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title: simulated — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «simulated» in the school dictionary: Made to look or feel real, but not real; imitation: simulated leather, a simulated fire drill. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# simulated

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**Who acts:** She, Pilots, firefighters, We, game, simulated weather · **What happens:** make, look, feel, simulate, create, show · **To what, where:** real life, surprise, simulated cockpit, real plane, simulated rescue, school · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«simulated» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [simulated in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/simulated.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Made to look or feel real, but not real; imitation: simulated leather, a simulated fire drill.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simulated:m1:1
# text = Made to look or feel real, but not real; imitation: simulated leather, a simulated fire drill.
1	Made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
12	imitation	imitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
14	simulated	simulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
18	simulated	simulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	amod	_	_
19	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	drill	drill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **feel** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | real *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **simulate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **simulate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: 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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Usage: adjective, science/computing — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Created by a computer model to show what would happen in real life.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simulated:m2:1
# text = Created by a computer model to show what would happen in real life.
1	Created	create	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	nsubj	_	_
9	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **create** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by a computer model | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **show** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **happen** | would |  |  |  | real life |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in life=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb, past — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pretended: «She simulated surprise».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simulated:m3:1
# text = Pretended: «She simulated surprise».
1	Pretended	pretend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	simulated	simulate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **simulate** *in a quote* | past | She | surprise |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent surprise=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pilots train in a simulated cockpit before flying a real plane.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simulated:x1:1
# text = Pilots train in a simulated cockpit before flying a real plane.
1	Pilots	pilot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	train	train	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	simulated	simulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	cockpit	cockpit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **train** | present | Pilots |  |  | a simulated cockpit |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **simulate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fly** | gerund | Pilots *not said here* | a real plane |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location plane=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The firefighters ran a simulated rescue at our school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simulated:x2:1
# text = The firefighters ran a simulated rescue at our school.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	firefighters	firefighter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	simulated	simulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	rescue	rescue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | the firefighters | a simulated rescue |  | our school |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent rescue=Theme at school=Trajectory |
| 2 | **simulate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bag is made of simulated leather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simulated:x3:1
# text = The bag is made of simulated leather.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	simulated	simulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | the bag |  |  |  | of simulated leather | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **simulate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched a simulated volcano on the computer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simulated:x4:1
# text = We watched a simulated volcano on the computer.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	simulated	simulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	volcano	volcano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | We | a simulated volcano |  | the computer |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent volcano=Theme |
| 2 | **simulate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The game uses simulated weather that changes every day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simulated:x5:1
# text = The game uses simulated weather that changes every day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	simulated	simulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | the game | simulated weather |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weather=Patient |
| 2 | **simulate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **change** | present | simulated weather |  |  |  | day |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She simulated surprise when she saw the cake, but she already knew.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simulated:x6:1
# text = She simulated surprise when she saw the cake, but she already knew.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	simulated	simulate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	already	already	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **simulate** | past | She | surprise |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent surprise=Patient |
| 2 | **see** | past | she | the cake |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cake=Stimulus |
| 3 | **know** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The simulated spacewalk took place in a big pool.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simulated:x7:1
# text = The simulated spacewalk took place in a big pool.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	simulated	simulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	spacewalk	spacewalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **simulate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **take** | past | the simulated spacewalk | place |  | a big pool |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent place=Value in pool=Location |

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