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title: prostate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «prostate» in the school dictionary: The prostate is a small gland in men and boys, under the bladder, that helps make fluid used in making babies. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# prostate

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**Who acts:** prostate, bladder, Prostate problems, Grandad, men, Prostate cancer · **What happens:** be, help, make, use, go, have · **To what, where:** small gland, fluid, babies, illnesses, hospital, prostate · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«prostate» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [prostate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prostate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The prostate is a small gland in men and boys, under the bladder, that helps make fluid used in making babies.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prostate:m1:1
# text = The prostate is a small gland in men and boys, under the bladder, that helps make fluid used in making babies.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prostate	prostate	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	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	gland	gland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	under	under	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bladder	bladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
18	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
19	fluid	fluid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
20	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl	_	_
21	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
22	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	20	advcl	_	_
23	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the prostate | a small gland and the bladder |  |  |  | in men and boys | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | present | the bladder |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **make** | infinitive | the bladder *not said here* | fluid |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fluid=Product |
| 4 | **use** | participle |  | fluid *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **make** | gerund |  | babies |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset baby=Product |

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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}

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Usage: medicine — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Prostate problems or prostate cancer are illnesses of this gland, common in older men.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prostate:m2:1
# text = Prostate problems or prostate cancer are illnesses of this gland, common in older men.
1	Prostate	prostate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	prostate	prostate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	cancer	cancer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	illnesses	illness	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	gland	gland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	amod	_	_
15	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Prostate problems or prostate cancer | illnesses |  |  |  | of this gland | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad went to hospital to have his prostate checked.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prostate:x1:1
# text = Grandad went to hospital to have his prostate checked.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	prostate	prostate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | Grandad |  |  | hospital |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to hospital=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **have** | to-infinitive | Grandad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **check** | past | Grandad's prostate |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only men have a prostate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prostate:x2:1
# text = Only men have a prostate.
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	prostate	prostate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | men | a prostate |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prostate=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in older men.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prostate:x3:1
# text = Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in older men.
1	Prostate	prostate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	cancer	cancer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	8	advmod	_	_
8	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cancers	cancer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
12	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Prostate cancer | one |  |  |  | of the common cancers in older men | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor said finding it early helps a lot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prostate:x4:1
# text = The doctor said finding it early helps a lot.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	finding	find	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
7	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the doctor |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **find** | gerund |  | doctor |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 3 | **help** | present | finding | a lot |  |  |  | early *property* | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Beneficiary |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many men walk and run to raise money for prostate cancer research.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prostate:x5:1
# text = Many men walk and run to raise money for prostate cancer research.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	walk	walk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	run	run	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	raise	raise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	prostate	prostate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	cancer	cancer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	research	research	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | Many men |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **run** | present | Many men *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **raise** | to-infinitive | Many men *not said here* | money |  |  |  | for cancer research | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An enlarged prostate can make an older man need the toilet often.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prostate:x6:1
# text = An enlarged prostate can make an older man need the toilet often.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	enlarged	enlarge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	prostate	prostate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	toilet	toilet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	often	often	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enlarge** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | can | a enlarged prostate |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **need** | present | a older man | the toilet |  |  |  | often *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot toilet=Theme |

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