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title: quench — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «quench» in the school dictionary: To quench your thirst is to drink so you are no longer thirsty. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# quench

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**Who acts:** you, your, glass, my, Nothing, Firefighters · **What happens:** quench, be, thirst, make, not quench, give · **To what, where:** thirst, fire, hot metal, water, metal, flames

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«quench» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [quench in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quench.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To quench your thirst is to drink so you are no longer thirsty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quench:m1:1
# text = To quench your thirst is to drink so you are no longer thirsty.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	quench	quench	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	thirst	thirst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	drink	drink	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	no	no	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	13	advmod	_	_
13	thirsty	thirsty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **quench** | to-infinitive |  | your thirst |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus thirst=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | drink *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | long, thirsty *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **thirst** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom thirst «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .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 -->
To quench a fire is to put it out with water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quench:m2:1
# text = To quench a fire is to put it out with water.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	quench	quench	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **quench** | to-infinitive |  | a fire |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus fire=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with water; put *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To quench hot metal is to cool it quickly in water or oil to make it hard.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quench:m3:1
# text = To quench hot metal is to cool it quickly in water or oil to make it hard.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	quench	quench	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	cool	cool	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **quench** | to-infinitive |  | hot metal |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus metal=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | water or oil |  | cool, quickly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | metal |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A glass of water quenched my thirst.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quench:x1:1
# text = A glass of water quenched my thirst.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	quenched	quench	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	thirst	thirst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **quench** | participle | a glass of water *not said here* | my thirst |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus thirst=Experiencer |
| 2 | **thirst** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom thirst «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing quenches thirst like cold water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quench:x2:1
# text = Nothing quenches thirst like cold water.
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	quenches	quench	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	thirst	thirst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **quench** | present | Nothing | thirst |  |  |  | like cold water | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus thirst=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Firefighters quenched the flames.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quench:x3:1
# text = Firefighters quenched the flames.
1	Firefighters	firefighter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	quenched	quench	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	flames	flame	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **quench** | past | Firefighters | the flames |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus flame=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The blacksmith quenched the red-hot sword in water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quench:x4:1
# text = The blacksmith quenched the red-hot sword in water.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	blacksmith	blacksmith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	quenched	quench	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **quench** | past | the blacksmith | the red hot sword |  | water |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus sword=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sugary drinks don't really quench your thirst.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quench:x5:1
# text = Sugary drinks don't really quench your thirst.
1	Sugary	sugary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	really	really	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	quench	quench	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	thirst	thirst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **quench** | present · do-support | Sugary drinks | your thirst |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus thirst=Experiencer |
| 2 | **thirst** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom thirst «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rain quenched the dry earth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quench:x6:1
# text = The rain quenched the dry earth.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	quenched	quench	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	earth	earth	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 | **quench** | past | the rain | the dry earth |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus earth=Experiencer |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After football, we quenched our thirst with juice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quench:x7:1
# text = After football, we quenched our thirst with juice.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	quenched	quench	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	thirst	thirst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **quench** | past | we | our thirst |  |  | after football | with juice | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent thirst=Patient with juice=Instrument |
| 2 | **thirst** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom thirst «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fire was quickly quenched.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quench:x8:1
# text = The fire was quickly quenched.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	quenched	quench	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **quench** | past · passive |  | the fire |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"A single bucket of water will not quench my thirst; give me more!"

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quench:x9:1
# text = "A single bucket of water will not quench my thirst; give me more!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	bucket	bucket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	quench	quench	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	thirst	thirst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
13	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
14	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	iobj	_	_
15	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **quench** *in a quote* | future | a single bucket of water | my thirst |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus thirst=Experiencer |
| 2 | **give** *in a quote* | infinitive | a single bucket of water *not said here* | more | me |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient more=Theme |
| 3 | **thirst** *in a quote* |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom thirst «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

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