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title: mime — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mime» in the school dictionary: Mime is acting a story using only movements, faces and gestures, without words. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# mime

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**Who acts:** Mime, performer, recording, We, you, She · **What happens:** act, use, be, do, paint, mean · **To what, where:** story, movements, performer, this, something, song · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mime is acting a story using only movements, faces and gestures, without words.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mime:m1:1
# text = Mime is acting a story using only movements, faces and gestures, without words.
1	Mime	mime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	acting	act	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	movements	movement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	faces	face	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	gestures	gesture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	without	without	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | present · progressive | Mime | a story |  |  |  | without words | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent story=Eventuality |
| 2 | **use** | gerund | Mime *not said here* | movements and faces and gestures |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent movement=Patient |

<!-- .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 -->
A mime is a performer who does this, often with a white painted face.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mime:m2:1
# text = A mime is a performer who does this, often with a white painted face.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mime	mime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	performer	performer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mime | a performer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | present | a performer | this |  |  |  | with a white painted face; often *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Eventuality |
| 3 | **paint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To mime means to show something with actions instead of words.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mime:m3:1
# text = To mime means to show something with actions instead of words.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	mime	mime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	actions	action	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | mime |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **show** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | mime *not said here* | something |  |  |  | with actions; instead words | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent something=Recipient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To mime a song means to move your lips as if singing while a recording plays.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mime:m4:1
# text = To mime a song means to move your lips as if singing while a recording plays.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	mime	mime	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	lips	lip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
13	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	recording	recording	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mime** | to-infinitive |  | a song |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **move** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | your lips |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent lip=Theme |
| 4 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **play** | present | a recording |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We acted out the story in mime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mime:x1:1
# text = We acted out the story in mime.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	acted	act	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	mime	mime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act out** | past | We | the story |  | mime |  |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent story=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mime pretended to be trapped in a glass box.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mime:x2:1
# text = The mime pretended to be trapped in a glass box.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mime	mime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pretended	pretend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	trapped	trap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | past | the mime |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **trap** | to-infinitive · passive | the mime *not said here* |  |  | a glass box |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: in box=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mime brushing your teeth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mime:x3:1
# text = Mime brushing your teeth.
1	Mime	mime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	brushing	brush	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brush** | gerund | Mime *not said here* | your teeth |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In charades you have to mime the film title.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mime:x4:1
# text = In charades you have to mime the film title.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	charades	charade	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	mime	mime	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | you |  |  | charades |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mime** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the film title |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pop star was caught miming at the concert.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mime:x5:1
# text = The pop star was caught miming at the concert.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	pop	pop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	miming	mime	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	concert	concert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past · passive |  | the pop star |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mime** | gerund |  |  |  | the concert |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She mimed "Call me" through the window.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mime:x6:1
# text = She mimed "Call me" through the window.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	mimed	mime	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mime** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** *in a quote* | infinitive | She *not said here* |  | me | the window |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our drama teacher showed us how to mime pulling a rope.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mime:x7:1
# text = Our drama teacher showed us how to mime pulling a rope.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	drama	drama	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	mime	mime	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
9	pulling	pull	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | Our drama teacher |  | us |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **mime** | to-infinitive | pulling |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **pull** | gerund |  | a rope |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rope=Theme |

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