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title: roundish — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «roundish» in the school dictionary: Almost round, but not quite a perfect circle or ball. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# roundish

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**Who acts:** beetle, We, you, leaves, 's, Potatoes · **What happens:** have, find, draw, be, let, meet · **To what, where:** roundish body, smooth roundish pebble, beach, roundish blob, 's, roundish five o'clock

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Almost round, but not quite a perfect circle or ball.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roundish:m1:1
# text = Almost round, but not quite a perfect circle or ball.
1	Almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
6	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	circle	circle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: of a number — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Roughly a round number.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roundish:m2:1
# text = Roughly a round number.
1	Roughly	roughly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The beetle has a roundish body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roundish:x1:1
# text = The beetle has a roundish body.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beetle	beetle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	roundish	roundish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the beetle | a roundish body |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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We found a smooth roundish pebble on the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roundish:x2:1
# text = We found a smooth roundish pebble on the beach.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	smooth	smooth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	roundish	roundish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pebble	pebble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | We | a smooth roundish pebble |  | the beach |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pebble=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Draw a roundish blob for the head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roundish:x3:1
# text = Draw a roundish blob for the head.
1	Draw	draw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	roundish	roundish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	blob	blob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | imperative | you *not said here* | a roundish blob |  |  |  | for the head | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent blob=Result for head=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The leaves are roundish with wavy edges.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roundish:x4:1
# text = The leaves are roundish with wavy edges.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	roundish	roundish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	wavy	wavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	edges	edge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **is** | present | the leaves |  |  |  |  | with wavy edges; roundish *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Let's meet at roundish five o'clock — about then.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roundish:x5:1
# text = Let's meet at roundish five o'clock — about then.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	roundish	roundish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	o'clock	o'clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
9	about	about	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | 's |  |  | then |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **meet** | infinitive | 's *not said here* |  |  | roundish five o'clock |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Potatoes come in roundish and long shapes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roundish:x6:1
# text = Potatoes come in roundish and long shapes.
1	Potatoes	potato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	roundish	roundish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	shapes	shape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Potatoes |  |  | roundish shapes |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in shape=Location |

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