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title: overloaded — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «overloaded» in the school dictionary: Overloaded means carrying more weight or things than is safe. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# overloaded

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**Who acts:** carrying, overloaded circuit, much electricity, overloaded person, overloaded shelf, overloaded socket · **What happens:** overload, mean, carry, be, have, go · **To what, where:** more weight, much electricity, electricity, much, website, people · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Overloaded means carrying more weight or things than is safe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overloaded:m1:1
# text = Overloaded means carrying more weight or things than is safe.
1	Overloaded	overload	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	3	fixed	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overload** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **carry** | gerund |  | more weight or things |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weight=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present | carrying |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |

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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 -->
An overloaded circuit or socket has too much electricity going through it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overloaded:m2:1
# text = An overloaded circuit or socket has too much electricity going through it.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	overloaded	overload	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	circuit	circuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	socket	socket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	through	through	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overload** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **have** | present | a overloaded circuit or socket | much electricity |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent electricity=Patient |
| 3 | **go** | gerund | much electricity *not said here* |  |  | electricity |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme through it=Initial\_Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An overloaded person has too much to do or think about.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overloaded:m3:1
# text = An overloaded person has too much to do or think about.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	overloaded	overload	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
11	about	about	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overload** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **have** | present | a overloaded person | much |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent much=Patient |
| 3 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **think about** *speech: other* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | about *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The overloaded shelf collapsed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overloaded:x1:1
# text = The overloaded shelf collapsed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	overloaded	overload	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	collapsed	collapse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overload** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **collapse** | past | the overloaded shelf |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An overloaded socket can get hot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overloaded:x2:1
# text = An overloaded socket can get hot.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	overloaded	overload	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	socket	socket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overload** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **get** | can | a overloaded socket |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I feel overloaded with homework this week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overloaded:x3:1
# text = I feel overloaded with homework this week.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	overloaded	overload	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | I |  |  |  | week |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **overload** | participle | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with homework | vn spray-9.7 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with homework=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The overloaded donkey walked slowly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overloaded:x4:1
# text = The overloaded donkey walked slowly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	overloaded	overload	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	donkey	donkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overload** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **walk** | past | the overloaded donkey |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The website was overloaded and crashed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overloaded:x5:1
# text = The website was overloaded and crashed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	website	website	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	overloaded	overload	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	crashed	crash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overload** | past · passive |  | the website |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **crash** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The overloaded bus left people at the stop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overloaded:x6:1
# text = The overloaded bus left people at the stop.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	overloaded	overload	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stop	stop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overload** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **leave** | past | the overloaded bus | people |  | the stop |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent people=Theme at stop=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brain is overloaded!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overloaded:x7:1
# text = My brain is overloaded!
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	overloaded	overload	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overload** | present · passive |  | My brain |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They overloaded the trolley with shopping.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overloaded:x8:1
# text = They overloaded the trolley with shopping.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	overloaded	overload	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	trolley	trolley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	shopping	shopping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overload** | past | They | the trolley |  |  |  | with shopping | vn spray-9.7 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent trolley=Destination with shopping=Theme |

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