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title: mealtime — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mealtime» in the school dictionary: A time of day when people eat a meal, such as breakfast, lunch or dinner. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mealtime

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**Who acts:** people, We, Mealtimes, dog, you, Gran · **What happens:** eat, not watch, be, wait, wash, say · **To what, where:** meal, TV, mealtimes, mealtime, hands, eight · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A time of day when people eat a meal, such as breakfast, lunch or dinner.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mealtime:m1:1
# text = A time of day when people eat a meal, such as breakfast, lunch or dinner.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | people | a meal |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meal=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We don't watch TV at mealtimes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mealtime:x1:1
# text = We don't watch TV at mealtimes.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	mealtimes	mealtime	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **watch** | present · do-support | We | TV |  | mealtimes |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tv=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mealtimes in our house are noisy and fun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mealtime:x2:1
# text = Mealtimes in our house are noisy and fun.
1	Mealtimes	mealtime	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	noisy	noisy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	fun	fun	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Mealtimes in our house |  |  |  |  | noisy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Mealtimes in our house *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog always waits by the table at mealtime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mealtime:x3:1
# text = The dog always waits by the table at mealtime.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	waits	wait	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	mealtime	mealtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | present | the dog |  |  | mealtime |  | by the table; always *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by table=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wash your hands before mealtimes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mealtime:x4:1
# text = Wash your hands before mealtimes.
1	Wash	wash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	before	before	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	mealtimes	mealtime	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | imperative | you *not said here* | your hands |  |  | before mealtimes |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At camp, mealtimes were at eight, twelve and six.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mealtime:x5:1
# text = At camp, mealtimes were at eight, twelve and six.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	camp	camp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	mealtimes	mealtime	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | mealtimes |  |  | eight |  | at camp | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gran says mealtime is family time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mealtime:x6:1
# text = Gran says mealtime is family time.
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mealtime	mealtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Gran |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | mealtime | family time |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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