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title: trespass — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «trespass» in the school dictionary: To go onto someone's land or into a building without permission. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# trespass

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**Who acts:** wrong sin, you, line, sign, farmer, boys · **What happens:** go, trespass, mean, do, take, not trespass · **To what, where:** land, more, railway line, trespassing, boys, field · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To go onto someone's land or into a building without permission.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trespass:m1:1
# text = To go onto someone's land or into a building without permission.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	without	without	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	permission	permission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | someone's land or a building |  | without permission | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme onto land=Initial\_Location |

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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}

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Usage: Bible, church, old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wrong or sin; to trespass means to do wrong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trespass:m2:1
# text = A wrong or sin; to trespass means to do wrong.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	sin	sin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	trespass	trespass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trespass** | to-infinitive | a wrong sin *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present | a wrong sin |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a wrong sin *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To trespass on someone's time or kindness means to take more than you should.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trespass:m3:1
# text = To trespass on someone's time or kindness means to take more than you should.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	trespass	trespass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	csubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
12	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	obj	_	_
13	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trespass** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | time |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **take** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | more |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't trespass on the railway line — it's very dangerous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trespass:x1:1
# text = Don't trespass on the railway line — it's very dangerous.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	trespass	trespass	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **trespass** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  | the railway line |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | line |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sign said: No trespassing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trespass:x2:1
# text = The sign said: No trespassing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	trespassing	trespassing	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 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the sign | no trespassing |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer caught boys trespassing in his field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trespass:x3:1
# text = The farmer caught boys trespassing in his field.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	trespassing	trespass	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past | the farmer | boys |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Theme |
| 2 | **trespass** | gerund | boys *not said here* |  |  | farmer's field |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The weasels trespassed in Toad Hall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trespass:x4:1
# text = The weasels trespassed in Toad Hall.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weasels	weasel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	trespassed	trespass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	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 | **trespass** | past | the weasels |  |  | Toad Hall |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Forgive us our trespasses,» the congregation prayed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trespass:x5:1
# text = «Forgive us our trespasses,» the congregation prayed.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Forgive	forgive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
3	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	trespasses	trespass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	congregation	congregation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	prayed	pray	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forgive** *in a quote* | infinitive | the congregation *not said here* | us |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pray** | past | the congregation |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **trespass** *in a quote* |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom trespass «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I don't want to trespass on your kindness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trespass:x6:1
# text = I don't want to trespass on your kindness.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	trespass	trespass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **want** | present · do-support | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **trespass** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  | your kindness |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Trespassers will be prosecuted.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trespass:x7:1
# text = Trespassers will be prosecuted.
1	Trespassers	trespasser	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	prosecuted	prosecute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prosecute** | future · passive |  | Trespassers |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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