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title: melt — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «melt» in the school dictionary: To melt is to change from a solid into a liquid because of heat: ice melts into water. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# melt

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**Who acts:** ice, crowd, you, ice cream, Chocolate, big eyes · **What happens:** melt, be, mean, soften, disappear, melt away · **To what, where:** solid, water, heart, snowman, sun., zero degrees · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«melt» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [melt in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/melt.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To melt is to change from a solid into a liquid because of heat: ice melts into water.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:melt:m1:1
# text = To melt is to change from a solid into a liquid because of heat: ice melts into water.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	melt	melt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	solid	solid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	14	case	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
16	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	melts	melt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
18	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | a solid |  | into a liquid; because heat; change *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **melt** | present | ice |  |  | water |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material into water=Product |

<!-- .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 -->
To melt can mean to soften or disappear slowly: «The crowd melted away».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:melt:m2:1
# text = To melt can mean to soften or disappear slowly: «The crowd melted away».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	melt	melt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	soften	soften	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	disappear	disappear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
9	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	melted	melt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
15	away	away	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **soften** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **disappear** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **melt away** *in a quote* | participle | the crowd |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To melt someone's heart is to make them feel loving and kind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:melt:m3:1
# text = To melt someone's heart is to make them feel loving and kind.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	melt	melt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	loving	loving	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | to-infinitive |  | someone's heart |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient heart=Result |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | make *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | loving *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The snowman melted in the sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:melt:x1:1
# text = The snowman melted in the sun.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	snowman	snowman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	melted	melt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | participle |  | the snowman *not said here* |  | the sun. |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ice melts at zero degrees Celsius.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:melt:x2:1
# text = Ice melts at zero degrees Celsius.
1	Ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	melts	melt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	zero	zero	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	degrees	degree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	Celsius	Celsius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | present | Ice |  |  | zero degrees  Celsius |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Melt the butter in a pan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:melt:x3:1
# text = Melt the butter in a pan.
1	Melt	melt	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	butter	butter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | imperative | you *not said here* | the butter |  | a pan |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient butter=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My ice cream is melting — eat it fast!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:melt:x4:1
# text = My ice cream is melting — eat it fast!
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	melting	melt	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | present · progressive | My ice cream |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **eat** | infinitive |  | cream |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chocolate melts in your hand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:melt:x5:1
# text = Chocolate melts in your hand.
1	Chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	melts	melt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | present | Chocolate |  |  | your hand |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The puppy's big eyes melted her heart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:melt:x6:1
# text = The puppy's big eyes melted her heart.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	melted	melt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | past | the puppy's big eyes | puppy's heart |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient heart=Result |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Melting ice at the poles makes sea levels rise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:melt:x7:1
# text = Melting ice at the poles makes sea levels rise.
1	Melting	melt	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	amod	_	_
2	ice	ice	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	poles	pole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	levels	level	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	rise	rise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | present | Melting ice at the poles |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **rise** | present | sea levels |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wax melts when the candle burns.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:melt:x8:1
# text = Wax melts when the candle burns.
1	Wax	wax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	melts	melt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	candle	candle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	burns	burn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | present | Wax |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **burn** | present | the candle |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Crediting them with a nobler feeling Wendy melted.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:melt:x9:1
# text = Crediting them with a nobler feeling Wendy melted.
1	Crediting	credit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	nobler	noble	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	Wendy	Wendy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
8	melted	melt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **credit** | gerund |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | with a nobler feeling | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent they=Recipient with feeling=Theme |
| 2 | **melt** | past | Crediting |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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