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title: receiver — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «receiver» in the school dictionary: A receiver is the part of a phone you hold to your ear and speak into. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# receiver

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**Who acts:** receiver, you, device, player, company, She · **What happens:** be, hold, speak, pick up, catch, receive · **To what, where:** part, device, radio signals, player, ball, person · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«receiver» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [receiver in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/receiver.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A receiver is the part of a phone you hold to your ear and speak into.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:receiver:m1:1
# text = A receiver is the part of a phone you hold to your ear and speak into.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	receiver	receiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	hold	hold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	speak	speak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a receiver | the part |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | present | you |  |  |  |  | of a phone; to your ear | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «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 -->
A receiver is a device that picks up radio or TV signals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:receiver:m2:1
# text = A receiver is a device that picks up radio or TV signals.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	receiver	receiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	device	device	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	picks	pick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	signals	signal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a receiver | a device |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pick up** | present | a device | radio signals |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent signal=Topic |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: sport — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A receiver is a player who catches or receives the ball, such as in American football or tennis.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:receiver:m3:1
# text = A receiver is a player who catches or receives the ball, such as in American football or tennis.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	receiver	receiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	catches	catch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	receives	receive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	17	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
16	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	tennis	tennis	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 | **is a** | present | a receiver | a player |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **catch** | present | a player |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **receive** | present | a player *not said here* | the ball and American football or tennis |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: law, money — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A receiver is a person put in charge of a company that cannot pay its debts.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:receiver:m4:1
# text = A receiver is a person put in charge of a company that cannot pay its debts.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	receiver	receiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl:relcl	_	_
16	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	debts	debt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a receiver | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | participle |  | a person *not said here* |  | charge of a company |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in charge=Destination |
| 3 | **not** **pay** | can | a company | receiver's debts |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent debt=Asset |
| 4 | **charge** |  |  | a company |  |  |  |  | nom charge «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She picked up the receiver and said hello.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:receiver:x1:1
# text = She picked up the receiver and said hello.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	picked	pick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	receiver	receiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	hello	hello	INTJ	UH	_	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick up** | past | She | the receiver |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent receiver=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent hello=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The radio receiver picked up a signal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:receiver:x2:1
# text = The radio receiver picked up a signal.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	receiver	receiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	picked	pick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	signal	signal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick up** | participle | the radio receiver *not said here* | a signal |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent signal=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The receiver caught the ball.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:receiver:x3:1
# text = The receiver caught the ball.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	receiver	receiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caught	catch	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	ball	ball	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 | **catch** | past | the receiver | the ball |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A satellite dish is a kind of receiver.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:receiver:x4:1
# text = A satellite dish is a kind of receiver.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	satellite	satellite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	receiver	receiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a satellite dish | a kind |  |  |  | of receiver | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put the receiver back after the call.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:receiver:x5:1
# text = Put the receiver back after the call.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	receiver	receiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put back** | imperative | you *not said here* | the receiver |  |  | after the call |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent receiver=Goal |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In tennis, the receiver returns the serve.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:receiver:x6:1
# text = In tennis, the receiver returns the serve.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	tennis	tennis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	receiver	receiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	returns	return	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	serve	serve	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | present | the receiver | the serve |  | tennis |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent serve=Theme |

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