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title: tire — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tire» in the school dictionary: To become tired, or to make someone tired. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tire

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**Who acts:** Tire, bike, Dad, Running, I, you · **What happens:** become, make, mean, be, fill, have · **To what, where:** someone, rubber ring, American English, wheel, spelt, British English · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To become tired, or to make someone tired.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tire:m1:1
# text = To become tired, or to make someone tired.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	become	become	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  | tired *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset someone=Product |

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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 -->
"Tire of" means become bored with.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tire:m2:1
# text = "Tire of" means become bored with.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Tire	Tire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
7	bored	bored	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Tire |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **become** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | bored *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In American and Canadian English, a tire is the rubber ring filled with air around a wheel of a car or bike; in British English it is spelt "tyre".

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tire:m3:1
# text = In American and Canadian English, a tire is the rubber ring filled with air around a wheel of a car or bike; in British English it is spelt "tyre".
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	Canadian	Canadian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tire	tire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	rubber	rubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
13	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
16	around	around	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	wheel	wheel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	30	punct	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	_
28	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
29	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	cop	_	_
30	spelt	spelt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
31	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	tyre	tyre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tire | the rubber ring and spelt |  | American English |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fill** | participle |  | the rubber ring and spelt *not said here* |  | a wheel of a car or bike |  | with air | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with air=Instrument |
| 3 | **is a** | present | tire | spelt |  | British English |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My bike has a flat tire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tire:x1:1
# text = My bike has a flat tire.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tire	tire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My bike | a flat tire |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tire=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad checked the tire pressure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tire:x2:1
# text = Dad checked the tire pressure.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	tire	tire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	pressure	pressure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | Dad | the tire pressure |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pressure=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Running up hills tires me out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tire:x3:1
# text = Running up hills tires me out.
1	Running	run	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	tires	tire	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run up** | gerund |  | hills |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme hill=Trajectory |
| 2 | **tire out** | present | Running | me |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus i=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I never tire of this song.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tire:x4:1
# text = I never tire of this song.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	tire	tire	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	song	song	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 | **not** **tire** | present | I |  |  |  |  | of this song | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The puppy tired quickly and fell asleep.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tire:x5:1
# text = The puppy tired quickly and fell asleep.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past |  |  |  |  |  | asleep *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Check your bike tires before a long ride.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tire:x6:1
# text = Check your bike tires before a long ride.
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tires	tire	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ride	ride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tire** | present | your bike |  |  |  | before a long ride |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Old though she was, it seemed impossible to tire her.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tire:x7:1
# text = Old though she was, it seemed impossible to tire her.
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advcl	_	_
2	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	impossible	impossible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	tire	tire	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **seem** | past | it |  |  |  |  | impossible *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **tire** | to-infinitive |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer |

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