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title: mid — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mid» in the school dictionary: Mid means in the middle of something, often in a word with a hyphen: mid-morning, mid-air, mid-sentence. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mid

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**Who acts:** Mid, film, short form, ball, We, She · **What happens:** mean, show, be, stop, fall back, have · **To what, where:** position, average, short form, mid-air, snack, mid-morning break · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mid» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [mid in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mid.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mid means in the middle of something, often in a word with a hyphen: mid-morning, mid-air, mid-sentence.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mid:m1:1
# text = Mid means in the middle of something, often in a word with a hyphen: mid-morning, mid-air, mid-sentence.
1	Mid	mid	X	AFX	_	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	hyphen	hyphen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
17	mid-morning	mid-morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	mid-air	mid-air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	mid-sentence	mid-sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Mid |  |  |  |  | in the middle of something | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in middle=Attribute |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mid shows a position in the middle: the mid point, mid range.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mid:m2:1
# text = Mid shows a position in the middle: the mid point, mid range.
1	Mid	Mid	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	position	position	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	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	mid	mid	ADJ	JJ	_	11	amod	_	_
11	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	mid	mid	ADJ	JJ	_	14	amod	_	_
14	range	range	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Mid | a position |  |  |  | in the middle | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent position=Patient in middle=Topic |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mid means just average or not very good: «That film was mid.».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mid:m3:1
# text = Mid means just average or not very good: «That film was mid.».
1	Mid	mid	X	AFX	_	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	average	average	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
12	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	mid	mid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Mid | average |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | past | that film |  |  |  |  | mid *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mid is a short form of amid, meaning among.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mid:m4:1
# text = Mid is a short form of amid, meaning among.
1	Mid	Mid	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	amid	amid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
10	among	among	ADP	IN	_	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mid | a short form |  |  |  | of amid | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | gerund | a short form *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent among=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ball stopped in mid-air and fell back down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mid:x1:1
# text = The ball stopped in mid-air and fell back down.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	mid-air	mid-air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	down	down	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | the ball |  |  | mid-air |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in mid-air=Location |
| 2 | **fall back** | past | the ball *not said here* |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We have a snack at mid-morning break.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mid:x2:1
# text = We have a snack at mid-morning break.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	snack	snack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	mid-morning	mid-morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	break	break	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 | **have** | present | We | a snack |  | mid-morning break |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snack=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She stopped mid-sentence when the teacher came in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mid:x3:1
# text = She stopped mid-sentence when the teacher came in.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mid-sentence	mid-sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | She | mid-sentence |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector mid-sentence=Eventuality |
| 2 | **come in** | past | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mark the midpoint of the line AB.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mid:x4:1
# text = Mark the midpoint of the line AB.
1	Mark	Mark	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	midpoint	midpoint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	AB	AB	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The temperature was in the mid-twenties.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mid:x5:1
# text = The temperature was in the mid-twenties.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	temperature	temperature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mid-twenties	mid-twenty	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the temperature |  |  | the mid-twenties |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our holiday is in mid-summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mid:x6:1
# text = Our holiday is in mid-summer.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	mid-summer	mid-summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Our holiday |  |  | mid-summer |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(slang) Honestly, that new game is kinda mid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mid:x7:1
# text = (slang) Honestly, that new game is kinda mid.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Honestly	honestly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	mid	mid	X	AFX	_	2	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He caught the frisbee mid-jump.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mid:x8:1
# text = He caught the frisbee mid-jump.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	frisbee	frisbee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	mid-jump	mid-jump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past | He | the frisbee mid-jump |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mid-jump=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
About mid-day he reached a sandy plain, scorching in the sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mid:x9:1
# text = About mid-day he reached a sandy plain, scorching in the sun.
1	About	about	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	mid-day	mid-day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	sandy	sandy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	plain	plain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	scorching	scorch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | past | he | a sandy plain |  |  |  | about mid-day | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent plain=Theme |
| 2 | **scorch** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  | the sun. |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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