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title: overlap — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «overlap» in the school dictionary: To overlap means to cover part of the same space as something else, so one thing lies partly over another. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# overlap

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**Who acts:** one thing, overlap, 12 children, two boards, tile, two meetings · **What happens:** overlap, mean, cover, lie, happen, be · **To what, where:** part, another, next, children, overlap, Venn diagram · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«overlap» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [overlap in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/overlap.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To overlap means to cover part of the same space as something else, so one thing lies partly over another.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overlap:m1:1
# text = To overlap means to cover part of the same space as something else, so one thing lies partly over another.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	overlap	overlap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	cover	cover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
6	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	of	of	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	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
13	else	else	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
19	partly	partly	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	over	over	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overlap** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **cover** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | part of the same space |  |  |  | as something | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme part=Destination |
| 4 | **lie** | present | one thing |  |  | another |  | partly *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over another=Location |

<!-- .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 -->
To overlap means to happen partly at the same time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overlap:m2:1
# text = To overlap means to happen partly at the same time.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	overlap	overlap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
6	partly	partly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	at	at	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	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overlap** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **happen** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | time | partly *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An overlap is the part that is shared or covered twice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overlap:m3:1
# text = An overlap is the part that is shared or covered twice.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	overlap	overlap	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	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	shared	share	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
11	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a overlap | the part |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **share** | present · passive |  | the part |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | twice *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
12 children like apples, 10 like pears, and 4 like both, so the groups overlap.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overlap:x1:1
# text = 12 children like apples, 10 like pears, and 4 like both, so the groups overlap.
1	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	appos	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	pears	pear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	parataxis	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
18	overlap	overlap	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overlap** | present | 12 children like apples |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two boards overlap by 5 centimetres.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overlap:x2:1
# text = The two boards overlap by 5 centimetres.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	boards	board	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	overlap	overlap	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	centimetres	centimetre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overlap** | present | the two boards |  |  |  |  | by 5 centimetres | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each tile overlaps the next by 2 cm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overlap:x3:1
# text = Each tile overlaps the next by 2 cm.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	tile	tile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	overlaps	overlap	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	cm	cm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overlap** | present | each tile | the next |  |  |  | by 2 cm | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent next=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two meetings overlap for 15 minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overlap:x4:1
# text = The two meetings overlap for 15 minutes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	meetings	meeting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	overlap	overlap	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overlap** | present | the two meetings |  |  |  | minute |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write the children who like both in the overlap of the Venn diagram.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overlap:x5:1
# text = Write the children who like both in the overlap of the Venn diagram.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	both	both	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	overlap	overlap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	Venn	Venn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	diagram	diagram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | the children |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme |
| 2 | **like** | present | the children |  |  | the overlap of the Venn diagram |  | both *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **overlap** |  |  | the Venn diagram |  |  |  |  | nom overlap «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Roof tiles overlap so rain runs off.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overlap:x6:1
# text = Roof tiles overlap so rain runs off.
1	Roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	tiles	tile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	overlap	overlap	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overlap** | present | Roof tiles |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **run off** | present | rain |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Football and swimming overlap on Tuesday, so I can't do both.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overlap:x7:1
# text = Football and swimming overlap on Tuesday, so I can't do both.
1	Football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	swimming	swim	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	overlap	overlap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Tuesday	Tuesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
13	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | gerund |  | overlap |  |  |  | on Tuesday | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme overlap=Trajectory |
| 2 | **not** **do** | can | I | both |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent both=Eventuality |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The circles overlap in the middle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overlap:x8:1
# text = The circles overlap in the middle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	circles	circle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	overlap	overlap	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overlap** | present | the circles |  |  | the middle |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

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