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title: therapist — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «therapist» in the school dictionary: A therapist is a trained person who helps people get better from illness, injury or problems, often by treatment that is not drugs or surgery. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# therapist

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**Who acts:** therapist, trained person, people, that, Many therapists, I · **What happens:** train, be, help, get, not be, mean · **To what, where:** trained person, people, illness, drugs, someone, special kind

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A therapist is a trained person who helps people get better from illness, injury or problems, often by treatment that is not drugs or surgery.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therapist:m1:1
# text = A therapist is a trained person who helps people get better from illness, injury or problems, often by treatment that is not drugs or surgery.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	therapist	therapist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	trained	train	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	xcomp	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	often	often	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
20	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
22	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	25	nsubj	_	_
23	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
24	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	25	advmod	_	_
25	drugs	drug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	parataxis	_	_
26	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	surgery	surgery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **train** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a therapist | a trained person and treatment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **help** | present | a trained person and treatment | people |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 4 | **get** | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  | illness and injury or problems |  | good *property* | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme from illness=Destination |
| 5 | **not** **is a** | present | that | drugs or surgery |  |  |  |  | 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 -->
A therapist often means someone who helps with feelings and thoughts by talking, like a counsellor or psychologist.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therapist:m2:1
# text = A therapist often means someone who helps with feelings and thoughts by talking, like a counsellor or psychologist.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	therapist	therapist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	counsellor	counsellor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	psychologist	psychologist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | a therapist | someone |  |  |  | often *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Topic |
| 2 | **help** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with feelings and thoughts | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with feeling=Theme |
| 3 | **talk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many therapists have a special kind: speech therapist, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, play therapist.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therapist:m3:1
# text = Many therapists have a special kind: speech therapist, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, play therapist.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	therapists	therapist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	therapist	therapist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	physiotherapist	physiotherapist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	occupational	occupational	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	therapist	therapist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	play	play	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
17	therapist	therapist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Many therapists | a special kind  speech therapist and physiotherapist and occupational therapist |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Patient |
| 2 | **play** | infinitive |  | therapist |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent therapist=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I see a speech therapist on Tuesdays to practise my «r» sounds.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therapist:x1:1
# text = I see a speech therapist on Tuesdays to practise my «r» sounds.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	therapist	therapist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Tuesdays	Tuesday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	practise	practise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	r	r	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
14	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | I | a speech therapist |  |  | tuesday |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer therapist=Stimulus |
| 2 | **practise** | to-infinitive |  | my r |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **sound** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The therapist helped Dad walk again after his accident.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therapist:x2:1
# text = The therapist helped Dad walk again after his accident.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	therapist	therapist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | the therapist |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **walk** | infinitive | Dad |  |  |  | after Dad's accident; again |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Talking to a therapist helped her with her worries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therapist:x3:1
# text = Talking to a therapist helped her with her worries.
1	Talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	therapist	therapist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	worries	worry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to a therapist | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to therapist=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **help** | past | Talking |  | her *= she* |  |  | with her worries | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary with worry=Theme |
| 3 | **worry** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom worry «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin's occupational therapist gave him a special pencil grip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therapist:x4:1
# text = My cousin's occupational therapist gave him a special pencil grip.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	occupational	occupational	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	therapist	therapist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	grip	grip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | My cousin's occupational therapist | a special pencil grip | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient grip=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The play therapist used toys to help the boy talk about his feelings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therapist:x5:1
# text = The play therapist used toys to help the boy talk about his feelings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	therapist	therapist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive |  | the boy |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent boy=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **talk** | infinitive | the boy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about therapist's feelings | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about feeling=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is nothing embarrassing about seeing a therapist.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therapist:x6:1
# text = There is nothing embarrassing about seeing a therapist.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
4	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	seeing	see	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	therapist	therapist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | nothing |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | gerund | nothing *not said here* | a therapist |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer therapist=Stimulus |

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