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title: notate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «notate» in the school dictionary: To write something down using a system of signs or symbols, especially music, dance steps or chess moves. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# notate

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**Who acts:** chess, composer, you, rhythm, Chess players, She · **What happens:** write down, use, move, notate, hum · **To what, where:** something, system, melody, stave, rhythm, crotchets

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To write something down using a system of signs or symbols, especially music, dance steps or chess moves.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notate:m1:1
# text = To write something down using a system of signs or symbols, especially music, dance steps or chess moves.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
5	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	symbols	symbol	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	steps	step	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write down** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | gerund |  | a system of signs or symbols and music and dance steps |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent system=Patient |
| 3 | **move** | present | chess |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
The composer notated the melody on the stave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notate:x1:1
# text = The composer notated the melody on the stave.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	composer	composer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	notated	notate	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	melody	melody	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stave	stave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **notate** | past | the composer | the melody |  | the stave |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you notate this rhythm using crotchets and quavers?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notate:x2:1
# text = Can you notate this rhythm using crotchets and quavers?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	notate	notate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	rhythm	rhythm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	crotchets	crotchet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	quavers	quaver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **notate** | can | you | this rhythm |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | gerund | this rhythm *not said here* | crotchets and quavers |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crotchet=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Chess players notate every move in a game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notate:x3:1
# text = Chess players notate every move in a game.
1	Chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	notate	notate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	move	move	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **notate** | present | Chess players | every move |  | a game |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She hummed the tune and her teacher notated it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notate:x4:1
# text = She hummed the tune and her teacher notated it.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hummed	hum	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tune	tune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	notated	notate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hum** | past | She | the tune |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tune=Topic |
| 2 | **notate** | past | her teacher | tune |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Dances can be notated with special symbols.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notate:x5:1
# text = Dances can be notated with special symbols.
1	Dances	dance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	notated	notate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	symbols	symbol	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **notate** | can · passive |  | Dances |  |  |  | with special symbols | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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In maths we notate «less than» with the sign \<.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notate:x6:1
# text = In maths we notate «less than» with the sign <.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	notate	notate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	obj	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	<	<	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **notate** | present | we | less |  | maths |  | with the sign | tree rules |

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