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title: med — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «med» in the school dictionary: Short for «medicine» or «medication», usually in the plural: «meds». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# med

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**Who acts:** Grandma, cousin, We, T shirt, you, adult · **What happens:** m, take, be, go, say, not take · **To what, where:** meds, med school, doctor, holiday, Med, label · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Short for «medicine» or «medication», usually in the plural: «meds».

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:med:m1:1
# text = Short for «medicine» or «medication», usually in the plural: «meds».
1	Short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	medication	medication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	plural	plural	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	meds	med	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Short for «medical», as in «med school» (medical school) or «med student».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:med:m2:1
# text = Short for «medical», as in «med school» (medical school) or «med student».
1	Short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	med	m	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	med	med	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	student	student	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **m** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: the Med, UK informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Mediterranean Sea, or the countries around it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:med:m3:1
# text = The Mediterranean Sea, or the countries around it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Mediterranean	Mediterranean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
8	around	around	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Short for «medium», as on clothes or menus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:med:m4:1
# text = Short for «medium», as on clothes or menus.
1	Short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	medium	medium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	4	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	menus	menu	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma takes her meds every morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:med:x1:1
# text = Grandma takes her meds every morning.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	meds	med	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | Grandma | Grandma's meds |  |  | morning |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent med=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin is at med school to be a doctor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:med:x2:1
# text = My cousin is at med school to be a doctor.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	med	med	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My cousin |  |  | med school |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive |  | a doctor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We went on holiday to the Med, to Spain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:med:x3:1
# text = We went on holiday to the Med, to Spain.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Med	Med	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | We |  |  | holiday |  | to the Med to Spain | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to med=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The T-shirt says «Med» on the label, for medium.

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:med:x4:1
# text = The T-shirt says «Med» on the label, for medium.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	T	t	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	shirt	shirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Med	Med	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	medium	medium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the T shirt | Med |  | the label and medium |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent med=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't take any meds unless an adult gives them to you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:med:x5:1
# text = Don't take any meds unless an adult gives them to you.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	meds	med	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	unless	unless	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	iobj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **take** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | any meds |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent med=Theme |
| 2 | **give** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | a adult |  | meds *= med* |  |  | to you | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Theme to you=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The med student shadowed the doctor all day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:med:x6:1
# text = The med student shadowed the doctor all day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	med	med	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	student	student	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shadowed	shadow	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	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shadow** | past | the med student | the doctor |  |  | day |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doctor=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cruise ships sail around the Med in summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:med:x7:1
# text = Cruise ships sail around the Med in summer.
1	Cruise	cruise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sail	sail	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	around	around	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Med	Med	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	summer	summer	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 | **sail** | present | Cruise ships |  |  | the Med | summer |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent around med=Trajectory |

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