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title: ko — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ko» in the school dictionary: Short for «knockout»: in boxing, hitting the other fighter so hard they cannot get up and the fight ends. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ko

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**Who acts:** boxing, knockout, fight, someone, KO, boxer · **What happens:** hit, not get up, end, knock out, make, fall · **To what, where:** other fighter, someone, games, character, third round, K.O · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: sport — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Short for «knockout»: in boxing, hitting the other fighter so hard they cannot get up and the fight ends.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ko:m1:1
# text = Short for «knockout»: in boxing, hitting the other fighter so hard they cannot get up and the fight ends.
1	Short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	knockout	knockout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	boxing	boxing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	hitting	hit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	fighter	fighter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	19	advmod	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
17	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
19	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
20	up	up	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
24	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | gerund | boxing *not said here* | the other fighter |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme fighter=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **not** **get up** | can | knockout |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **end** | present | the fight |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To knock someone out; also to make someone fall asleep or very tired.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ko:m2:1
# text = To knock someone out; also to make someone fall asleep or very tired.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	knock	knock	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	also	also	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	_
10	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	very	very	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knock out** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent someone=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **fall** | infinitive | someone *not said here* |  |  |  |  | asleep *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In games and video games, «KO» means a character has been beaten.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ko:m3:1
# text = In games and video games, «KO» means a character has been beaten.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	KO	ko	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
13	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	beaten	beat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | KO |  |  | games and video games |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **beat** | present · perfect · passive |  | a character |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A surname, for example in Korea and China (a name).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ko:m4:1
# text = A surname, for example in Korea and China (a name).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	surname	surname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Korea	Korea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The boxer won by KO in the third round.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ko:x1:1
# text = The boxer won by KO in the third round.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boxer	boxer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	KO	KO	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	round	round	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | the boxer |  |  | the third round |  | by KO | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V PP.eventuality S\_ING»: agent=Agent in round=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«K.O.!» flashed on the game screen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ko:x2:1
# text = «K.O.!» flashed on the game screen.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	K.O	K.O	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.!	.!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	flashed	flash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flash** | participle · passive |  | K.O |  | the game screen |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That long walk totally KO'd me.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ko:x3:1
# text = That long walk totally KO'd me.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	KO	KO	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'd	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A TKO means the referee stopped the fight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ko:x4:1
# text = A TKO means the referee stopped the fight.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	TKO	tko	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	referee	referee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | a TKO |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **stop** | past | the referee | the fight |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality fight=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The champion's KO punch was famous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ko:x5:1
# text = The champion's KO punch was famous.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	champion	champion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	KO	ko	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	punch	punch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the champion's KO punch |  |  |  |  | famous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **punch** |  | the champion |  |  |  |  |  | nom punch «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little sister was KO'd on the sofa by eight o'clock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ko:x6:1
# text = My little sister was KO'd on the sofa by eight o'clock.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	KO	KO	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'd	'd	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sofa	sofa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	o'clock	o'clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | 'd KO | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the cartoon, the robot got KO'd by a giant rubber duck.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ko:x7:1
# text = In the cartoon, the robot got KO'd by a giant rubber duck.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	robot	robot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	KO	KO	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'd	'	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	xcomp	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	rubber	rubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	duck	duck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the robot | KO |  | the cartoon |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **'** | participle | KO *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by a giant rubber duck | tree rules |

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