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title: repost — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «repost» in the school dictionary: To post something online again, especially something someone else posted. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# repost

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**Who acts:** She, you, fake news story, He, nobody, his · **What happens:** post, share, send, repost, not repost, ask · **To what, where:** something, post, letter, funny cat video, photos, thousands

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To post something online again, especially something someone else posted.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repost:m1:1
# text = To post something online again, especially something someone else posted.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	post	post	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	online	online	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	compound	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	parataxis	_	_
10	else	else	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	posted	posted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **post** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  | again | online *property* | vn send-11.1 «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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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

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A post shared again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repost:m2:1
# text = A post shared again.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	shared	share	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | participle |  | a post *not said here* |  |  | again |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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To send a letter again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repost:m3:1
# text = To send a letter again.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	send	send	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | to-infinitive |  | a letter |  |  | again |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She reposted the funny cat video.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repost:x1:1
# text = She reposted the funny cat video.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reposted	repost	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repost** | past | She | the funny cat video |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Don't repost photos of your friends without asking them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repost:x2:1
# text = Don't repost photos of your friends without asking them.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	repost	repost	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **repost** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | photos of your friends |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | you *not said here* |  | photos *= photo* |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The fake news story got thousands of reposts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repost:x3:1
# text = The fake news story got thousands of reposts.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	reposts	repost	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the fake news story | thousands of reposts |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thousand=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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He reposted his drawing because nobody saw it the first time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repost:x4:1
# text = He reposted his drawing because nobody saw it the first time.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reposted	repost	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	_
7	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	amod	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repost** | past | He | his drawing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | past | nobody | drawing |  |  | time |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 3 | **draw** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Check the facts before you repost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repost:x5:1
# text = Check the facts before you repost.
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	repost	repost	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* | the facts |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Theme |
| 2 | **repost** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The letter came back, so we reposted it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repost:x6:1
# text = The letter came back, so we reposted it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	reposted	repost	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come back** | past | the letter |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **repost** | past | we | letter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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