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title: mix — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mix» in the school dictionary: To mix is to put different things together so they become one. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mix

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**Who acts:** things, mix, you, She, He, trail mix · **What happens:** mix, be, become, get, do, buy · **To what, where:** mix, two things, 2 cups, red paint, 50 grams, cake mix · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«mix» 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: [mix in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mix.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To mix is to put different things together so they become one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mix:m1:1
# text = To mix is to put different things together so they become one.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	mix	mix	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	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
9	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	become	become	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | put, together *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **become** | present | things *= thing* |  |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=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 mix is what you get when you do it, or a bought packet ready to use: cake mix.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mix:m2:1
# text = A mix is what you get when you do it, or a bought packet ready to use: cake mix.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mix	mix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	bought	buy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	packet	packet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
20	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	mix	mix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mix |  |  |  |  | cake mix *obl* | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **do** | present | you | mix |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 4 | **buy** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **use** | to-infinitive | a mix *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To mix with people is to meet and talk with them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mix:m3:1
# text = To mix with people is to meet and talk with them.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	mix	mix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	meet	meet	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	talk	talk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with people | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient with people=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | meet *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **talk** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with people | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with they=Co-Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Mix up» means to confuse two things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mix:m4:1
# text = «Mix up» means to confuse two things.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mix	mix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
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	confuse	confuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix up** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **confuse** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | two things |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She mixes 2 cups of flour with 1 cup of sugar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mix:x1:1
# text = She mixes 2 cups of flour with 1 cup of sugar.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	mixes	mix	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	cups	cup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix** | present | She | 2 cups of flour |  |  |  | with 1 cup of sugar | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent cup=Patient with cup=Co-Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He mixed red paint and blue paint and got purple.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mix:x2:1
# text = He mixed red paint and blue paint and got purple.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	mixed	mix	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	purple	purple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix** | past | He | red paint and blue paint |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paint=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | purple *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The trail mix has 50 grams of nuts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mix:x3:1
# text = The trail mix has 50 grams of nuts.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	trail	trail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	mix	mix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	grams	gram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the trail mix | 50 grams of nuts |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gram=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mix 3 liters of juice with 2 liters of water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mix:x4:1
# text = Mix 3 liters of juice with 2 liters of water.
1	Mix	mix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	liters	liter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	liters	liter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Oil and water do not mix.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mix:x5:1
# text = Oil and water do not mix.
1	Oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	mix	mix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **mix** | present · do-support | Oil and water |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stir the cake mix with two eggs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mix:x6:1
# text = Stir the cake mix with two eggs.
1	Stir	stir	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	mix	mix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stir** | imperative | you *not said here* | the cake mix |  |  |  | with two eggs | vn shake-22.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent mix=Patient with egg=Co-Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I always mix up the twins' names.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mix:x7:1
# text = I always mix up the twins' names.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	mix	mix	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	twins	twin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix up** | present | I | the twins's names |  |  |  | always *property* | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Patient |
| 2 | **name** |  | the twins |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The class is a mix of boys and girls.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mix:x8:1
# text = The class is a mix of boys and girls.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	class	class	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	mix	mix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the class | a mix |  |  |  | of boys and girls | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He went home and made an ointment by mixing some sauce and red pepper together.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mix:x9:1
# text = He went home and made an ointment by mixing some sauce and red pepper together.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ointment	ointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	mixing	mix	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	sauce	sauce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	pepper	pepper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
15	together	together	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | He |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | past | He *not said here* | a ointment |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset ointment=Product |
| 3 | **mix** | gerund | He *not said here* | some sauce and red pepper |  |  |  | together *property* | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sauce=Patient |

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