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title: separate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «separate» in the school dictionary: As an adjective, not joined or together; apart or different: two separate rooms, separate piles. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# separate

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**Who acts:** parents, you, sister, magnet, We, teacher · **What happens:** not join, move, divide, stop, live together, separate · **To what, where:** two separate rooms, things, mixture, parts, red counters, filter · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As an adjective, not joined or together; apart or different: two separate rooms, separate piles.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:separate:m1:1
# text = As an adjective, not joined or together; apart or different: two separate rooms, separate piles.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	joined	join	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
14	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
15	separate	separate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	rooms	room	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	separate	separate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	piles	pile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **join** | participle |  | two separate rooms and separate piles |  |  |  | as a adjective; apart *property* | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
As a verb, to move things or people apart, or to divide a mixture into its parts.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:separate:m2:1
# text = As a verb, to move things or people apart, or to divide a mixture into its parts.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	move	move	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	divide	divide	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	mixture	mixture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | to-infinitive |  | things or people |  |  |  | as a verb; apart *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 2 | **divide** | to-infinitive |  | a mixture |  | mixture's parts |  |  | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mixture=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To stop living together, as when parents separate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:separate:m3:1
# text = To stop living together, as when parents separate.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	together	together	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
8	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	separate	separate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **live together** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **separate** | present | parents |  |  |  |  |  | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Separate the red counters from the blue ones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:separate:x1:1
# text = Separate the red counters from the blue ones.
1	Separate	separate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	counters	counter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **separate** | imperative | you *not said here* | the red counters |  |  |  | from the blue ones | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent counter=Patient from one=Co-Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Use a filter to separate the sand from the water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:separate:x2:1
# text = Use a filter to separate the sand from the water.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	filter	filter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	separate	separate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | a filter |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent filter=Patient |
| 2 | **separate** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the sand |  |  |  | from the water | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent sand=Patient from water=Co-Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My sister and I have separate bedrooms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:separate:x3:1
# text = My sister and I have separate bedrooms.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	conj	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	separate	separate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bedrooms	bedroom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My sister | separate bedrooms |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bedroom=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep raw chicken separate from salad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:separate:x4:1
# text = Keep raw chicken separate from salad.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	raw	raw	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	separate	separate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	salad	salad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | raw chicken separate |  | salad |  |  | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer separate=Beneficiary from salad=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A magnet can separate iron filings from sand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:separate:x5:1
# text = A magnet can separate iron filings from sand.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	magnet	magnet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	separate	separate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	filings	filing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **separate** | can | a magnet | iron filings |  |  |  | from sand | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent filing=Patient from sand=Co-Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We separate our rubbish for recycling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:separate:x6:1
# text = We separate our rubbish for recycling.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	separate	separate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|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	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	recycling	recycling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **separate** | present | We | our rubbish |  |  |  | for recycling | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rubbish=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher separated the two boys who were chatting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:separate:x7:1
# text = The teacher separated the two boys who were chatting.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	separated	separate	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	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	chatting	chat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **separate** | past | the teacher | the two boys |  |  |  |  | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Patient |
| 2 | **chat** *speech: other* | past · progressive | the two boys |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write each answer on a separate line.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:separate:x8:1
# text = Write each answer on a separate line.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	separate	separate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | each answer |  | a separate line |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent answer=Theme on line=Destination |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then Rasalu said, "Separate the millet seed from the sand."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:separate:x9:1
# text = Then Rasalu said, "Separate the millet seed from the sand."
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	Rasalu	Rasalu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Separate	separate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	millet	millet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Rasalu |  |  |  | then |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **separate** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the millet seed |  |  |  | from the sand | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent seed=Patient from sand=Co-Patient |

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