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title: olive — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «olive» in the school dictionary: An olive is a small oval fruit, green or black, with a stone inside, that grows on olive trees and is eaten or pressed for oil. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# olive

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**Who acts:** olive, that, Olive oil, olive tree, fruits, I · **What happens:** be, grow, eat, press, make, grow on · **To what, where:** small oval fruit, olive trees, oil, olives, dull green colour, tree · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«olive» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [olive in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/olive.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An olive is a small oval fruit, green or black, with a stone inside, that grows on olive trees and is eaten or pressed for oil.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:olive:m1:1
# text = An olive is a small oval fruit, green or black, with a stone inside, that grows on olive trees and is eaten or pressed for oil.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	olive	olive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	oval	oval	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
16	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
20	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	olive	olive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	aux:pass	_	_
25	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	conj	_	_
26	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	pressed	press	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	25	conj	_	_
28	for	for	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a olive | a small oval fruit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | present | that |  |  | olive trees |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on tree=Location |
| 3 | **eat** | present · passive | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V» |
| 4 | **press** | participle | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for oil | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Olive oil is the oil made from olives.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:olive:m2:1
# text = Olive oil is the oil made from olives.
1	Olive	olive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	olives	olive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Olive oil | the oil |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | the oil *not said here* |  | olives |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from olive=Material |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Olive (or olive green) is a dull yellowish-green colour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:olive:m3:1
# text = Olive (or olive green) is a dull yellowish-green colour.
1	Olive	olive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	olive	olive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	green	green	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
9	dull	dull	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
10	yellowish	yellowish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Olive | a dull green colour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An olive tree is the tree these fruits grow on.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:olive:m4:1
# text = An olive tree is the tree these fruits grow on.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	olive	olive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	fruits	fruit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a olive tree | the tree |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow on** | present | this fruits | the tree *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tree=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I like olives on my pizza.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:olive:x1:1
# text = I like olives on my pizza.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	olives	olive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	pizza	pizza	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 | **like** | present | I | olives |  | my pizza |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot olive=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cook the onions in olive oil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:olive:x2:1
# text = Cook the onions in olive oil.
1	Cook	cook	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	onions	onion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	olive	olive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | imperative | you *not said here* | the onions |  |  |  | in olive oil | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent onion=Patient in oil=Instrument |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Olive trees can live for hundreds of years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:olive:x3:1
# text = Olive trees can live for hundreds of years.
1	Olive	olive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	compound	_	_
2	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	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 | **live** | can | Olive trees |  |  |  |  | for hundreds of years | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wore an olive-green coat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:olive:x4:1
# text = She wore an olive-green coat.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	olive	olive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | She | a green coat |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent coat=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He held out an olive branch and said sorry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:olive:x5:1
# text = He held out an olive branch and said sorry.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	olive	olive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold out** | past | He | a olive branch |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent branch=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: apologize* | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sorry *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Green olives and black olives come from the same tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:olive:x6:1
# text = Green olives and black olives come from the same tree.
1	Green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	olives	olive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	olives	olive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
6	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Green olives and black olives |  |  | the same tree |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from tree=Initial\_Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They pronounced the olives good, and fresh that year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:olive:x7:1
# text = They pronounced the olives good, and fresh that year.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pronounced	pronounce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	olives	olive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
9	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pronounce** | past | They | the olives |  |  |  | good *property* | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent olive=Theme |

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