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title: submersion — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «submersion» in the school dictionary: Submersion is being completely under water or another liquid. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# submersion

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**Who acts:** Submersion, act, phone, Submarines, plants, Lifeguards · **What happens:** be, put, survive, stay, die, train · **To what, where:** water, act, something, submersion, danger

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«submersion» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [submersion in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/submersion.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Submersion is being completely under water or another liquid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:submersion:m1:1
# text = Submersion is being completely under water or another liquid.
1	Submersion	submersion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
4	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Submersion |  |  | water or another liquid |  | completely *property* | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Submersion is the act of putting something or someone fully under water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:submersion:m2:1
# text = Submersion is the act of putting something or someone fully under water.
1	Submersion	submersion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	putting	put	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	conj	_	_
10	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
11	under	under	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Submersion | the act |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | gerund | the act *not said here* | something |  | water |  | fully *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent something=Theme under water=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The phone survived thirty minutes of submersion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:submersion:x1:1
# text = The phone survived thirty minutes of submersion.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	survived	survive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	thirty	thirty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	submersion	submersion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **survive** | past | the phone |  |  |  | minute |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Submarines can stay in submersion for weeks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:submersion:x2:1
# text = Submarines can stay in submersion for weeks.
1	Submarines	submarine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	submersion	submersion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | can | Submarines |  |  | submersion | week |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in submersion=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The plants died after long submersion in the flood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:submersion:x3:1
# text = The plants died after long submersion in the flood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	submersion	submersion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | past | the plants |  |  |  | after long submersion | in the flood | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in flood=Attribute |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Lifeguards train for rescues from submersion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:submersion:x4:1
# text = Lifeguards train for rescues from submersion.
1	Lifeguards	lifeguard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	train	train	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	rescues	rescue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	submersion	submersion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **train** | present | Lifeguards |  |  | submersion |  | for rescues | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some churches baptise by full submersion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:submersion:x5:1
# text = Some churches baptise by full submersion.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	churches	church	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	baptise	baptise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	submersion	submersion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **baptise** | present | some churches |  |  |  |  | by full submersion | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The field was in danger of submersion when the river rose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:submersion:x6:1
# text = The field was in danger of submersion when the river rose.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	submersion	submersion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the field |  |  | danger |  | of submersion | tree rules |
| 2 | **rise** | past | the river |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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