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title: man — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «man» in the school dictionary: A man is a grown-up male person. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# man

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**Who acts:** man, 5 men, 12 men, my, dad, We · **What happens:** grow up, be, mean, walk, buy, paint · **To what, where:** grown male person, people, Moon, it, charge, piece · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«man» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: [man in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/man.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A man is a grown-up male person.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:man:m1:1
# text = A man is a grown-up male person.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
8	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a man | a grown male person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .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 -->
Man can mean people in general (old use): «Man has walked on the Moon.».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:man:m2:1
# text = Man can mean people in general (old use): «Man has walked on the Moon.».
1	Man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	general	general	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	walked	walk	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	parataxis	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Man | people |  |  |  | general *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** *in a quote* | present · perfect | Man |  |  | the Moon |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on moon=Trajectory |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To man something is to work at it or be in charge of it: man the desk.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:man:m3:1
# text = To man something is to work at it or be in charge of it: man the desk.
1	To	to	ADP	TO	_	2	case	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
16	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	desk	desk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  | it |  | work *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  | charge |  | of charge | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In games, a man is a piece: a chess man.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:man:m4:1
# text = In games, a man is a piece: a chess man.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a man | a piece and a chess man |  | games |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A man buys 3 shirts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:man:x1:1
# text = A man buys 3 shirts.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	buys	buy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	shirts	shirt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | present | a man | 3 shirts |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shirt=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
5 men can paint a house in 4 days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:man:x2:1
# text = 5 men can paint a house in 4 days.
1	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	paint	paint	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | can | 5 men | a house |  |  | day |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent house=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There are 12 men and 15 women.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:man:x3:1
# text = There are 12 men and 15 women.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | 12 men and 15 women |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many people in all?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:man:x4:1
# text = How many people in all?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The man at the shop gave me my change.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:man:x5:1
# text = The man at the shop gave me my change.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	gave	give	VERB	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	iobj	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the man at the shop | my change | me |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient change=Theme |
| 2 | **change** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom change «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My dad is a tall man with a beard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:man:x6:1
# text = My dad is a tall man with a beard.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	dad	dad	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	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	beard	beard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My dad | a tall man |  |  |  | with a beard | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We built a snowman in the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:man:x7:1
# text = We built a snowman in the garden.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	snowman	snowman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	garden	garden	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 | **build** | past | We | a snowman |  | the garden |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snowman=Product |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two men manned the lifeboat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:man:x8:1
# text = Two men manned the lifeboat.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	manned	man	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lifeboat	lifeboat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **man** | past | Two men | the lifeboat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old man fed the ducks every morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:man:x9:1
# text = The old man fed the ducks every morning.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fed	feed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | past | the old man |  | the ducks |  | morning |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duck=Recipient |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
THE SHIPWRECKED MAN AND THE SEA

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:man:x10:1
# text = THE SHIPWRECKED MAN AND THE SEA
1	THE	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	SHIPWRECKED	shipwreck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	MAN	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	AND	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	THE	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	SEA	SEA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shipwreck** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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