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title: recognisable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «recognisable» in the school dictionary: Recognisable means easy to know or identify because you have seen or heard it before. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# recognisable

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**Who acts:** Recognisable, you, red coat, song, he, Police uniforms · **What happens:** mean, know, identify, see, hear, be · **To what, where:** it, officers, recognisable shape, world

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«recognisable» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [recognisable in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/recognisable.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Recognisable means easy to know or identify because you have seen or heard it before.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recognisable:m1:1
# text = Recognisable means easy to know or identify because you have seen or heard it before.
1	Recognisable	Recognisable	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	identify	identify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	ccomp	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	before	before	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Recognisable |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **know** | to-infinitive | Recognisable *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **identify** | infinitive | Recognisable *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **see** | present · perfect | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **hear** | past | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | before *property* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

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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 -->
Recognisable means clear enough to be identified.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recognisable:m2:1
# text = Recognisable means clear enough to be identified.
1	Recognisable	Recognisable	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	identified	identify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Recognisable |  |  |  |  | clear *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **identify** | to-infinitive · passive | Recognisable *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn empathize-88.2 «NP V» |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her red coat is easily recognisable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recognisable:x1:1
# text = Her red coat is easily recognisable.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	recognisable	recognisable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Her red coat |  |  |  |  | easily, recognisable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The song is instantly recognisable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recognisable:x2:1
# text = The song is instantly recognisable.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	instantly	instantly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	recognisable	recognisable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the song |  |  |  |  | instantly, recognisable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the haircut he was barely recognisable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recognisable:x3:1
# text = After the haircut he was barely recognisable.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	haircut	haircut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	barely	barely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	recognisable	recognisable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  | after the haircut | barely, recognisable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Police uniforms make officers recognisable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recognisable:x4:1
# text = Police uniforms make officers recognisable.
1	Police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	compound	_	_
2	uniforms	uniform	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	officers	officer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	recognisable	recognisable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Police uniforms | officers |  |  |  | recognisable *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material officer=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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A triangle is a recognisable shape.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recognisable:x5:1
# text = A triangle is a recognisable shape.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	triangle	triangle	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	recognisable	recognisable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a triangle | a recognisable shape |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The logo is recognisable all over the world.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recognisable:x6:1
# text = The logo is recognisable all over the world.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	logo	logo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	recognisable	recognisable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	all	all	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the logo |  |  | the world |  | recognisable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old town was hardly recognisable after the flood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recognisable:x7:1
# text = The old town was hardly recognisable after the flood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	hardly	hardly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	recognisable	recognisable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the old town |  |  |  | after the flood | hardly, recognisable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

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Your handwriting is very recognisable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recognisable:x8:1
# text = Your handwriting is very recognisable.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	handwriting	handwriting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	recognisable	recognisable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Your handwriting |  |  |  |  | recognisable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **handwrite** |  | Your |  |  |  |  |  | nom handwriting «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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