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title: slim — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «slim» in the school dictionary: Thin in an attractive or healthy way: a slim girl, a slim phone. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# slim

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**Who acts:** you, school, new tablet, slim chance, snow, team · **What happens:** try, lose, eat, slim down, make, reduce · **To what, where:** weight, timetable, slim lead, money, slim book, lost cat

<!-- .vabout -->
«slim» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [slim in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/slim.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thin in an attractive or healthy way: a slim girl, a slim phone.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slim:m1:1
# text = Thin in an attractive or healthy way: a slim girl, a slim phone.
1	Thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	attractive	attractive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	slim	slim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	slim	slim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Small in amount; not likely: a slim chance, a slim lead.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slim:m2:1
# text = Small in amount; not likely: a slim chance, a slim lead.
1	Small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	likely	likely	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	slim	slim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	slim	slim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	lead	lead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To try to lose weight by eating less.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slim:m3:1
# text = To try to lose weight by eating less.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
8	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **lose** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | weight |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weight=Eventuality |
| 3 | **eat** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | less *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Slim down: to make smaller or reduce.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slim:m4:1
# text = Slim down: to make smaller or reduce.
1	Slim	slim	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	down	down	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	reduce	reduce	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slim down** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | small *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **reduce** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"The school slimmed down the timetable."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slim:m4e:1
# text = "The school slimmed down the timetable."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	slimmed	slim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	down	down	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	timetable	timetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slim down** *in a quote* | past | the school | the timetable |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent timetable=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new tablet is very slim.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slim:x1:1
# text = The new tablet is very slim.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tablet	tablet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	slim	slim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the new tablet |  |  |  |  | slim *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is only a slim chance of snow tomorrow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slim:x2:1
# text = There is only a slim chance of snow tomorrow.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	slim	slim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a slim chance of snow  tomorrow |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **chance** |  | snow |  |  |  |  |  | nom chance «state intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our team had a slim lead of one point.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slim:x3:1
# text = Our team had a slim lead of one point.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	slim	slim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	lead	lead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Our team | a slim lead of one point |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lead=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt is tall and slim.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slim:x4:1
# text = My aunt is tall and slim.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	slim	slim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My aunt |  |  |  |  | tall *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | My aunt *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The company slimmed down to save money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slim:x5:1
# text = The company slimmed down to save money.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	slimmed	slim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	down	down	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slim down** | past | the company |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **save** | to-infinitive | the company *not said here* | money |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He read a slim book of poems.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slim:x6:1
# text = He read a slim book of poems.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	slim	slim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	poems	poem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | He | a slim book of poems |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is there a slim hope they will find the lost cat? Yes, a slim one.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Is there a slim hope they will find the lost cat?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slim:x7:1
# text = Is there a slim hope they will find the lost cat?
1	Is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	1	expl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	slim	slim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a slim hope |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **find** | future | they | the lost cat |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Topic |
| 3 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Yes, a slim one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slim:x7:2
# text = Yes, a slim one.
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	slim	slim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was a lady, tall and slim, and glittering.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slim:x8:1
# text = It was a lady, tall and slim, and glittering.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	slim	slim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	glittering	glitter	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | tall *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **glitter** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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