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title: reabsorb — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «reabsorb» in the school dictionary: To take something back in again after it has come out or been given off, like a sponge soaking up water again. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# reabsorb

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**Who acts:** it, sponge, kidneys, people, I, bruise · **What happens:** take, come out, give off, soak up, take back, reabsorb · **To what, where:** something, water, substance, blood, people, group

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«reabsorb» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [reabsorb in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reabsorb.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To take something back in again after it has come out or been given off, like a sponge soaking up water again.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reabsorb:m1:1
# text = To take something back in again after it has come out or been given off, like a sponge soaking up water again.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
7	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
11	out	out	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
15	off	off	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sponge	sponge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	soaking	soak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	acl	_	_
21	up	up	ADP	RP	_	20	compound:prt	_	_
22	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	again	again	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  | again |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **come out** | present · perfect | it |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **give off** | participle · passive |  |  |  |  |  | like a sponge | vn substance\_emission-43.4 «NP V NP» |
| 4 | **soak up** | gerund | a sponge *not said here* | water |  |  | again |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent water=Source |

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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: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For the body to take a substance back into the blood, as the kidneys reabsorb water and sugar.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reabsorb:m2:1
# text = For the body to take a substance back into the blood, as the kidneys reabsorb water and sugar.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	kidneys	kidney	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	reabsorb	reabsorb	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
17	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take back** | to-infinitive |  | a substance |  | the blood |  | for the body | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent substance=Theme into blood=Destination |
| 2 | **reabsorb** | present | the kidneys | water and sugar |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To bring people or things back into a group or system they left.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reabsorb:m3:1
# text = To bring people or things back into a group or system they left.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bring	bring	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | to-infinitive |  | people or things |  | a group or system |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent people=Theme into group=Destination |
| 2 | **leave** | past | people | a group or system *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent group=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kidneys reabsorb most of the water back into the blood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reabsorb:x1:1
# text = The kidneys reabsorb most of the water back into the blood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kidneys	kidney	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reabsorb	reabsorb	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reabsorb** | present | the kidneys | most of the water |  | the blood |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sponge dried out, but it reabsorbed the water when I dunked it again.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reabsorb:x2:1
# text = The sponge dried out, but it reabsorbed the water when I dunked it again.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sponge	sponge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	dried	dry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	reabsorbed	reabsorb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	dunked	dunk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	again	again	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dry out** | participle |  | the sponge *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **reabsorb** | past | the sponge | the water |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **dunk** | past | I | water |  |  | again |  | vn funnel-9.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bruise fades as the body reabsorbs the blood under the skin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reabsorb:x3:1
# text = A bruise fades as the body reabsorbs the blood under the skin.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bruise	bruise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fades	fade	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	reabsorbs	reabsorb	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	under	under	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fade** | present | a bruise |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **reabsorb** | present | the body | the blood |  | the skin |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the flood, the soil slowly reabsorbed the water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reabsorb:x4:1
# text = After the flood, the soil slowly reabsorbed the water.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	reabsorbed	reabsorb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reabsorb** | past | the soil | the water |  |  | after the flood | slowly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The workers were reabsorbed into the main factory.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reabsorb:x5:1
# text = The workers were reabsorbed into the main factory.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	reabsorbed	reabsorb	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reabsorb** | past · passive |  | the workers |  | the main factory |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some of the heat is reabsorbed by the ground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reabsorb:x6:1
# text = Some of the heat is reabsorbed by the ground.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	reabsorbed	reabsorb	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reabsorb** | present · passive | the ground | some heat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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