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title: transit — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «transit» in the school dictionary: Transit is the act of carrying people or goods from one place to another: the parcel was lost in transit. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# transit

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**Who acts:** Transit, act, people, planet, parcel, Many people · **What happens:** be, carry, lose, use, travel, pass · **To what, where:** act, people, one place, parcel, transit, Transit system

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Transit is the act of carrying people or goods from one place to another: the parcel was lost in transit.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transit:m1:1
# text = Transit is the act of carrying people or goods from one place to another: the parcel was lost in transit.
1	Transit	transit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	7	conj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	parcel	parcel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	transit	transit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Transit | the act |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | gerund | the act *not said here* | people or goods |  | one place to another |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent people=Theme from place=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **lose** | past · passive | the act *not said here* | the parcel |  | transit |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

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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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Transit, or public transit, is the system of buses, trains and subways that people use to travel.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transit:m2:1
# text = Transit, or public transit, is the system of buses, trains and subways that people use to travel.
1	Transit	transit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	transit	transit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	buses	bus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	trains	train	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	subways	subway	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	obj	_	_
17	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
18	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	travel	travel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the Transit system |  |  |  | of buses and trains and subways | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | present | people | subways |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Patient |
| 3 | **travel** | to-infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A transit is when a planet or moon passes in front of a bigger object, such as the Sun.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transit:m3:1
# text = A transit is when a planet or moon passes in front of a bigger object, such as the Sun.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	transit	transit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	passes	pass	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl:relcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	amod	_	_
15	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	20	case	_	_
18	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	fixed	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	Sun.	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a transit |  |  |  |  | when *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pass** | present | a planet or moon |  |  | front of a bigger object |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in front=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your parcel is in transit and will arrive tomorrow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transit:x1:1
# text = Your parcel is in transit and will arrive tomorrow.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	parcel	parcel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	transit	transit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	arrive	arrive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
9	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Your parcel |  |  | transit |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **arrive** | future | Your parcel *not said here* |  |  |  | tomorrow |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many people use public transit to get to work.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transit:x2:1
# text = Many people use public transit to get to work.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	transit	transit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Many people | public transit |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent transit=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | Many people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to work *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to work=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The vase was broken in transit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transit:x3:1
# text = The vase was broken in transit.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	transit	transit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | past · passive |  | the vase |  | transit |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We waited in the transit lounge before our next flight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transit:x4:1
# text = We waited in the transit lounge before our next flight.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	transit	transit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	lounge	lounge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | past | We |  |  | the transit lounge | before our next flight |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in lounge=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Astronomers watched the transit of Venus across the Sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transit:x5:1
# text = Astronomers watched the transit of Venus across the Sun.
1	Astronomers	astronomer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	transit	transit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Venus	Venus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	across	across	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Sun.	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | Astronomers | the transit of Venus |  |  | sunday |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent transit=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The builder drives a white Transit van.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transit:x6:1
# text = The builder drives a white Transit van.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	builder	builder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drives	drive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	Transit	transit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	van	van	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | present | the builder | a white Transit van |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme van=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is crowded with passengers, for the transit is quicker than by sea.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transit:x7:1
# text = It is crowded with passengers, for the transit is quicker than by sea.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	crowded	crowded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	passengers	passenger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	transit	transit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	quicker	quick	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	conj	_	_
12	than	than	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | with passengers; crowded *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the transit |  |  |  |  | than sea; quick *property* | tree rules |

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