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title: partner — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «partner» in the school dictionary: A partner is a person who does something together with you, like a work or dance partner. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# partner

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**Who acts:** partner, person, someone, student, She, Partners · **What happens:** be, do, live, marry, play, have · **To what, where:** person, something, one, partner, 30 apples, money

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«partner» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: [partner in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/partner.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A partner is a person who does something together with you, like a work or dance partner.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partner:m1:1
# text = A partner is a person who does something together with you, like a work or dance partner.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	partner	partner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	together	together	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	partner	partner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a partner | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | present | a person | something |  |  |  | with you; together *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |

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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 -->
A partner can be one of the owners of a business.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partner:m2:1
# text = A partner can be one of the owners of a business.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	partner	partner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	owners	owner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a partner | one |  |  |  | of the owners of a business | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A partner is a person someone lives with or is married to.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partner:m3:1
# text = A partner is a person someone lives with or is married to.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	partner	partner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	married	marry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a partner | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | someone | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme person=Location |
| 3 | **marry** | present · passive | someone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V» |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To partner (with) someone is to work or play as their partner.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partner:m4:1
# text = To partner (with) someone is to work or play as their partner.
1	To	to	ADP	TO	_	2	case	_	_
2	partner	partner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	work	work	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	play	play	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	partner	partner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to partner with someone; work *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | as their partner | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each student has a partner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partner:x1:1
# text = Each student has a partner.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	student	student	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	partner	partner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | each student | a partner |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent partner=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She and her partner picked 30 apples.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partner:x2:1
# text = She and her partner picked 30 apples.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	partner	partner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
5	picked	pick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | past | She | 30 apples |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Partners share the money equally.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partner:x3:1
# text = Partners share the money equally.
1	Partners	partner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	equally	equally	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | present | Partners | the money |  |  |  | equally *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many partners are there in 12 students?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partner:x4:1
# text = How many partners are there in 12 students?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	partners	partner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	students	student	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 | **is** | present | many partners |  |  |  |  | in 12 students; there *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Find a partner and read together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partner:x5:1
# text = Find a partner and read together.
1	Find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	partner	partner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | imperative | you *not said here* | a partner |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent partner=Topic |
| 2 | **read** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
6 and 4 are number partners for 10.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partner:x6:1
# text = 6 and 4 are number partners for 10.
1	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
3	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	partners	partner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | 4 number partners |  |  |  | for 10 | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum and her partner run a bakery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partner:x7:1
# text = Mum and her partner run a bakery.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	partner	partner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
5	run	run	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bakery	bakery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | Mum and her partner | a bakery |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme bakery=Trajectory |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two detectives were partners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partner:x8:1
# text = The two detectives were partners.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	detectives	detective	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	partners	partner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the two detectives | partners |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She partnered with Ava for the science project.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partner:x9:1
# text = She partnered with Ava for the science project.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	partnered	partner	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **partner** | past | She |  |  |  |  | with Ava; for the science project | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for project=Beneficiary |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
With what eagerness she danced! leaning on her partner’s shoulder she swept by like a whirlwind.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partner:x10:1
# text = With what eagerness she danced! leaning on her partner’s shoulder she swept by like a whirlwind.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
3	eagerness	eagerness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	danced	dance	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
7	leaning	lean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	partner	partner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	’s	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	swept	sweep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	whirlwind	whirlwind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dance** | past | she |  |  |  |  | with eagerness | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **lean** | gerund | she *not said here* |  |  | her partner's shoulder |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on shoulder=Location |
| 3 | **sweep** | past | she | her partner's shoulder *not said here* |  |  |  | by a whirlwind | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent shoulder=Theme by whirlwind=Trajectory |

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