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title: jacket — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «jacket» in the school dictionary: A jacket is a short coat with sleeves that you wear over other clothes. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# jacket

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** jacket, you, life jacket, vest, it, We · **What happens:** be, wear, bake, keep, float, put · **To what, where:** short coat, sleeves, other clothes, cover, potato, vest

<!-- .vabout -->
«jacket» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [jacket in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jacket.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A jacket is a short coat with sleeves that you wear over other clothes.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jacket:m1:1
# text = A jacket is a short coat with sleeves that you wear over other clothes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jacket	jacket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sleeves	sleeve	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obj	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	over	over	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a jacket | a short coat |  |  |  | with sleeves | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | present | you | sleeves |  | other clothes |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent that=Source |

<!-- .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 -->
A jacket is also a cover for something: a book jacket, a jacket potato (a potato baked with its skin).

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jacket:m2:1
# text = A jacket is also a cover for something: a book jacket, a jacket potato (a potato baked with its skin).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jacket	jacket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cover	cover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	jacket	jacket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	jacket	jacket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	potato	potato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	potato	potato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	_
20	baked	bake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a jacket | a cover |  |  |  | for something | tree rules |
| 2 | **bake** | participle |  | a potato *not said here* |  |  |  | with jacket's skin | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient with skin=Instrument |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A life jacket is a vest that keeps you floating in water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jacket:m3:1
# text = A life jacket is a vest that keeps you floating in water.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	jacket	jacket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	vest	vest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	floating	float	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a life jacket | a vest |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | present | a vest | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **float** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  | water |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Trajectory |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put on your jacket; it's chilly outside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jacket:x1:1
# text = Put on your jacket; it's chilly outside.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	jacket	jacket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	chilly	chilly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | your jacket |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on jacket=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | present | jacket |  |  |  |  | chilly, outside *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My jacket has a hood for when it rains.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jacket:x2:1
# text = My jacket has a hood for when it rains.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	jacket	jacket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hood	hood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	rains	rain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My jacket | a hood |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hood=Patient |
| 2 | **rain** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Always wear a life jacket on a boat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jacket:x3:1
# text = Always wear a life jacket on a boat.
1	Always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	2	advmod	_	_
2	wear	wear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	jacket	jacket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | imperative | you *not said here* | a life jacket |  | a boat |  | always *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent jacket=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had jacket potatoes with cheese for lunch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jacket:x4:1
# text = We had jacket potatoes with cheese for lunch.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	jacket	jacket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	potatoes	potato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | jacket potatoes |  |  |  | with cheese for lunch | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent potato=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He hung his jacket on the hook.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jacket:x5:1
# text = He hung his jacket on the hook.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hung	hang	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	jacket	jacket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hook	hook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | past | He | his jacket |  | the hook |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent jacket=Theme on hook=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cyclists wear bright jackets so drivers can see them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jacket:x6:1
# text = Cyclists wear bright jackets so drivers can see them.
1	Cyclists	cyclist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	jackets	jacket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	drivers	driver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | Cyclists | bright jackets |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent jacket=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | can | drivers | jackets *= jacket* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The jacket of this book has a dragon on it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jacket:x7:1
# text = The jacket of this book has a dragon on it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jacket	jacket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the jacket of this book | a dragon |  |  |  | on dragon | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dragon=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I left my jacket at school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jacket:x8:1
# text = I left my jacket at school.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	jacket	jacket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | I | my jacket |  | school |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent jacket=Theme at school=Location |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was a blue jacket with brass buttons, quite new.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jacket:x9:1
# text = It was a blue jacket with brass buttons, quite new.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	jacket	jacket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	brass	brass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	buttons	button	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a blue jacket |  |  |  | with brass buttons | tree rules |

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