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title: netted — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «netted» in the school dictionary: Caught with a net. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# netted

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**Who acts:** fishermen, She, cake sale, We, butterfly, He · **What happens:** catch, score, earn, gain, net, cover · **To what, where:** goal, hundreds, winning goal, butterfly, strawberries, birds

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«netted» 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: [netted in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/netted.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Caught with a net.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:netted:m1:1
# text = Caught with a net.
1	Caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with a net | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: sport — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scored, especially a goal in football or hockey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:netted:m2:1
# text = Scored, especially a goal in football or hockey.
1	Scored	score	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	hockey	hockey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **score** | participle |  | a goal in football or hockey |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Earned or gained as profit after costs, as in "netted £500".

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:netted:m3:1
# text = Earned or gained as profit after costs, as in "netted £500".
1	Earned	earn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	gained	gain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	profit	profit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	costs	cost	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	netted	net	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
13	£	£	SYM	$	_	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	500	500	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **earn** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **gain** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | as profit after costs | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **net** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme £=Value |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Covered with a net or a pattern like a net.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:netted:m4:1
# text = Covered with a net or a pattern like a net.
1	Covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with a net or a pattern like a net | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with net=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fishermen netted hundreds of fish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:netted:x1:1
# text = The fishermen netted hundreds of fish.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fishermen	fisherman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	netted	net	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **net** | past | the fishermen | hundreds of fish |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme hundred=Value |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She netted the winning goal in the last minute.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:netted:x2:1
# text = She netted the winning goal in the last minute.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	netted	net	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	winning	win	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **net** | past | She | the winning goal |  |  | minute |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme goal=Value |
| 2 | **win** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our cake sale netted £85 for charity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:netted:x3:1
# text = Our cake sale netted £85 for charity.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	sale	sale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	netted	net	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	£	£	SYM	$	_	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	85	85	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **net** | participle | Our cake sale |  |  |  |  | for charity | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme £=Value |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We netted a butterfly and then let it go.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:netted:x4:1
# text = We netted a butterfly and then let it go.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	netted	net	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	butterfly	butterfly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **net** | past | We | a butterfly |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme butterfly=Value |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive | We *not said here* | butterfly |  |  | then |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive | butterfly *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The strawberries were netted to stop the birds eating them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:netted:x5:1
# text = The strawberries were netted to stop the birds eating them.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	strawberries	strawberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	netted	net	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **net** | past · passive |  | the strawberries |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: subject=Value |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive |  | the birds |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **eat** | gerund |  | birds *= bird* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He netted a hat-trick on Saturday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:netted:x6:1
# text = He netted a hat-trick on Saturday.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	netted	net	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **net** | past | He | a hat trick |  |  |  | on Saturday | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme trick=Value |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pond was netted to keep the leaves out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:netted:x7:1
# text = The pond was netted to keep the leaves out.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	netted	net	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **net** | past · passive |  | the pond |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: subject=Value |
| 2 | **keep out** | to-infinitive |  | the leaves |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Birds sang in the trees, which were netted over to keep them always there.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:netted:x8:1
# text = Birds sang in the trees, which were netted over to keep them always there.
1	Birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	netted	net	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	over	over	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	15	advmod	_	_
15	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | Birds |  |  | the trees |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tree=Location |
| 2 | **net over** | past · passive |  | the trees |  |  |  | over *property* | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: subject=Value |
| 3 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | Birds *= bird* |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

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