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title: mobile — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mobile» in the school dictionary: Mobile means able to move or be moved easily from place to place. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mobile

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**Who acts:** Mobile, you, parts, We, Grandad, I · **What happens:** mean, move, be, carry, call, hang · **To what, where:** place, mobile phone, phone, USA, hanging decoration, air · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«mobile» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [mobile in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mobile.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mobile means able to move or be moved easily from place to place.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mobile:m1:1
# text = Mobile means able to move or be moved easily from place to place.
1	Mobile	mobile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
9	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Mobile |  |  |  |  | able *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **move** | to-infinitive | Mobile *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **move** | infinitive · passive | Mobile *not said here* |  |  | place to place |  | easily *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: from place=Trajectory |

<!-- .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 mobile (or mobile phone) is a phone you carry with you; in the USA it is usually called a cell phone.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mobile:m2:1
# text = A mobile (or mobile phone) is a phone you carry with you; in the USA it is usually called a cell phone.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mobile	mobile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	mobile	mobile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux:pass	_	_
21	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	parataxis	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	cell	cell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a mobile phone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | present | you |  |  |  |  | with you | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **call** | present · passive |  | phone |  | the USA |  | usually *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mobile is also a hanging decoration with parts that move in the air, often above a baby's cot.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mobile:m3:1
# text = A mobile is also a hanging decoration with parts that move in the air, often above a baby's cot.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mobile	mobile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	hanging	hang	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	decoration	decoration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	often	often	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
17	above	above	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	's	PART	POS	_	19	case	_	_
21	cot	cot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a mobile | a hanging decoration |  |  |  | with parts | tree rules |
| 3 | **move** | present | parts |  |  | the air |  | above a baby's cot | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme in air=Source above cot=Trajectory |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mobile is also the name of a city in Alabama, USA.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mobile:m4:1
# text = Mobile is also the name of a city in Alabama, USA.
1	Mobile	mobile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Alabama	Alabama	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mobile | the name |  |  |  | of a city in Alabama and USA | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turn off your mobile in the cinema.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mobile:x1:1
# text = Turn off your mobile in the cinema.
1	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	off	off	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	mobile	mobile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cinema	cinema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn off** | imperative | you *not said here* | your mobile |  | the cinema |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent mobile=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do not look at your mobile when crossing the road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mobile:x2:1
# text = Do not look at your mobile when crossing the road.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mobile	mobile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
8	crossing	cross	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **look** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at your mobile | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at mobile=Theme |
| 2 | **cross** | gerund | you *not said here* | the road |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mobile library visits our village every Tuesday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mobile:x3:1
# text = The mobile library visits our village every Tuesday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	mobile	mobile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	visits	visit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	Tuesday	Tuesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made a mobile of planets to hang in the classroom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mobile:x4:1
# text = We made a mobile of planets to hang in the classroom.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mobile	mobile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	planets	planet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	hang	hang	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | a mobile of planets |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mobile=Product |
| 2 | **hang** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* |  |  | the classroom |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in classroom=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad is mobile again after his knee operation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mobile:x5:1
# text = Grandad is mobile again after his knee operation.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	mobile	mobile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	operation	operation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Grandad |  |  |  | after Grandad's knee operation; again | mobile *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **operate** |  | Grandad |  |  |  |  |  | nom operation «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can I have your mobile number?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mobile:x6:1
# text = Can I have your mobile number?
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	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	mobile	mobile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | can | I | your mobile number |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They live in a mobile home near the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mobile:x7:1
# text = They live in a mobile home near the beach.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	mobile	mobile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	near	near	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | They |  |  | a mobile home near the beach |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in home=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby watched the mobile spinning above her cot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mobile:x8:1
# text = The baby watched the mobile spinning above her cot.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mobile	mobile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obj	_	_
6	spinning	spin	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	above	above	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	cot	cot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | the baby | the mobile |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mobile=Theme |
| 2 | **spin** | gerund | the baby *not said here* |  |  | baby's cot |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme above cot=Trajectory |

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