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title: registrar — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «registrar» in the school dictionary: An official who keeps records, especially of births, marriages and deaths. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# registrar

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**Who acts:** official, hospital doctor, Mum, baby sister, registrar, university registrar · **What happens:** keep, charge, become, take, certificate, marry · **To what, where:** records, student records, consultant, birth certificate, registrar, aunt · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An official who keeps records, especially of births, marriages and deaths.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:registrar:m1:1
# text = An official who keeps records, especially of births, marriages and deaths.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	official	official	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	records	record	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	births	birth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	marriages	marriage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	deaths	death	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | a official | records and births and marriages and deaths |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent record=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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Usage: school, university — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The person in charge of student records and admissions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:registrar:m2:1
# text = The person in charge of student records and admissions.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	student	student	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	records	record	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	admissions	admission	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **charge** |  |  | student records and admissions |  |  |  |  | nom charge «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: UK, medicine — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hospital doctor in training to become a consultant (a senior specialist).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:registrar:m3:1
# text = A hospital doctor in training to become a consultant (a senior specialist).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	training	training	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	consultant	consultant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	senior	senior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	specialist	specialist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | to-infinitive | a hospital doctor in training | a consultant |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum and Dad took my baby sister's birth certificate from the registrar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:registrar:x1:1
# text = Mum and Dad took my baby sister's birth certificate from the registrar.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	certificate	certificate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	registrar	registrar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | Mum and Dad | my baby sister's birth certificate |  | the registrar |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent certificate=Theme from registrar=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **certificate** |  | my baby sister |  |  |  |  |  | nom certificate «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt was married by a registrar at the town hall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:registrar:x2:1
# text = My aunt was married by a registrar at the town hall.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	married	marry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	registrar	registrar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **marry** | past · passive | a registrar at the town hall | My aunt |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The university registrar keeps all the students' records.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:registrar:x3:1
# text = The university registrar keeps all the students' records.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	registrar	registrar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	9	det:predet	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	students	student	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	records	record	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | the university registrar | the students's records |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent record=Theme |
| 2 | **record** |  | the students |  |  |  |  |  | nom record «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The registrar checked the names before the wedding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:registrar:x4:1
# text = The registrar checked the names before the wedding.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	registrar	registrar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	checked	check	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	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | the registrar | the names |  |  | before the wedding |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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A registrar came to look at Grandpa's X-ray.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:registrar:x5:1
# text = A registrar came to look at Grandpa's X-ray.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	registrar	registrar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	X	x	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	ray	ray	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | a registrar |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **look** | to-infinitive | a registrar *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at Grandpa's X ray | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at ray=Theme |
| 3 | **ray** |  | Grandpa |  |  |  |  |  | nom ray «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When someone dies, the family tells the registrar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:registrar:x6:1
# text = When someone dies, the family tells the registrar.
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	3	mark	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dies	die	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	registrar	registrar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | present | someone |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | the family | the registrar |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent registrar=Recipient |

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