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title: leased — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «leased» in the school dictionary: Leased means rented under a written agreement for a fixed time, such as a house, car, office or land. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# leased

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**Who acts:** someone, family, farmer, Dad, shop, council · **What happens:** lease, mean, rent, write, fix, lease out · **To what, where:** written agreement, something, someone, it, return, flat · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«leased» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [leased in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/leased.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: money, law — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leased means rented under a written agreement for a fixed time, such as a house, car, office or land.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leased:m1:1
# text = Leased means rented under a written agreement for a fixed time, such as a house, car, office or land.
1	Leased	lease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	rented	rent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	16	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lease** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **rent** | participle |  |  |  | a written agreement for a fixed time and a house and car and office or land |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **write** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **fix** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

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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 -->
To have leased something out means to have let someone else use it in return for money.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leased:m2:1
# text = To have leased something out means to have let someone else use it in return for money.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	aux	_	_
3	leased	lease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	nsubj	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux	_	_
9	let	let	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	ccomp	_	_
10	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	else	else	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lease out** | to-infinitive · perfect |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **let** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · perfect |  | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **use** | infinitive | someone *not said here* | it |  | return for money |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The family leased a flat for two years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leased:x1:1
# text = The family leased a flat for two years.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	leased	lease	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	flat	flat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lease** | past | the family | a flat |  |  | year |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flat=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer leased the field to his neighbour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leased:x2:1
# text = The farmer leased the field to his neighbour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	leased	lease	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	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lease** | past | the farmer | the field | farmer's neighbour |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent field=Theme to neighbour=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad drives a leased car from his work.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leased:x3:1
# text = Dad drives a leased car from his work.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drives	drive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	leased	lease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | present | Dad | a leased car |  | Dad's work |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent car=Theme from work=Trajectory |
| 2 | **lease** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **work** |  | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop is in a leased building.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leased:x4:1
# text = The shop is in a leased building.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	leased	lease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lease** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the shop |  |  | a leased building |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The council leased the old hall to a dance club.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leased:x5:1
# text = The council leased the old hall to a dance club.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	leased	lease	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lease** | past | the council | the old hall | a dance club |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent hall=Theme to club=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They leased the boat for the summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leased:x6:1
# text = They leased the boat for the summer.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	leased	lease	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	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lease** | past | They | the boat |  |  | summer |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Theme |

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