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title: redeem — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «redeem» in the school dictionary: To get something back by paying for it or by giving something in return. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# redeem

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**Who acts:** You, your, good deed, prince · **What happens:** get back, pay, give, save, do, redeem · **To what, where:** something, return, someone, ticket, desk, him

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«redeem» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [redeem in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/redeem.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To get something back by paying for it or by giving something in return.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:redeem:m1:1
# text = To get something back by paying for it or by giving something in return.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get back** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus |
| 2 | **pay** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | for it | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for it=Theme |
| 3 | **give** | gerund |  | something |  | return |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |

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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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To save someone from wrong-doing or from a bad fate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:redeem:m2:1
# text = To save someone from wrong-doing or from a bad fate.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	save	save	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	fate	fate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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You can redeem your ticket at the desk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:redeem:x1:1
# text = You can redeem your ticket at the desk.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	redeem	redeem	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	ticket	ticket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	desk	desk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **redeem** | can | You | your ticket |  | the desk |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ticket=Theme |
| 2 | **ticket** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom ticket «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Her good deed redeemed him in her eyes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:redeem:x2:1
# text = Her good deed redeemed him in her eyes.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	deed	deed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	redeemed	redeem	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **redeem** | participle | Her good deed | him *= he* |  | deed's eyes |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The prince hoped to redeem the lost princess.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:redeem:x3:1
# text = The prince hoped to redeem the lost princess.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hoped	hope	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	redeem	redeem	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hope** | past | the prince |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **redeem** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the prince *not said here* | the lost princess |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Theme |
| 3 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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