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title: neighbor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «neighbor» in the school dictionary: A neighbor is a person who lives next to you or near you. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# neighbor

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**Who acts:** neighbor, person, that, neighbors, He, She · **What happens:** be, live, give, mow, have, feed · **To what, where:** person, you, numbers, 6, 6 eggs, her · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«neighbor» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [neighbor in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/neighbor.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A neighbor is a person who lives next to you or near you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbor:m1:1
# text = A neighbor is a person who lives next to you or near you.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	neighbor	neighbor	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	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	next	next	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	near	near	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a neighbor | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | a person |  | you |  |  | next *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .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 neighbor is also a person or thing that is next to another one, like the person in the next seat or a country next to another country.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbor:m2:1
# text = A neighbor is also a person or thing that is next to another one, like the person in the next seat or a country next to another country.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	neighbor	neighbor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
11	next	next	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	det	_	_
14	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
26	next	next	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
27	to	to	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	29	det	_	_
29	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a neighbor | a person or thing and another one and the person in the next seat to another country or a country |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | to another one; next *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In maths, a number's neighbors are the numbers just before and after it: the neighbors of 7 are 6 and 8.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbor:m3:1
# text = In maths, a number's neighbors are the numbers just before and after it: the neighbors of 7 are 6 and 8.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	neighbors	neighbor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	before	before	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	after	after	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	neighbors	neighbor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	18	nmod	_	_
21	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	parataxis	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a number's neighbors | the numbers |  |  |  | before *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the neighbors of 7 | 6 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her neighbor gave her 6 eggs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbor:x1:1
# text = Her neighbor gave her 6 eggs.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	neighbor	neighbor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Her neighbor | 6 eggs | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient egg=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He mowed 3 neighbors' lawns.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbor:x2:1
# text = He mowed 3 neighbors' lawns.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	mowed	mow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	neighbors	neighbor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	lawns	lawn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mow** | past | He | 3 neighbors's lawns |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lawn=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The neighbor has 2 more dogs than Tim.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbor:x3:1
# text = The neighbor has 2 more dogs than Tim.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	neighbor	neighbor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Tim	Tim	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the neighbor | 2 more dogs |  |  |  | than Tim | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She gave each neighbor 4 cookies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbor:x4:1
# text = She gave each neighbor 4 cookies.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	neighbor	neighbor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	cookies	cookie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | She | each neighbor |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent neighbor=Recipient cookie=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our next-door neighbor feeds our cat when we go away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbor:x5:1
# text = Our next-door neighbor feeds our cat when we go away.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
2	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	neighbor	neighbor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	feeds	feed	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
10	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
12	away	away	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | present | Our door neighbor |  | our cat |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Recipient |
| 2 | **go away** | present | we |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Canada is a neighbor of the United States.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbor:x6:1
# text = Canada is a neighbor of the United States.
1	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	neighbor	neighbor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Canada | a neighbor |  |  |  | of the United States | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Say hello to the new neighbors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbor:x7:1
# text = Say hello to the new neighbors.
1	Say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	hello	hello	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	neighbors	neighbor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | hello | the new neighbors |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent hello=Topic to neighbor=Recipient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The neighbors of 20 on the number line are 19 and 21.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbor:x8:1
# text = The neighbors of 20 on the number line are 19 and 21.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	neighbors	neighbor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	19	19	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	21	21	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the neighbors of 20 on the number line | 19 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I sat next to my neighbor on the bus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neighbor:x9:1
# text = I sat next to my neighbor on the bus.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	next	next	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	neighbor	neighbor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bus	bus	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 | **sit** | past | I |  |  | the bus |  | to my neighbor; next *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on bus=Location |

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