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title: safety — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «safety» in the school dictionary: Safety is being safe: protected from danger, harm or injury. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# safety

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**Who acts:** Safety, rules, They, you, We, firefighter · **What happens:** be, protect, stop, swim, put, learn · **To what, where:** care, accidents, safe place, Safety, helmet, goggles

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«safety» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [safety in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/safety.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Safety is being safe: protected from danger, harm or injury.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safety:m1:1
# text = Safety is being safe: protected from danger, harm or injury.
1	Safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	protected	protect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Safety |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **protect** | participle | Safety *not said here* |  |  |  |  | from danger and harm or injury | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent from danger=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 -->
Safety is the care and rules that stop accidents: road safety, fire safety.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safety:m2:1
# text = Safety is the care and rules that stop accidents: road safety, fire safety.
1	Safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	accidents	accident	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Safety | the care and rules and road safety and fire safety |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | present | rules | accidents |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality accident=Eventuality |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Safety is a safe place: «They swam to safety».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safety:m3:1
# text = Safety is a safe place: «They swam to safety».
1	Safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	swam	swim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Safety | a safe place |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **swim** *in a quote* | past | They | a safe place *not said here* |  |  |  | to safety | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme place=Trajectory |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Safety first: put on your helmet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safety:x1:1
# text = Safety first: put on your helmet.
1	Safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
2	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
4	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	helmet	helmet	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 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | Safety |  | your helmet |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on helmet=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We learned about road safety today.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safety:x2:1
# text = We learned about road safety today.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | We |  |  |  | today | about road safety | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about safety=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wear goggles for safety in the science lab.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safety:x3:1
# text = Wear goggles for safety in the science lab.
1	Wear	wear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	goggles	goggle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	lab	lab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | imperative | you *not said here* | goggles |  |  |  | for safety in the science lab | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent goggle=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The firefighter carried the cat to safety.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safety:x4:1
# text = The firefighter carried the cat to safety.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	firefighter	firefighter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | the firefighter | the cat |  | safety |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent cat=Theme to safety=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For your safety, hold the handrail.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safety:x5:1
# text = For your safety, hold the handrail.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	handrail	handrail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | imperative | you *not said here* | the handrail |  |  |  | for your safety | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent handrail=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fire safety means knowing two ways out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safety:x6:1
# text = Fire safety means knowing two ways out.
1	Fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	knowing	know	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	out	out	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Fire safety |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **know out** *not said to happen* | gerund | Fire safety *not said here* | two ways |  |  |  | out *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer way=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A safety pin has a cover on its point.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safety:x7:1
# text = A safety pin has a cover on its point.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pin	pin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cover	cover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a safety pin | a cover |  | pin's point |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cover=Patient |
| 2 | **point** |  | pin |  |  |  |  |  | nom point «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lifeguards keep us in safety on the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safety:x8:1
# text = The lifeguards keep us in safety on the beach.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lifeguards	lifeguard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
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	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | the lifeguards | us |  | safety |  | on the beach | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent we=Theme in safety=Location |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But the Mouse reached his hole in safety.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:safety:x9:1
# text = But the Mouse reached his hole in safety.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Mouse	Mouse	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | past | the Mouse | Mouse's hole |  | safety |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent hole=Theme |

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