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title: necktie — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «necktie» in the school dictionary: A long narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck under a shirt collar and tied in a knot at the front; a tie. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# necktie

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**Who acts:** Dad, school uniform, Grandpa, He, shop, detective · **What happens:** wear, tie, have, teach, loosen, sell · **To what, where:** long narrow piece, neck, knot, red necktie, blue necktie, me

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«necktie» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [necktie in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/necktie.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A long narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck under a shirt collar and tied in a knot at the front; a tie.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:necktie:m1:1
# text = A long narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck under a shirt collar and tied in a knot at the front; a tie.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
8	around	around	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	under	under	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	shirt	shirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	collar	collar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	tied	tie	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	knot	knot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	tie	tie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | participle |  | a long narrow piece of cloth and a tie *not said here* |  | the neck |  | under a shirt collar | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **tie** | participle |  |  |  | a knot at the front |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad wore a red necktie to the wedding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:necktie:x1:1
# text = Dad wore a red necktie to the wedding.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	necktie	necktie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | Dad | a red necktie |  |  |  | to the wedding | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent necktie=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My school uniform has a blue necktie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:necktie:x2:1
# text = My school uniform has a blue necktie.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	uniform	uniform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	necktie	necktie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My school uniform | a blue necktie |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent necktie=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa taught me to tie a necktie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:necktie:x3:1
# text = Grandpa taught me to tie a necktie.
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	tie	tie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	necktie	necktie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | Grandpa |  | me |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **tie** | to-infinitive | Grandpa *not said here* | a necktie |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent necktie=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He loosened his necktie after work.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:necktie:x4:1
# text = He loosened his necktie after work.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	loosened	loosen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	necktie	necktie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **loosen** | past | He | his necktie |  |  | after work |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent necktie=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop sells neckties with funny patterns.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:necktie:x5:1
# text = The shop sells neckties with funny patterns.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	neckties	necktie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	patterns	pattern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | the shop | neckties |  |  |  | with funny patterns | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent necktie=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The detective wore a crumpled necktie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:necktie:x6:1
# text = The detective wore a crumpled necktie.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	crumpled	crumple	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	necktie	necktie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | the detective | a crumpled necktie |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent necktie=Source |
| 2 | **crumple** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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