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title: nearby — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nearby» in the school dictionary: Nearby means not far away, close to here or close to a place. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nearby

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**Who acts:** adjective, adverb, we, toilet, best friend, you · **What happens:** not mean, come, live, be, walk, lose · **To what, where:** noun, small town, you, nearby shop assistant, nearby park, long

<!-- .vabout -->
«nearby» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [nearby in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nearby.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nearby means not far away, close to here or close to a place.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nearby:m1:1
# text = Nearby means not far away, close to here or close to a place.
1	Nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
4	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | away, nearby *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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 -->
As an adjective it comes before a noun: a nearby park. As an adverb it comes after a verb: we live nearby.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* As an adjective it comes before a noun: a nearby park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nearby:m2:1
# text = As an adjective it comes before a noun: a nearby park.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	nearby	nearby	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | adjective |  |  | a noun |  | as a adjective | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before noun=Location |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* As an adverb it comes after a verb: we live nearby.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nearby:m2:2
# text = As an adverb it comes after a verb: we live nearby.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	adverb	adverb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | adverb |  |  |  | after a verb | as a adverb | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **live** | present | we |  |  |  |  | nearby *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We live in a small town with a beach nearby.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nearby:x1:1
# text = We live in a small town with a beach nearby.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|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	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is there a toilet nearby?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nearby:x2:1
# text = Is there a toilet nearby?
1	Is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	1	expl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	toilet	toilet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a toilet |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My best friend lives nearby, so we walk to school together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nearby:x3:1
# text = My best friend lives nearby, so we walk to school together.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	walk	walk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	together	together	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | My best friend |  |  |  |  | nearby *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **walk** | present | we |  |  |  |  | to school *result*; together *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to school=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you are lost, ask a nearby shop assistant for help.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nearby:x4:1
# text = If you are lost, ask a nearby shop assistant for help.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	nearby	nearby	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	assistant	assistant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive |  | you |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | a nearby shop assistant |  |  |  | for help | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent assistant=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dog was barking somewhere nearby.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nearby:x5:1
# text = A dog was barking somewhere nearby.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	barking	bark	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
6	nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bark** | past · progressive | a dog |  |  |  |  | somewhere *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We went to a nearby park for a picnic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nearby:x6:1
# text = We went to a nearby park for a picnic.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	nearby	nearby	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | We |  |  | a nearby park |  | for a picnic | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to park=Initial\_Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nearby river can flood after heavy rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nearby:x7:1
# text = The nearby river can flood after heavy rain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	nearby	nearby	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	flood	flood	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flood** | can | the nearby river |  |  |  | after heavy rain |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stay nearby where I can see you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nearby:x8:1
# text = Stay nearby where I can see you.
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	6	advmod	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | nearby *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | can | I | you |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There were several roads nearby, but it did not take her long to find the one paved with yellow bricks.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nearby:x9:1
# text = There were several roads nearby, but it did not take her long to find the one paved with yellow bricks.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	obj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	paved	pave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	acl	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	bricks	brick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | several roads |  |  | there |  | nearby *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **take** | past · do-support | it | her long |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent long=Theme |
| 3 | **find** | to-infinitive |  | the one |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Topic |
| 4 | **pave** | participle |  | the one *not said here* |  |  |  | with yellow bricks | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with brick=Theme |

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