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title: re — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «re» in the school dictionary: Re means «about» or «on the subject of», used at the top of letters and emails. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# re

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**Who acts:** Re, prefix, musical scale, email subject, trip, your · **What happens:** mean, use, be, do, re, say · **To what, where:** subject, top, second note, mi, soup, instructions · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«re» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [re in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/re.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Re means «about» or «on the subject of», used at the top of letters and emails.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:re:m1:1
# text = Re means «about» or «on the subject of», used at the top of letters and emails.
1	Re	re	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	emails	email	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Re |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent about=Topic |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | the subject *not said here* |  | the top of letters and emails |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
The prefix re- means «again» or «back», as in redo, rewrite, return.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:re:m2:1
# text = The prefix re- means «again» or «back», as in redo, rewrite, return.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prefix	prefix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	re	re	ADP	IN	_	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	again	again	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	back	back	ADV	RB	_	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	redo	redo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	rewrite	rewrite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | the prefix |  |  |  | again |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Re is the second note of the musical scale do, re, mi.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:re:m3:1
# text = Re is the second note of the musical scale do, re, mi.
1	Re	Re	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	musical	musical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	scale	scale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	re	re	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	mi	mi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Re | the second note |  |  |  | of the musical scale | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | present | the musical scale *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **re** | infinitive |  | mi |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The email subject said «Re: football practice».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:re:x1:1
# text = The email subject said «Re: football practice».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	email	email	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Re	re	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
8	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the email subject |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Re your question, the trip is on Friday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:re:x2:1
# text = Re your question, the trip is on Friday.
1	Re	re	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the trip |  |  |  |  | on Friday; re your question | tree rules |
| 2 | **question** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom question «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do.

<!-- fold The tree, 8 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:re:x3:1
# text = Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	re	re	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	mi	mi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	fa	fa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	la	la	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	ti	ti	X	XX	Foreign=Yes	11	flat:foreign	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **re** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | mi and fa |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | infinitive | la |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rewrite means write again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:re:x4:1
# text = Rewrite means write again.
1	Rewrite	rewrite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	write	write	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
4	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Rewrite |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **write** | infinitive |  |  |  |  | again |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you reheat soup, you heat it again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:re:x5:1
# text = If you reheat soup, you heat it again.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reheat	reheat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
4	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	heat	heat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reheat** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | soup |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent soup=Patient |
| 2 | **heat** | present | you | soup |  |  | again |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please reread the instructions carefully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:re:x6:1
# text = Please reread the instructions carefully.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	reread	reread	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	instructions	instruction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	carefully	carefully	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 | **reread** | imperative | you *not said here* | the instructions |  |  |  | carefully *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Replay the video to see the goal again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:re:x7:1
# text = Replay the video to see the goal again.
1	Replay	replay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	again	again	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **replay** | imperative | you *not said here* | the video |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent video=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the goal |  |  | again |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer goal=Stimulus |

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