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title: overeat — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «overeat» in the school dictionary: To overeat is to eat more food than your body needs. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# overeat

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**Who acts:** body, I, you, Eating, Dogs, He · **What happens:** overeat, be, need, overate, feel, try · **To what, where:** party, Christmas dinner, you, Dogs, We

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To overeat is to eat more food than your body needs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overeat:m1:1
# text = To overeat is to eat more food than your body needs.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	overeat	overeat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overeat** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | eat *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **need** | present | your body |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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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 -->
I overate at the party and felt sick.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overeat:x1:1
# text = I overate at the party and felt sick.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	overate	overate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overate** | present | I |  |  | the party |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | past | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sick *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Try not to overeat at Christmas dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overeat:x2:1
# text = Try not to overeat at Christmas dinner.
1	Try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	overeat	overeat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **not** **overeat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | Christmas dinner |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eating slowly helps you not overeat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overeat:x3:1
# text = Eating slowly helps you not overeat.
1	Eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
6	overeat	overeat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **help** | present | Eating | you |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **overeat** *not said to happen* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dogs will overeat if you let them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overeat:x4:1
# text = Dogs will overeat if you let them.
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	overeat	overeat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	let	let	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overeat** | future | Dogs |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **let** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | Dogs *= dog* |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He overeats when he is bored.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overeat:x5:1
# text = He overeats when he is bored.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	overeats	overeat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	bored	bored	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overeat** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | bored *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had overeaten, so we went for a walk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overeat:x6:1
# text = We had overeaten, so we went for a walk.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	overeaten	overeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overeat** | past · perfect · passive |  | We |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | past | we |  |  |  |  | for a walk | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for walk=Beneficiary |

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