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title: takeout — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «takeout» in the school dictionary: Takeout is food cooked and bought at a restaurant or shop to eat somewhere else, usually at home. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# takeout

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**Who acts:** takeout, place, one meal, shot, We, Mum · **What happens:** be, cook, buy, eat, sell, knock · **To what, where:** Takeout food, restaurant, home, place, takeout, way · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Takeout is food cooked and bought at a restaurant or shop to eat somewhere else, usually at home.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takeout:m1:1
# text = Takeout is food cooked and bought at a restaurant or shop to eat somewhere else, usually at home.
1	Takeout	takeout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	bought	buy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl	_	_
14	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	13	advmod	_	_
15	else	else	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Takeout food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cook** | participle |  | Takeout food *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **buy** | participle |  |  |  | a restaurant or shop |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **eat** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | home |  | somewhere *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
A takeout is the place that sells it or one meal bought this way.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takeout:m2:1
# text = A takeout is the place that sells it or one meal bought this way.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	takeout	takeout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
12	bought	buy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
14	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a takeout | the place or one meal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sell** | present | the place or one meal | takeout |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **buy** | participle | one meal *not said here* | this way |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In curling, a takeout is a shot that knocks an opponent's stone out of play.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takeout:m3:1
# text = In curling, a takeout is a shot that knocks an opponent's stone out of play.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	curling	curling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	takeout	takeout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shot	shot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	knocks	knock	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	opponent	opponent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
15	out	out	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a takeout | a shot |  | curling |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **knock** | present | a shot | a opponent's stone |  | play |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent stone=Theme out play=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We ordered Chinese takeout on Friday night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takeout:x1:1
# text = We ordered Chinese takeout on Friday night.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	takeout	takeout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	night	night	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 | **order** | past | We | Chinese takeout |  |  | night |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent takeout=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum was too tired to cook, so we got takeout.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takeout:x2:1
# text = Mum was too tired to cook, so we got takeout.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	cook	cook	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	takeout	takeout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Mum |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cook** | to-infinitive | Mum *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **get** | past | we | takeout |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer takeout=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The takeout came in little paper boxes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takeout:x3:1
# text = The takeout came in little paper boxes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	takeout	takeout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come in** | past | the takeout | little paper boxes |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location box=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A large takeout pizza costs $15; how much for three?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takeout:x4:1
# text = A large takeout pizza costs $15; how much for three?
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	takeout	takeout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	$	$	SYM	$	_	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
10	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | present | a large takeout pizza |  |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme $=Value |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(UK) In Britain, people say "takeaway" instead of "takeout".

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takeout:x5:1
# text = (UK) In Britain, people say "takeaway" instead of "takeout".
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	In	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	takeaway	takeaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	15	case	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	takeout	takeout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | people | UK in Britain |  |  |  | instead takeout | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent takeaway=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is this to eat in or takeout?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takeout:x6:1
# text = Is this to eat in or takeout?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	takeout	takeout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too much takeout isn't good for you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takeout:x7:1
# text = Too much takeout isn't good for you.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	takeout	takeout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | much takeout |  |  |  |  | for you; good *property* | tree rules |

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