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title: sate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sate» in the school dictionary: The old past tense of «sit», meaning the same as «sat». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sate

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**Who acts:** old past tense, she, Somebody, sheep · **What happens:** sit, mean, satisfy, be, want, sate · **To what, where:** same, hunger, chair, bottom, field · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«sate» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [sate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old past tense of «sit», meaning the same as «sat».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sate:m1:1
# text = The old past tense of «sit», meaning the same as «sat».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	past	past	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	tense	tense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	sit	sit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	obj	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** *in a quote* | infinitive | the old past tense |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | gerund | the old past tense *not said here* | the same |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent same=Topic |
| 3 | **sit** *in a quote* | past | the old past tense *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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To satisfy a hunger or desire completely, so there is no more wanting.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sate:m2:1
# text = To satisfy a hunger or desire completely, so there is no more wanting.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	satisfy	satisfy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hunger	hunger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	desire	desire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	11	expl	_	_
11	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
13	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	amod	_	_
14	wanting	want	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **satisfy** | to-infinitive |  | a hunger or desire |  |  |  | completely *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus hunger=Experiencer |
| 2 | **be** | present |  |  |  | there |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **want** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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So down she sate and wept.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sate:x1:1
# text = So down she sate and wept.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	down	down	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sate	sate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	wept	weep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sate** | infinitive | she |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn satisfy-55.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Instrument |
| 2 | **weep** | past | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Somebody has been sitting in my chair and has sate the bottom out of it.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sate:x2:1
# text = Somebody has been sitting in my chair and has sate the bottom out of it.
1	Somebody	somebody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux	_	_
4	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	sate	sate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	out	out	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present · perfect · progressive | Somebody |  |  | my chair |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in chair=Location |
| 2 | **sate** | present | Somebody *not said here* | the bottom |  | bottom |  |  | vn satisfy-55.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Instrument bottom=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The sheep sate in the field all day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sate:x3:1
# text = The sheep sate in the field all day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sate	sate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sate** | present | the sheep |  |  | the field | day |  | vn satisfy-55.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Instrument |

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