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title: microwave — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «microwave» in the school dictionary: A microwave (oven) is a kitchen machine that heats or cooks food very quickly using invisible waves. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# microwave

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**Who acts:** microwave, kitchen machine, Microwaves, you, food, I · **What happens:** be, heat, cook, use, microwave, mean · **To what, where:** kitchen machine, food, invisible waves, kind, soup, metal · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«microwave» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [microwave in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/microwave.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A microwave (oven) is a kitchen machine that heats or cooks food very quickly using invisible waves.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microwave:m1:1
# text = A microwave (oven) is a kitchen machine that heats or cooks food very quickly using invisible waves.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	microwave	microwave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	oven	oven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	heats	heat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	cooks	cook	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
14	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	very	very	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
17	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
18	invisible	invisible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a microwave | a kitchen machine |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **heat** | present | a kitchen machine |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **cook** | present | a kitchen machine *not said here* | food |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent food=Patient |
| 4 | **use** | gerund | a kitchen machine *not said here* | invisible waves |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wave=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 -->
Microwaves are a kind of invisible wave, like light and radio waves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microwave:m2:1
# text = Microwaves are a kind of invisible wave, like light and radio waves.
1	Microwaves	microwave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	invisible	invisible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wave	wave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Microwaves | a kind |  |  |  | of invisible wave; like light and radio waves | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To microwave food means to heat it in a microwave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microwave:m3:1
# text = To microwave food means to heat it in a microwave.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	microwave	microwave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	heat	heat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	microwave	microwave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **microwave** | to-infinitive |  | food |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent food=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **heat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | food |  |  |  | in a microwave | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Patient in microwave=Instrument |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Heat the soup in the microwave for two minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microwave:x1:1
# text = Heat the soup in the microwave for two minutes.
1	Heat	heat	VERB	VB	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	microwave	microwave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **heat** | imperative | you *not said here* | the soup |  |  | minute | in the microwave | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent soup=Patient in microwave=Instrument |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never put metal in the microwave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microwave:x2:1
# text = Never put metal in the microwave.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	microwave	microwave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | metal |  | the microwave |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent metal=Theme in microwave=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stir the food and check it's not too hot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microwave:x3:1
# text = Stir the food and check it's not too hot.
1	Stir	stir	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	too	too	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stir** | imperative | you *not said here* | the food |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus food=Experiencer |
| 2 | **check** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **is** | present | food |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can I microwave my popcorn?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microwave:x4:1
# text = Can I microwave my popcorn?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	microwave	microwave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	popcorn	popcorn	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 | **microwave** | can | I | my popcorn |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent popcorn=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The microwave beeped when the food was ready.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microwave:x5:1
# text = The microwave beeped when the food was ready.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	microwave	microwave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	beeped	beep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beep** | participle | the microwave |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | the food |  |  |  |  | ready *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mobile phones and ovens both use microwaves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microwave:x6:1
# text = Mobile phones and ovens both use microwaves.
1	Mobile	mobile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	phones	phone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	ovens	oven	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	both	both	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	microwaves	microwave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Mobile phones and ovens | microwaves |  |  |  | both *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent microwave=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Let the bowl cool before you take it out of the microwave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microwave:x7:1
# text = Let the bowl cool before you take it out of the microwave.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	microwave	microwave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | the bowl |  |  |  | cool *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bowl=Theme |
| 2 | **take** | present | you | bowl |  | the microwave |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent it=Theme out microwave=Initial\_Location |

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