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title: supper — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «supper» in the school dictionary: Supper is the evening meal, especially a light or simple one, or the last meal before bed. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# supper

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Supper, Last Supper, Jesus, We, you, it · **What happens:** be, mean, share, die, have, come in · **To what, where:** evening meal, main evening meal, meal, name, soup, time

<!-- .vabout -->
«supper» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [supper in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/supper.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Supper is the evening meal, especially a light or simple one, or the last meal before bed.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supper:m1:1
# text = Supper is the evening meal, especially a light or simple one, or the last meal before bed.
1	Supper	supper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
18	before	before	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Supper | the evening meal or the last meal before bed |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In some families and regions "supper" means the main evening meal, the same as dinner or tea.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supper:m2:1
# text = In some families and regions "supper" means the main evening meal, the same as dinner or tea.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
3	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	regions	region	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	supper	supper	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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	appos	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | supper | the main evening meal |  |  |  | in some families and regions | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot meal=Theme in family=Attribute |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Last Supper was the meal Jesus shared with his disciples the night before he died; the Lord's Supper is another name for Holy Communion.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supper:m3:1
# text = The Last Supper was the meal Jesus shared with his disciples the night before he died; the Lord's Supper is another name for Holy Communion.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Last	Last	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
3	Supper	Supper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	shared	share	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	disciples	disciple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
14	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	's	PART	POS	_	19	case	_	_
21	Supper	Supper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
22	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
23	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	24	det	_	_
24	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
25	for	for	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	Holy	Holy	PROPN	NNP	_	27	compound	_	_
27	Communion	Communion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the Last Supper | the meal and another name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **share** | past | Jesus | the meal and another name *not said here* |  |  | night | with Jesus's disciples | tree rules |
| 3 | **die** | past | Jesus |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 4 | **is a** | present | the Lord's Supper | another name |  |  |  | for Holy Communion | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had soup and toast for supper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supper:x1:1
# text = We had soup and toast for supper.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	toast	toast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	supper	supper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | soup and toast |  |  |  | for supper | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soup=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Come in, it's time for supper!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supper:x2:1
# text = Come in, it's time for supper!
1	Come	come	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	supper	supper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come in** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | time |  |  |  | for supper | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the Last Supper, Jesus broke the bread.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supper:x3:1
# text = At the Last Supper, Jesus broke the bread.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Last	Last	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
4	Supper	Supper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bread	bread	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 | **break** | past | Jesus | the bread |  | the Last Supper |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bread=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma makes cocoa for supper before bed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supper:x4:1
# text = Grandma makes cocoa for supper before bed.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	cocoa	cocoa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	supper	supper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Grandma | cocoa |  |  | before bed | for supper | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent cocoa=Product for supper=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Scotland we got a fish supper from the chip shop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supper:x5:1
# text = In Scotland we got a fish supper from the chip shop.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	supper	supper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	chip	chip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | we | a fish supper |  | Scotland |  | from the chip shop | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent supper=Theme from shop=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our church shares the Lord's Supper once a month.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supper:x6:1
# text = Our church shares the Lord's Supper once a month.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shares	share	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	Supper	Supper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | present | Our church | the Lord's Supper |  |  |  | once *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You'll have to sing for your supper and help wash up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supper:x7:1
# text = You'll have to sing for your supper and help wash up.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	sing	sing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	supper	supper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | future | You |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | to-infinitive | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for your supper | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for supper=Recipient |
| 3 | **help** | present | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **wash up** | infinitive | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Servants came, and he ordered supper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supper:x8:1
# text = Servants came, and he ordered supper.
1	Servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	supper	supper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | Servants |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **order** | past | he | supper |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent supper=Theme |

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