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title: pickup — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pickup» in the school dictionary: A pickup (pickup truck) is a vehicle with a cabin in front and an open back for carrying things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# pickup

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**Who acts:** pickup, open back, act, electric guitar, Grandpa, Pickup time · **What happens:** be, carry, collect, turn, pick up, learn · **To what, where:** vehicle, things, act, someone, rise, part

<!-- .vabout -->
«pickup» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [pickup in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pickup.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pickup (pickup truck) is a vehicle with a cabin in front and an open back for carrying things.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pickup:m1:1
# text = A pickup (pickup truck) is a vehicle with a cabin in front and an open back for carrying things.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pickup	pickup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	pickup	pickup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	truck	truck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	cabin	cabin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
19	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
20	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	acl	_	_
21	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a pickup | a vehicle |  |  |  | with a cabin in front and a open back | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | gerund | a open back *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |

<!-- .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 pickup is the act of collecting someone or something: «school pickup».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pickup:m2:1
# text = A pickup is the act of collecting someone or something: «school pickup».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pickup	pickup	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	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	collecting	collect	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	pickup	pickup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a pickup | the act |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **collect** | gerund | the act *not said here* | someone |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pickup is a rise or improvement, for example in sales.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pickup:m3:1
# text = A pickup is a rise or improvement, for example in sales.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pickup	pickup	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	rise	rise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	improvement	improvement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	sales	sale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	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 pickup | a rise or improvement |  |  |  | for example in sales | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pickup is the part on an electric guitar that turns string sounds into electric signals.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pickup:m4:1
# text = A pickup is the part on an electric guitar that turns string sounds into electric signals.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pickup	pickup	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	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	electric	electric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	guitar	guitar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
14	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	electric	electric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	signals	signal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a pickup | the part |  | a electric guitar |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **turn** | present | a electric guitar | string sounds |  | electric signals |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent sound=Theme into signal=Trajectory |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb phrase, two words — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To pick up is to lift something, to collect someone, or to learn something easily.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pickup:m5:1
# text = To pick up is to lift something, to collect someone, or to learn something easily.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	lift	lift	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	collect	collect	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	learn	learn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
16	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	obj	_	_
17	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick up** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V PP.topic S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | lift *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **collect** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |
| 4 | **learn** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa drives a red pickup truck.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pickup:x1:1
# text = Grandpa drives a red pickup truck.
1	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drives	drive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	pickup	pickup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	truck	truck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | present | Grandpa | a red pickup truck |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent truck=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pickup time is half past three.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pickup:x2:1
# text = Pickup time is half past three.
1	Pickup	pickup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	half	half	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	6	advmod	_	_
5	past	past	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Pickup time |  |  |  |  | past three; half *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you pick me up after football?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pickup:x3:1
# text = Can you pick me up after football?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick up** | can | you | me |  |  | after football |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please pick up your coat from the floor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pickup:x4:1
# text = Please pick up your coat from the floor.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	pick	pick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	floor	floor	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 | **pick up** | imperative | you *not said here* | your coat |  | the floor |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coat=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pickup on the guitar was broken.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pickup:x5:1
# text = The pickup on the guitar was broken.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pickup	pickup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	guitar	guitar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | past · passive |  | the pickup on the guitar |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She picked up French quickly on holiday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pickup:x6:1
# text = She picked up French quickly on holiday.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	picked	pick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	holiday	holiday	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 | **pick up** | past | She | French |  | holiday |  | quickly *property* | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent french=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We loaded the hay into the back of the pickup.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pickup:x7:1
# text = We loaded the hay into the back of the pickup.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	loaded	load	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hay	hay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pickup	pickup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **load** | past | We | the hay |  | the back of the pickup |  |  | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent hay=Theme into back=Destination |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Safety: wait inside the school until pickup.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pickup:x8:1
# text = Safety: wait inside the school until pickup.
1	Safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	until	until	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	pickup	pickup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the school | until pickup |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme inside school=Location |

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