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title: refurbishment — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «refurbishment» in the school dictionary: Refurbishment is the work of repairing, cleaning and redecorating a building or room so it looks and works like new. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# refurbishment

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**Who acts:** Refurbishment, work, cleaning, used machine, school library, library · **What happens:** be, repair, redecorate, look, work, use · **To what, where:** work, building, one such job, computer, swimming pool, refurbishment

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Refurbishment is the work of repairing, cleaning and redecorating a building or room so it looks and works like new.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:refurbishment:m1:1
# text = Refurbishment is the work of repairing, cleaning and redecorating a building or room so it looks and works like new.
1	Refurbishment	refurbishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	repairing	repair	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	cleaning	cleaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	redecorating	redecorate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
20	like	like	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Refurbishment | the work |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **repair** | gerund | the work *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **redecorate** | gerund | cleaning *not said here* | a building or room |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme building=Destination |
| 4 | **look** | present | cleaning | the work *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme work=Attribute |
| 5 | **work** | present | cleaning *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like new | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
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 refurbishment is one such job, for example on a library, a shop or a school hall.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:refurbishment:m2:1
# text = A refurbishment is one such job, for example on a library, a shop or a school hall.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	refurbishment	refurbishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a refurbishment | one such job |  |  |  | for example on a library | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The repairing and cleaning of a used machine, such as a phone or computer, so it can be sold again.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:refurbishment:m3:1
# text = The repairing and cleaning of a used machine, such as a phone or computer, so it can be sold again.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	repairing	repairing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	cleaning	cleaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
22	again	again	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sell** | can · passive |  | computer |  |  | again |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **clean** |  | a used machine |  |  |  |  |  | nom cleaning «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The swimming pool is closed for refurbishment until after the holidays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:refurbishment:x1:1
# text = The swimming pool is closed for refurbishment until after the holidays.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	refurbishment	refurbishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	until	until	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	holidays	holiday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | present · passive |  | the swimming pool |  |  | until the holidays | for refurbishment | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school library had a refurbishment, and now it has bright beanbags.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:refurbishment:x2:1
# text = The school library had a refurbishment, and now it has bright beanbags.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	refurbishment	refurbishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	beanbags	beanbag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the school library | a refurbishment |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent refurbishment=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | present | library | bright beanbags |  |  | now |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beanbag=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The refurbishment of the old cinema took many months.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:refurbishment:x3:1
# text = The refurbishment of the old cinema took many months.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	refurbishment	refurbishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cinema	cinema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the refurbishment of the old cinema |  |  |  | month |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **refurbish** |  |  | the old cinema |  |  |  |  | nom refurbishment «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum bought a refurbished laptop because it was cheaper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:refurbishment:x4:1
# text = Mum bought a refurbished laptop because it was cheaper.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	refurbished	refurbish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	laptop	laptop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	cheaper	cheap	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | Mum | a refurbished laptop |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent laptop=Theme |
| 2 | **refurbish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | past | laptop |  |  |  |  | cheap *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
During the refurbishment, our class had lessons in the hall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:refurbishment:x5:1
# text = During the refurbishment, our class had lessons in the hall.
1	During	during	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	refurbishment	refurbishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	lessons	lesson	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | our class | lessons |  | the hall | during the refurbishment |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lesson=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum reopened after a big refurbishment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:refurbishment:x6:1
# text = The museum reopened after a big refurbishment.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	reopened	reopen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	refurbishment	refurbishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reopen** | participle |  | the museum *not said here* |  |  | after a big refurbishment |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Builders carried out the refurbishment of the playground toilets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:refurbishment:x7:1
# text = Builders carried out the refurbishment of the playground toilets.
1	Builders	builder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	refurbishment	refurbishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	toilets	toilet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry out** | past | Builders | the refurbishment of the playground toilets |  |  |  |  | vn act-114 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent refurbishment=Eventuality |
| 2 | **refurbish** |  |  | the playground toilets |  |  |  |  | nom refurbishment «state transitive»: of=patient |

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