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title: underwater — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «underwater» in the school dictionary: Underwater means below the surface of water, or done or used under water. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# underwater

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**Who acts:** Underwater, Fish, She, We, Submarines, underwater camera · **What happens:** mean, do, use, breathe, swim, wear · **To what, where:** surface, water, underwater, gills, goggles, photos

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«underwater» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [underwater in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/underwater.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Underwater means below the surface of water, or done or used under water.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:underwater:m1:1
# text = Underwater means below the surface of water, or done or used under water.
1	Underwater	underwater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	below	below	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
13	under	under	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Underwater |  |  | the surface of water |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  |  |  | water |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fish breathe underwater using gills.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:underwater:x1:1
# text = Fish breathe underwater using gills.
1	Fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	breathe	breathe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	underwater	underwater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	gills	gill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **breathe** | present | Fish | underwater |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent underwater=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | gerund | underwater *not said here* | gills |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gill=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She can swim underwater for ten seconds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:underwater:x2:1
# text = She can swim underwater for ten seconds.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	underwater	underwater	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	seconds	second	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | can | She |  |  |  | second | underwater *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We wore goggles to see underwater.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:underwater:x3:1
# text = We wore goggles to see underwater.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	goggles	goggle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	underwater	underwater	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | We | goggles |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent goggle=Source |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  | underwater *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Submarines travel underwater.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:underwater:x4:1
# text = Submarines travel underwater.
1	Submarines	submarine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	travel	travel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	underwater	underwater	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **travel** | present | Submarines |  |  |  |  | underwater *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An underwater camera took photos of the reef.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:underwater:x5:1
# text = An underwater camera took photos of the reef.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	underwater	underwater	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	camera	camera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	reef	reef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | a underwater camera | photos of the reef |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photo=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never hold someone underwater as a joke; it is dangerous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:underwater:x6:1
# text = Never hold someone underwater as a joke; it is dangerous.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	underwater	underwater	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hold** | imperative | you *not said here* | someone |  |  |  | as a joke; underwater *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | joke |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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