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title: produce — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «produce» in the school dictionary: To produce is to make or grow something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# produce

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**Who acts:** Produce, farmers, she, factory, farm, hen · **What happens:** produce, be, grow, say, bring out, pay · **To what, where:** something, fruit, vegetables, ticket, bag, film · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To produce is to make or grow something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:produce:m1:1
# text = To produce is to make or grow something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	produce	produce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	grow	grow	VERB	VB	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | make *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **grow** | infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location something=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 -->
Produce (said PROD-yoos) is fruit and vegetables that farmers grow.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:produce:m2:1
# text = Produce (said PROD-yoos) is fruit and vegetables that farmers grow.
1	Produce	produce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
4	PROD	prod	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	yoos	yoo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	vegetables	vegetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obj	_	_
13	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Produce | fruit and vegetables |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **grow** | present | farmers | vegetables |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location that=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To produce is to show or bring out: she produced a ticket from her bag.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:produce:m3:1
# text = To produce is to show or bring out: she produced a ticket from her bag.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	produce	produce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	produced	produce	VERB	VBD	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	ticket	ticket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | show *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **bring out** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **produce** | past | she | a ticket |  | her bag |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent ticket=Result from bag=Material |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To produce a film, show or play is to organise and pay for making it.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:produce:m4:1
# text = To produce a film, show or play is to organise and pay for making it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	produce	produce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	organise	organise	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	pay	pay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
14	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | to-infinitive |  | a film and show or play |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Result |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | organise *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **pay** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **make** | gerund |  | play |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The factory produces 500 toys a day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:produce:x1:1
# text = The factory produces 500 toys a day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	produces	produce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	500	500	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | present | the factory | 500 toys  a day |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toy=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farm sells fresh produce.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:produce:x2:1
# text = The farm sells fresh produce.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	produce	produce	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 | **sell** | present | the farm | fresh produce |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent produce=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each hen produces 1 egg a day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:produce:x3:1
# text = Each hen produces 1 egg a day.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	hen	hen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	produces	produce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | present | each hen | 1 egg |  |  | day |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many cars are produced in a week?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:produce:x4:1
# text = How many cars are produced in a week?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cars	car	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	produced	produce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | present · passive |  | many cars |  |  | week |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plants produce oxygen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:produce:x5:1
# text = Plants produce oxygen.
1	Plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	produce	produce	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | present | Plants | oxygen |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oxygen=Result |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bees produce honey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:produce:x6:1
# text = Bees produce honey.
1	Bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	produce	produce	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | present | Bees | honey |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent honey=Result |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The magician produced a coin from behind my ear.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:produce:x7:1
# text = The magician produced a coin from behind my ear.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	magician	magician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	produced	produce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | past | the magician | a coin |  | my ear |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent coin=Result from ear=Material |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class produced a short play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:produce:x8:1
# text = Our class produced a short play.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	produced	produce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | past | Our class | a short play |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent play=Result |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Buy local produce at the market.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:produce:x9:1
# text = Buy local produce at the market.
1	Buy	buy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	produce	produce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | imperative | you *not said here* | local produce |  | the market |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent produce=Theme at market=Asset |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gaea also produced the mountains, and Pontus (the sea).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:produce:x10:1
# text = Gaea also produced the mountains, and Pontus (the sea).
1	Gaea	Gaea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	produced	produce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	Pontus	Pontus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | past | Gaea | the mountains |  |  |  | Pontus *obl* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mountain=Result |

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