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title: subscriber — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «subscriber» in the school dictionary: A person who pays regularly to receive something, such as a magazine, a streaming service or a phone plan. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# subscriber

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**Who acts:** person, channel, uncle, Subscribers, paying, you · **What happens:** pay, receive, follow, see, agree, support · **To what, where:** something, channel, new videos, idea, million subscribers, subscriber · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who pays regularly to receive something, such as a magazine, a streaming service or a phone plan.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscriber:m1:1
# text = A person who pays regularly to receive something, such as a magazine, a streaming service or a phone plan.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pays	pay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	regularly	regularly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	receive	receive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	magazine	magazine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	streaming	streaming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | regularly *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **receive** | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* | something |  |  |  | such a magazine and a streaming service or a phone plan | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=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 -->
A person who follows a channel online so they see new videos or posts, often for free.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscriber:m2:1
# text = A person who follows a channel online so they see new videos or posts, often for free.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	channel	channel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	online	online	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	videos	video	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	posts	post	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	often	often	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | present | a person | a channel |  |  |  | online *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent channel=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | present | a person | new videos or posts |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer video=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who agrees with or supports an idea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscriber:m3:1
# text = A person who agrees with or supports an idea.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	agrees	agree	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
7	supports	support	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **support** | present | a person | a idea |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer idea=Stimulus |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"a subscriber to the view that…"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscriber:m3e:1
# text = "a subscriber to the view that…"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	subscriber	subscriber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	…	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The channel just reached a million subscribers!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscriber:x1:1
# text = The channel just reached a million subscribers!
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	channel	channel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	subscribers	subscriber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | past | the channel | million subscribers |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent subscriber=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle is a subscriber to a gardening magazine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscriber:x2:1
# text = My uncle is a subscriber to a gardening magazine.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	subscriber	subscriber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	gardening	gardening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	magazine	magazine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My uncle | a subscriber |  |  |  | to a gardening magazine | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Subscribers get a new comic every month.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscriber:x3:1
# text = Subscribers get a new comic every month.
1	Subscribers	subscriber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	comic	comic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Subscribers |  |  |  |  | comic *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only paying subscribers can watch the film.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscriber:x4:1
# text = Only paying subscribers can watch the film.
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	csubj	_	_
3	subscribers	subscriber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | gerund |  | subscribers |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subscriber=Asset |
| 2 | **watch** | can | paying | the film |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ask an adult before you click "subscribe" on anything that costs money.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscriber:x5:1
# text = Ask an adult before you click "subscribe" on anything that costs money.
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	click	click	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	subscribe	subscribe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obl	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 2 | **click** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 3 | **subscribe** *in a quote* | infinitive | a adult *= adult* *not said here* |  |  | anything |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **cost** | present |  | money |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme money=Value |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The newspaper lost many subscribers last year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscriber:x6:1
# text = The newspaper lost many subscribers last year.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	subscribers	subscriber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | the newspaper | many subscribers |  |  | year |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subscriber=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was she, Mr. Editor, who got together so many subscribers for your last translation.'

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:subscriber:x7:1
# text = It was she, Mr. Editor, who got together so many subscribers for your last translation.'
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Mr.	Mr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:desc	_	_
6	Editor	Editor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	together	together	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	subscribers	subscriber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	translation	translation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | she |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get together** | past | Editor  Mr. | many subscribers |  |  |  | for your last translation; together *property* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent subscriber=Theme for translation=Source |
| 3 | **translate** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom translation «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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