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title: repelling — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «repelling» in the school dictionary: Repelling means pushing something away or keeping it away. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# repelling

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**Who acts:** Repelling, Magnets, Something repelling, you, two north poles, coat · **What happens:** mean, push away, keep away, repel, fight off, make · **To what, where:** something, Repelling, attack, you, disgust, each · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Repelling means pushing something away or keeping it away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repelling:m1:1
# text = Repelling means pushing something away or keeping it away.
1	Repelling	repelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pushing	push	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Repelling |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **push away** *not said to happen* | gerund | Repelling *not said here* | something |  |  |  | away *property* | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 3 | **keep away** | gerund | Repelling *not said here* | Repelling |  |  |  | away *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Magnets are repelling when like poles (north and north, or south and south) push away from each other.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repelling:m2:1
# text = Magnets are repelling when like poles (north and north, or south and south) push away from each other.
1	Magnets	magnet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	repelling	repel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	17	advmod	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	poles	pole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	north	north	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	north	north	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	south	south	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	south	south	ADV	RB	_	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	_
17	push	push	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
18	away	away	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	17	obl	_	_
21	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repel** | present · progressive | Magnets |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **push away** | present | Magnets *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like poles; from each; away, north *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient from each=Co-Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Repelling an attack means fighting it off.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repelling:m3:1
# text = Repelling an attack means fighting it off.
1	Repelling	repel	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	attack	attack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	fighting	fight	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repel** | gerund |  | a attack |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus attack=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Repelling |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **fight off** *not said to happen* | gerund | Repelling *not said here* | attack |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Co-Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: rarer — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something repelling can make you feel disgust (more often "repellent" or "repulsive").

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repelling:m4:1
# text = Something repelling can make you feel disgust (more often "repellent" or "repulsive").
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	compound	_	_
2	repelling	repelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	disgust	disgust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	repellent	repellent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	repulsive	repulsive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | Something repelling | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | infinitive | you *not said here* | disgust |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disgust=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two north poles are repelling each other.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repelling:x1:1
# text = The two north poles are repelling each other.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
3	north	north	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	compound	_	_
4	poles	pole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	repelling	repel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	6	obj	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repel** | present · progressive | the two north poles | each |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus each=Experiencer |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Feel how the magnets push apart — they're repelling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repelling:x2:1
# text = Feel how the magnets push apart — they're repelling.
1	Feel	feel	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	magnets	magnet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	push	push	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	repelling	repel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **push** | present | the magnets |  |  |  |  | apart *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **repel** | present · progressive | magnets *= magnet* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This coat is great at repelling rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repelling:x3:1
# text = This coat is great at repelling rain.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	repelling	repel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this coat |  |  |  |  | great *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **repel** | gerund | this coat *not said here* | rain |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus rain=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Citronella candles help with repelling mosquitoes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repelling:x4:1
# text = Citronella candles help with repelling mosquitoes.
1	Citronella	citronella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	candles	candle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	repelling	repel	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	mosquitoes	mosquito	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Citronella candles |  |  |  |  | with repelling mosquitoes | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with mosquito=Theme |
| 2 | **repel** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soldiers succeeded in repelling the attack.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repelling:x5:1
# text = The soldiers succeeded in repelling the attack.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	succeeded	succeed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	repelling	repel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	attack	attack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **succeed** | past | the soldiers |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **repel** | gerund | the soldiers *not said here* | the attack |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus attack=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Oil and water are repelling each other in the jar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repelling:x6:1
# text = Oil and water are repelling each other in the jar.
1	Oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	repelling	repel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	5	obj	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	fixed	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	jar	jar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repel** | present · progressive | Oil and water | each |  | the jar |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus each=Experiencer |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ducks' feathers are good at repelling water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repelling:x7:1
# text = Ducks' feathers are good at repelling water.
1	Ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	repelling	repel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Ducks's feathers |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **repel** | gerund | Ducks's feathers *not said here* | water |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus water=Experiencer |

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