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title: steal — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «steal» in the school dictionary: To take something that belongs to someone else without permission and without meaning to give it back. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# steal

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** permission, she, steal, It, Someone, fox · **What happens:** take, belong, mean, give back, move, steal · **To what, where:** something, permission, room, ball, sport, bike

<!-- .vabout -->
«steal» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [steal in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/steal.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To take something that belongs to someone else without permission and without meaning to give it back.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steal:m1:1
# text = To take something that belongs to someone else without permission and without meaning to give it back.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
8	else	else	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	without	without	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	permission	permission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	back	back	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | without permission | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **belong** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to someone | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** | gerund | permission *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **give back** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | permission *not said here* | permission |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

<!-- .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 -->
To move quietly and secretly, as in she stole out of the room.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steal:m2:1
# text = To move quietly and secretly, as in she stole out of the room.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	move	move	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | quietly *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **steal** | past | she |  |  | the room |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out room=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In sport, to take the ball or a base from the other team, as in baseball or basketball.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steal:m3:1
# text = In sport, to take the ball or a base from the other team, as in baseball or basketball.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	base	base	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	baseball	baseball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	basketball	basketball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | to-infinitive |  | the ball or a base |  | sport |  | from the other team | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent ball=Theme from team=Initial\_Location |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a noun, "a steal" means something very cheap for what it is worth.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steal:m4:1
# text = As a noun, "a steal" means something very cheap for what it is worth.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	steal	steal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	obl	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | a steal | something |  |  |  | as a noun | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent something=Topic as noun=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | present | steal |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is wrong to steal, even something small.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steal:x1:1
# text = It is wrong to steal, even something small.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	steal	steal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	even	even	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	conj	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **steal** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Someone stole my bike from outside the shop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steal:x2:1
# text = Someone stole my bike from outside the shop.
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shop	shop	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 | **steal** | past | Someone | my bike |  | the shop |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent bike=Theme from shop=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fox crept in to steal the eggs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steal:x3:1
# text = The fox crept in to steal the eggs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	crept	creep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	steal	steal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **creep in** | past | the fox |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **steal** | to-infinitive | the fox *not said here* | the eggs |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location egg=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She stole a quick look at the present.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steal:x4:1
# text = She stole a quick look at the present.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stole	steal	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	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	present	present	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 | **steal** | past | She | a quick look |  | the present |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location look=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat stole silently across the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steal:x5:1
# text = The cat stole silently across the garden.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	silently	silently	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | past | the cat |  |  | the garden |  | silently *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the game, Mia managed to steal the ball.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steal:x6:1
# text = In the game, Mia managed to steal the ball.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	managed	manage	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	steal	steal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **manage** | past | Mia |  |  | the game |  |  | vn succeed-74-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **steal** | to-infinitive | Mia *not said here* | the ball |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location ball=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The puppy stole the show at the school play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steal:x7:1
# text = The puppy stole the show at the school play.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	play	play	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 | **steal** | past | the puppy | the show |  | the school play |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location show=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only five dollars for this book is a steal!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steal:x8:1
# text = Only five dollars for this book is a steal!
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	steal	steal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | five dollars for this book | a steal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He steals the young monkeys in the night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steal:x9:1
# text = He steals the young monkeys in the night.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	steals	steal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	night	night	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 | **steal** | present | He | the young monkeys |  |  | night |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location monkey=Theme |

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