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title: safeguard — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «safeguard» in the school dictionary: verb To protect something or someone from harm or danger. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# safeguard

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**Who acts:** verb, Passwords, your, fence, safeguard, Schools · **What happens:** protect, safeguard, keep, inform, be, fall · **To what, where:** something, school, children, personal information, safeguard, river

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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verb To protect something or someone from harm or danger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safeguard:m1:1
# text = verb To protect something or someone from harm or danger.
1	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	conj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | to-infinitive | verb | something |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Beneficiary |

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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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noun Something that protects: «a safeguard against fire».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safeguard:m2:1
# text = noun Something that protects: «a safeguard against fire».
1	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	safeguard	safeguard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
9	against	against	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
safeguarding (school) Keeping children safe from harm and abuse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safeguard:m3:1
# text = safeguarding (school) Keeping children safe from harm and abuse.
1	safeguarding	safeguard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
6	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	abuse	abuse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **safeguard** | gerund |  | school |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **keep** | gerund |  | children |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Passwords safeguard your personal information.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safeguard:x1:1
# text = Passwords safeguard your personal information.
1	Passwords	password	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	safeguard	safeguard	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	personal	personal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **safeguard** | present | Passwords | your personal information |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent information=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **inform** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom information «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fence is a safeguard against falling into the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safeguard:x2:1
# text = The fence is a safeguard against falling into the river.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	safeguard	safeguard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	against	against	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the fence | a safeguard |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall** | gerund | a safeguard *not said here* |  |  |  |  | into the river *result* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into river=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Schools have rules to safeguard children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safeguard:x3:1
# text = Schools have rules to safeguard children.
1	Schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	safeguard	safeguard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
6	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	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 | **have** | present | Schools | rules |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Patient |
| 2 | **safeguard** | to-infinitive | Schools *not said here* | rules *not said here* | children |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Laws safeguard our right to free speech.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safeguard:x4:1
# text = Laws safeguard our right to free speech.
1	Laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	safeguard	safeguard	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **safeguard** | present | Laws | our right and free speech |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Beneficiary |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Seatbelts are an important safeguard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safeguard:x5:1
# text = Seatbelts are an important safeguard.
1	Seatbelts	seatbelt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	safeguard	safeguard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Seatbelts | a important safeguard |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The museum safeguards old treasures.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safeguard:x6:1
# text = The museum safeguards old treasures.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	safeguards	safeguard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	treasures	treasure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

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