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title: partition — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «partition» in the school dictionary: A thin wall or screen that divides a room into parts. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# partition

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**Who acts:** thin wall, Verb, glass partition, They, Partition, windows · **What happens:** divide, split, partition, separate, work out, make · **To what, where:** room, parts, something, number, 56, 50

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A thin wall or screen that divides a room into parts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partition:m1:1
# text = A thin wall or screen that divides a room into parts.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	divides	divide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divide** | present | a thin wall or screen | a room |  | parts |  |  | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent room=Theme |

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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 -->
Verb: to divide something into parts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partition:m2:1
# text = Verb: to divide something into parts.
1	Verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	divide	divide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	parts	part	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 | **divide** | to-infinitive | Verb | something |  | parts |  |  | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To split a number into parts, often by place value: 345 = 300 + 40 + 5.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partition:m3:1
# text = To split a number into parts, often by place value: 345 = 300 + 40 + 5.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	split	split	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	often	often	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	value	value	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
13	345	345	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	appos	_	_
14	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	15	case	_	_
15	300	300	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nmod	_	_
16	+	+	SYM	SYM	_	17	cc	_	_
17	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	conj	_	_
18	+	+	SYM	SYM	_	19	cc	_	_
19	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **split** | to-infinitive |  | a number |  |  |  | into parts *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent number=Patient into part=Result |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The division of a country into separate countries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partition:m4:1
# text = The division of a country into separate countries.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	division	division	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	separate	separate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Partition 563 into hundreds, tens and ones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partition:x1:1
# text = Partition 563 into hundreds, tens and ones.
1	Partition	partition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	563	563	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	flat	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	tens	ten	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
56 can be partitioned into 50 and 6, or 40 and 16.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partition:x2:1
# text = 56 can be partitioned into 50 and 6, or 40 and 16.
1	56	56	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	partitioned	partition	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	16	16	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **partition** | can · passive |  | 56 |  | 50 |  | 40 *obl* | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A glass partition separates the two offices.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partition:x3:1
# text = A glass partition separates the two offices.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	partition	partition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	separates	separate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	offices	office	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **separate** | present | a glass partition | the two offices |  |  |  |  | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent office=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They partitioned the attic into two bedrooms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partition:x4:1
# text = They partitioned the attic into two bedrooms.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	partitioned	partition	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	attic	attic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	bedrooms	bedroom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **partition** | past | They | the attic |  | two bedrooms |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attic=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Partition 24 to work out 24 × 3: 20 × 3 + 4 × 3 = 72.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partition:x5:1
# text = Partition 24 to work out 24 × 3: 20 × 3 + 4 × 3 = 72.
1	Partition	partition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	24	24	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	flat	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	24	24	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
7	×	×	SYM	SYM	_	8	case	_	_
8	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
11	×	×	SYM	SYM	_	12	case	_	_
12	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nmod	_	_
13	+	+	SYM	SYM	_	14	cc	_	_
14	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	conj	_	_
15	×	×	SYM	SYM	Number=Sing	10	nmod:unmarked	_	_
16	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	flat	_	_
17	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	18	case	_	_
18	72	72	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work out** | to-infinitive | Partition | 24 × 3 |  |  |  | 20 × 3 *obl* | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The partition of the country made new borders.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partition:x6:1
# text = The partition of the country made new borders.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	partition	partition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	borders	border	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the partition of the country | new borders |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset border=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our windows looked into the tan-yard, which was divided into two parts by a partition of planks; in one half were many skins and hides, raw and tanned.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partition:x7:1
# text = Our windows looked into the tan-yard, which was divided into two parts by a partition of planks; in one half were many skins and hides, raw and tanned.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	tan	tan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	yard	yard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	divided	divide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	partition	partition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	planks	plank	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	27	punct	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	24	nummod	_	_
24	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	27	compound	_	_
25	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
26	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	skins	skin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	hides	hide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
31	raw	raw	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	conj	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	tanned	tan	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | Our windows |  |  |  |  | into the tan yard | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent into yard=Theme |
| 2 | **divide** | past · passive | a partition of planks | the tan yard |  | two parts |  |  | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | past |  | half many skins |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **hide** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **tan** | past | Our windows *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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