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title: seared — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «seared» in the school dictionary: Burnt or scorched the surface of something with strong heat. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# seared

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**Who acts:** her, Dad, sun, seared salmon, Pain, desert wind · **What happens:** scorch, cook, cause, burn, sear, mind · **To what, where:** surface, outside, sharp burning pain, memory, mind, steak · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Burnt or scorched the surface of something with strong heat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seared:m1:1
# text = Burnt or scorched the surface of something with strong heat.
1	Burnt	burnt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	scorched	scorch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scorch** | past |  | the surface of something |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent surface=Patient |

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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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Usage: cooking — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cooked the outside of meat or fish quickly in a very hot pan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seared:m2:1
# text = Cooked the outside of meat or fish quickly in a very hot pan.
1	Cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	outside	outside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | participle |  | the outside of meat or fish |  |  |  | in a hot pan; quickly *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent outside=Patient in pan=Instrument |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Caused a sharp, burning pain or a strong lasting feeling: «the memory was seared into her mind».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seared:m3:1
# text = Caused a sharp, burning pain or a strong lasting feeling: «the memory was seared into her mind».
1	Caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	burning	burn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	lasting	lasting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	seared	sear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	parataxis	_	_
18	into	into	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | past |  | a sharp burning pain or a strong lasting feeling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **burn** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **sear** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | the memory |  |  |  | into her mind *result* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.result»: subject=Patient into mind=Result |
| 4 | **mind** *in a quote* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad seared the steak in a hot pan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seared:x1:1
# text = Dad seared the steak in a hot pan.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	seared	sear	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	steak	steak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sear** | past | Dad | the steak |  |  |  | in a hot pan | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent steak=Patient in pan=Instrument |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sun seared the grass brown.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seared:x2:1
# text = The sun seared the grass brown.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	seared	sear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	brown	brown	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 | **sear** | past | the sun | the grass brown |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent brown=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The image of the fire was seared into his memory.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seared:x3:1
# text = The image of the fire was seared into his memory.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	image	image	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	seared	sear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sear** | past · passive |  | the image of the fire |  |  |  | into his memory *result* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.result»: subject=Patient into memory=Result |
| 2 | **image** |  |  | the fire |  |  |  |  | nom image «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pan-seared salmon is crispy outside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seared:x4:1
# text = Pan-seared salmon is crispy outside.
1	Pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	seared	sear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	crispy	crispy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sear** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | seared salmon |  |  |  |  | crispy, outside *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pain seared through his ankle when he fell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seared:x5:1
# text = Pain seared through his ankle when he fell.
1	Pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	seared	sear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	ankle	ankle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sear** | past | Pain |  |  | Pain's ankle |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **fall** | past | Pain |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The desert wind seared their faces.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seared:x6:1
# text = The desert wind seared their faces.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	seared	sear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	faces	face	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sear** | past | the desert wind | their faces |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent face=Patient |

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