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title: triage — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «triage» in the school dictionary: Triage is deciding the order in which sick or injured people are treated, based on who needs help most urgently, as in a hospital emergency department or after a disaster. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# triage

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**Who acts:** Triage, triage nurse, I, doctors, Someone, help desk · **What happens:** decide, treat, base, need, help, mean · **To what, where:** order, sick people, problems, urgent, importance, patients · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Triage is deciding the order in which sick or injured people are treated, based on who needs help most urgently, as in a hospital emergency department or after a disaster.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triage:m1:1
# text = Triage is deciding the order in which sick or injured people are treated, based on who needs help most urgently, as in a hospital emergency department or after a disaster.
1	Triage	triage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	deciding	decide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
8	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	injured	injured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	based	base	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	nsubj	_	_
16	on	on	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
17	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
19	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
20	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	21	advmod	_	_
21	urgently	urgently	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
23	as	as	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
26	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	_
27	emergency	emergency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	_
28	department	department	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
29	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
30	after	after	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	disaster	disaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | present · progressive | Triage | the order |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent order=Topic |
| 2 | **treat** | present · passive |  | sick people |  | the order |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 3 | **base** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **need** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 5 | **help** | present |  |  |  |  |  | urgently *property* | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Triage means sorting any problems or jobs into order of importance so the most urgent are dealt with first.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triage:m2:1
# text = Triage means sorting any problems or jobs into order of importance so the most urgent are dealt with first.
1	Triage	triage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sorting	sort	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	ccomp	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	importance	importance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	15	advmod	_	_
15	urgent	urgent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	nsubj	_	_
16	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	dealt	deal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Triage |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **sort** | gerund |  | any problems or jobs |  |  |  | into order of importance *goal* | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent problem=Theme into order=Goal |
| 3 | **deal** | present · passive |  | the urgent |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **order** |  |  | importance |  |  |  |  | nom order «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To triage means to sort patients or jobs in this way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triage:m3:1
# text = To triage means to sort patients or jobs in this way.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	triage	triage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
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	sort	sort	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	patients	patient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | triage |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **sort** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | triage *not said here* | patients or jobs |  |  |  | in this way *goal* | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent patient=Theme in way=Goal |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At A and E, a triage nurse checked how ill I was.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triage:x1:1
# text = At A and E, a triage nurse checked how ill I was.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	E	E	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	triage	triage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
11	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	_
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | a triage nurse |  |  | a E |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at e=Location |
| 2 | **is** | past | I |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Triage means the most urgent patients are seen first.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triage:x2:1
# text = Triage means the most urgent patients are seen first.
1	Triage	triage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	urgent	urgent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	patients	patient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
9	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Triage |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **see** | present · passive |  | the urgent patients |  |  |  | first *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the earthquake, doctors set up triage tents.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triage:x3:1
# text = After the earthquake, doctors set up triage tents.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	set	set	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	triage	triage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	tents	tent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set up** | present | doctors | triage tents |  |  | after the earthquake |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient tent=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Someone with a broken leg may wait while a heart attack patient is treated; that's triage.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triage:x4:1
# text = Someone with a broken leg may wait while a heart attack patient is treated; that's triage.
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nsubj	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	attack	attack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	patient	patient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	18	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	triage	triage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **wait** | may | Someone |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **treat** | present · passive |  | a attack patient |  |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 4 | **is a** | present |  | that triage |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The help desk triaged all the computer problems.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triage:x5:1
# text = The help desk triaged all the computer problems.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	desk	desk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	triaged	triage	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	8	det:predet	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **triage** | past | the help desk | all computer problems |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum triaged the chores: dinner first, washing later.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triage:x6:1
# text = Mum triaged the chores: dinner first, washing later.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	triaged	triage	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	chores	chore	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	washing	wash	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
10	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **triage** | past | Mum | the chores |  |  |  | dinner *obl*; first *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wash** | gerund | Mum *not said here* |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The paramedics did triage at the scene of the crash.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triage:x7:1
# text = The paramedics did triage at the scene of the crash.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	paramedics	paramedic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	triage	triage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	scene	scene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	crash	crash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | the paramedics | triage |  | the scene of the crash |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent triage=Eventuality |

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