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title: pan — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pan» in the school dictionary: A pan is a metal pot for cooking food, often with a long handle, like a frying pan or saucepan. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# pan

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**Who acts:** pan, baking pan, film, She, you, Dad · **What happens:** be, cook, hold, find, bake, put · **To what, where:** metal pot, food, one, cakes, oven, pan · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«pan» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [pan in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pan.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pan is a metal pot for cooking food, often with a long handle, like a frying pan or saucepan.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pan:m1:1
# text = A pan is a metal pot for cooking food, often with a long handle, like a frying pan or saucepan.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	cooking	cook	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	nmod	_	_
9	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	often	often	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	handle	handle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	frying	frying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	saucepan	saucepan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a pan | a metal pot and a frying pan or saucepan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cook** | gerund |  | food |  |  |  | with a long handle; often *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent food=Patient with handle=Instrument |

<!-- .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 -->
A pan is also one of the two dishes of a balance scale.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pan:m2:1
# text = A pan is also one of the two dishes of a balance scale.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	dishes	dish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	balance	balance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	scale	scale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a pan | one |  |  |  | of the two dishes of a balance scale | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A baking pan or tin holds cakes in the oven.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pan:m3:1
# text = A baking pan or tin holds cakes in the oven.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	baking	baking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	cakes	cake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	oven	oven	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 | **hold** | present | a baking pan or tin | cakes |  | the oven |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent cake=Theme in oven=Location |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To pan for gold is to wash river sand in a pan to find gold.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pan:m4:1
# text = To pan for gold is to wash river sand in a pan to find gold.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	advcl	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	wash	wash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
15	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  | a pan |  | wash *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive |  | gold |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gold=Topic |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To pan a film is to say it is very bad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pan:m5:1
# text = To pan a film is to say it is very bad.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** *speech: assert* | present | a film |  |  |  |  | say *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | film |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each pan holds 12 cookies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pan:x1:1
# text = Each pan holds 12 cookies.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	cookies	cookie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | each pan | 12 cookies |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cookie=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She bakes 3 pans of muffins.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pan:x2:1
# text = She bakes 3 pans of muffins.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bakes	bake	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	pans	pan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	muffins	muffin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | present | She | 3 pans of muffins |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pan=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put 2 weights on the left pan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pan:x3:1
# text = Put 2 weights on the left pan.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	weights	weight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	left	left	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | 2 weights |  | the left pan |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent weight=Theme on pan=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many pans are needed for 50 rolls?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pan:x4:1
# text = How many pans are needed for 50 rolls?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pans	pan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	rolls	roll	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present · passive |  | many pans |  |  |  | for 50 rolls | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad fried the eggs in a pan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pan:x5:1
# text = Dad fried the eggs in a pan.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fried	fry	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	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fry** | past | Dad | the eggs |  |  |  | in a pan | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent egg=Patient in pan=Instrument |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Careful, the pan is very hot!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pan:x6:1
# text = Careful, the pan is very hot!
1	Careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Careful pan |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Miners panned for gold in the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pan:x7:1
# text = Miners panned for gold in the river.
1	Miners	miner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	panned	pan	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pan** | past | Miners |  |  | the river |  | for gold | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent for gold=Theme in river=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grease the cake pan before you pour in the mix.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pan:x8:1
# text = Grease the cake pan before you pour in the mix.
1	Grease	grease	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	pour	pour	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mix	mix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grease** | imperative | you *not said here* | the cake pan |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent pan=Destination |
| 2 | **pour** | present | you |  |  | the mix |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Out of the frying-pan into the fire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pan:x9:1
# text = Out of the frying-pan into the fire.
1	Out	out	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	frying	frying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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