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title: transport — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «transport» in the school dictionary: noun. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# transport

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Transport, body, blood, way, Buses, Lorries · **What happens:** be, move, carry, transport, mean, feel · **To what, where:** things, oxygen, great rush, way, people, one place · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«transport» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [transport in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/transport.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
noun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transport:m1:1
# text = noun.
1	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Transport is a way of moving people or goods from one place to another, such as cars, buses, trains, planes and ships.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transport:m1e:1
# text = Transport is a way of moving people or goods from one place to another, such as cars, buses, trains, planes and ships.
1	Transport	transport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	moving	move	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	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	18	case	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	buses	bus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	trains	train	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	planes	plane	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Transport | a way and cars and buses and trains and planes and ships |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **move** | gerund | a way and cars and buses and trains and planes and ships *not said here* | people or goods |  | one place to another |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent people=Theme from place=Trajectory |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
verb.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transport:m2:1
# text = verb.
1	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To transport means to move people or goods from one place to another.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transport:m2e:1
# text = To transport means to move people or goods from one place to another.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	transport	transport	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	6	conj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transport** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **move** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | people or goods |  | one place to another |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent people=Theme from place=Trajectory |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
verb.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transport:m3:1
# text = verb.
1	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To be transported can mean to feel taken to another place or time by a story or music.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transport:m3e:1
# text = To be transported can mean to feel taken to another place or time by a story or music.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	transported	transport	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	csubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	xcomp	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transport** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **feel** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **take** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | to another place or time *result*; by a story or music | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to place=Result |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Transport is how a body or plant moves things, like blood carrying oxygen.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transport:m4:1
# text = Transport is how a body or plant moves things, like blood carrying oxygen.
1	Transport	transport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
9	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Transport |  |  |  |  | how *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **move** | present | a body or plant | things |  |  |  | like blood | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 3 | **carry** | gerund | blood *not said here* | oxygen |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oxygen=Theme |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A transport can also be a great rush of strong feeling, such as joy.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transport:m5:1
# text = A transport can also be a great rush of strong feeling, such as joy.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	transport	transport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	rush	rush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	15	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a transport | a great rush and joy |  |  |  | of strong feeling | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Buses and trains are public transport.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transport:x1:1
# text = Buses and trains are public transport.
1	Buses	bus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	trains	train	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	transport	transport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Buses and trains | public transport |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lorries transport food to the shops.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transport:x2:1
# text = Lorries transport food to the shops.
1	Lorries	lorry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	transport	transport	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transport** | present | Lorries | food |  | the shops |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent food=Theme to shop=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What kind of transport do you use to get to school?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transport:x3:1
# text = What kind of transport do you use to get to school?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	transport	transport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · do-support | you | what kind of transport |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to school *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to school=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blood transports oxygen around the body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transport:x4:1
# text = Blood transports oxygen around the body.
1	Blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	transports	transport	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	around	around	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transport** | present | Blood | oxygen |  | the body |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus oxygen=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story transported me to a magical land.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transport:x5:1
# text = The story transported me to a magical land.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	transported	transport	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	magical	magical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transport** | past | the story | me |  | a magical land |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent i=Theme to land=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ships transport goods across the ocean.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transport:x6:1
# text = Ships transport goods across the ocean.
1	Ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	transport	transport	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	obj	_	_
4	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ocean	ocean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transport** | present | Ships | goods |  | the ocean |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus goods=Experiencer |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And she flung herself into her friend's arms in a transport of delight.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transport:x7:1
# text = And she flung herself into her friend's arms in a transport of delight.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	flung	fling	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	transport	transport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	delight	delight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fling** | past | she | herself *= she* |  | her friend's arms |  | in a transport of delight | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent herself=Theme into arm=Destination |

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