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title: reseal — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «reseal» in the school dictionary: To reseal something is to close or seal it again after it has been opened. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# reseal

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**Who acts:** you, bag, pack, Dad, officer · **What happens:** reseal, be, seal, open, mean, put · **To what, where:** something, it, new seal, cereal bag, edge, leaks · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«reseal» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [reseal in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reseal.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To reseal something is to close or seal it again after it has been opened.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reseal:m1:1
# text = To reseal something is to close or seal it again after it has been opened.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	reseal	reseal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	close	close	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	seal	seal	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	again	again	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
11	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	opened	open	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reseal** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | close *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **seal** | infinitive |  | it |  |  | again |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 4 | **open** | present · perfect · passive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To reseal can also mean to put a new seal or protective coat on something, like a floor, bath edge or road.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reseal:m2:1
# text = To reseal can also mean to put a new seal or protective coat on something, like a floor, bath edge or road.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	reseal	reseal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	seal	seal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	protective	protective	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reseal** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **put** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | a new seal or protective coat |  | something |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent seal=Theme on something=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please reseal the cereal bag so it doesn't go stale.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reseal:x1:1
# text = Please reseal the cereal bag so it doesn't go stale.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	reseal	reseal	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
11	stale	stale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reseal** | imperative | you *not said here* | the cereal bag |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **go** | present · do-support | bag |  |  |  |  | stale *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This pack of cheese is resealable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reseal:x2:1
# text = This pack of cheese is resealable.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	pack	pack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	resealable	resealable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this pack of cheese |  |  |  |  | resealable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad resealed the edge of the bath to stop leaks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reseal:x3:1
# text = Dad resealed the edge of the bath to stop leaks.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	resealed	reseal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	leaks	leak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reseal** | past | Dad | the edge of the bath |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive | Dad *not said here* | leaks |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality leak=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the inspection, the officer resealed the box.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reseal:x4:1
# text = After the inspection, the officer resealed the box.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	inspection	inspection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	officer	officer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	resealed	reseal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	box	box	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 | **reseal** | past | the officer | the box |  |  | after the inspection |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The road was resealed with new tar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reseal:x5:1
# text = The road was resealed with new tar.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	road	road	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	resealed	reseal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tar	tar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reseal** | past · passive |  | the road |  |  |  | with new tar | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Make sure you reseal the paint tin tightly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reseal:x6:1
# text = Make sure you reseal the paint tin tightly.
1	Make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	reseal	reseal	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	tightly	tightly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **reseal** | present | you | the paint tin |  |  |  | tightly *property* | tree rules |

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