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title: trailer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «trailer» in the school dictionary: A trailer is a wheeled box or platform pulled behind a car, truck or tractor to carry things or animals. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# trailer

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** trailer, short video, people, Dad, horse, We · **What happens:** wheel, be, pull, carry, show, make · **To what, where:** wheeled box, platform, car, things, short video, bits

<!-- .vabout -->
«trailer» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [trailer in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/trailer.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A trailer is a wheeled box or platform pulled behind a car, truck or tractor to carry things or animals.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trailer:m1:1
# text = A trailer is a wheeled box or platform pulled behind a car, truck or tractor to carry things or animals.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trailer	trailer	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	wheeled	wheel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	platform	platform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	truck	truck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	tractor	tractor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	acl	_	_
19	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wheel** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn drive-11.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a trailer | a wheeled box or platform |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **pull** | participle |  | platform *not said here* |  | a car and truck or tractor |  |  | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **carry** | to-infinitive |  | things or animals |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=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 trailer is a short video showing bits of a film, show or game to make people want to watch it.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trailer:m2:1
# text = A trailer is a short video showing bits of a film, show or game to make people want to watch it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trailer	trailer	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	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
18	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
19	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a trailer | a short video |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | gerund | a short video *not said here* | bits of a film and show or game |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent bit=Recipient |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive | a short video *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **want** | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 5 | **watch** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | people *not said here* | trailer |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A trailer is a caravan or a mobile home that people live or holiday in.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trailer:m3:1
# text = A trailer is a caravan or a mobile home that people live or holiday in.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trailer	trailer	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	caravan	caravan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	mobile	mobile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obj	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a trailer | a caravan or a mobile home |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | people | a caravan or a mobile home |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme that=Location |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To trailer something is to carry it on a trailer or to advertise it with a short clip.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trailer:m4:1
# text = To trailer something is to carry it on a trailer or to advertise it with a short clip.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	trailer	trailer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	carry	carry	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	trailer	trailer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	advertise	advertise	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	clip	clip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trailer** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | a trailer |  | carry *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **advertise** | to-infinitive |  | trailer |  |  |  | with a short clip | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad hooked the trailer onto the back of the car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trailer:x1:1
# text = Dad hooked the trailer onto the back of the car.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hooked	hook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	trailer	trailer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hook** | past | Dad | the trailer |  | the back of the car |  |  | vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent trailer=Theme onto back=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The horse stepped carefully into the trailer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trailer:x2:1
# text = The horse stepped carefully into the trailer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stepped	step	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	trailer	trailer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **step** | past | the horse |  |  | the trailer |  | carefully *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into trailer=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched the trailer for the new cartoon film.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trailer:x3:1
# text = We watched the trailer for the new cartoon film.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	trailer	trailer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | We | the trailer |  |  |  | for the new cartoon film | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent trailer=Location for film=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The trailers before the movie lasted twenty minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trailer:x4:1
# text = The trailers before the movie lasted twenty minutes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trailers	trailer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	before	before	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	movie	movie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	lasted	last	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | past | the trailers before the movie |  |  |  | minute |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin in Texas lives in a trailer near the lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trailer:x5:1
# text = My cousin in Texas lives in a trailer near the lake.
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	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Texas	Texas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	trailer	trailer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	near	near	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | My cousin in Texas |  |  | a trailer near the lake |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in trailer=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tractor pulled a trailer full of hay.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trailer:x6:1
# text = The tractor pulled a trailer full of hay.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tractor	tractor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	trailer	trailer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	hay	hay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | past | the tractor | a trailer |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trailer=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A truck weighs 3 tonnes and its trailer weighs 2 tonnes, so together they weigh 5 tonnes.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trailer:x7:1
# text = A truck weighs 3 tonnes and its trailer weighs 2 tonnes, so together they weigh 5 tonnes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	truck	truck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	weighs	weigh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	tonnes	tonne	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	trailer	trailer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	weighs	weigh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	tonnes	tonne	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	together	together	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	weigh	weigh	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
17	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	tonnes	tonne	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weigh** | present | a truck | 3 tonnes |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme tonne=Value |
| 2 | **weigh** | present | truck's trailer | 2 tonnes |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme tonne=Value |
| 3 | **weigh** | present | tonnes *= tonne* | 5 tonnes |  |  |  | together *property* | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme tonne=Value |

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