miles from the nearest shop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:isolate:x7:1
# text = The farm is isolated, ten miles from the nearest shop.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	isolated	isolated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	nearest	near	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	amod	_	_
11	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the farm |  |  |  |  | ten miles from the nearest shop *obl*; isolated *property* | tree rules |

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