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title: uniform — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «uniform» in the school dictionary: A set of special clothes that everyone in a school, team or job wears, so they look the same or can be recognised, like a school uniform or a police uniform. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# uniform

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**Who acts:** set, clothes, uniform, I, Police officers, you · **What happens:** wear, look, recognise, mean, put, be · **To what, where:** same, school uniform, uniforms, same mass, new football uniforms, fence

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«uniform» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [uniform in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/uniform.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A set of special clothes that everyone in a school, team or job wears, so they look the same or can be recognised, like a school uniform or a police uniform.

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uniform:m1:1
# text = A set of special clothes that everyone in a school, team or job wears, so they look the same or can be recognised, like a school uniform or a police uniform.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	nmod	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	det	_	_
7	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
15	wears	wear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	ccomp	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	obj	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
24	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	aux:pass	_	_
25	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
27	like	like	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
29	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	compound	_	_
30	uniform	uniform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
31	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
32	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
33	police	police	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	compound	_	_
34	uniform	uniform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | a set of special clothes |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | present | clothes | the same |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme same=Attribute |
| 3 | **recognise** | can · passive | clothes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like a school uniform or a police uniform | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING» |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As an adjective, uniform means the same all over, or all the same: a uniform colour, uniform size.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uniform:m2:1
# text = As an adjective, uniform means the same all over, or all the same: a uniform colour, uniform size.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	uniform	uniform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obj	_	_
9	all	all	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	over	over	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	15	det:predet	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	uniform	uniform	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	uniform	uniform	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | uniform | the same |  |  |  | as a adjective | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent same=Topic as adjective=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I put on my school uniform every morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uniform:x1:1
# text = I put on my school uniform every morning.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	uniform	uniform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present | I |  |  | my school uniform | morning |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on uniform=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The firefighter's uniform is fireproof.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uniform:x2:1
# text = The firefighter's uniform is fireproof.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	firefighter	firefighter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	uniform	uniform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	fireproof	fireproof	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the firefighter's uniform |  |  |  |  | fireproof *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Police officers wear uniforms so you can recognise them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uniform:x3:1
# text = Police officers wear uniforms so you can recognise them.
1	Police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	compound	_	_
2	officers	officer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	uniforms	uniform	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	recognise	recognise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | Police officers | uniforms |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent uniform=Theme |
| 2 | **recognise** | can | you | uniforms *= uniform* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cubes are of uniform size, so each one has the same mass.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uniform:x4:1
# text = The cubes are of uniform size, so each one has the same mass.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cubes	cube	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	uniform	uniform	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	mass	mass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the cubes |  |  |  |  | of uniform size | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | each one | the same mass |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mass=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our team got new football uniforms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uniform:x5:1
# text = Our team got new football uniforms.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	uniforms	uniform	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | Our team | new football uniforms |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer uniform=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Label every piece of your uniform with your name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uniform:x6:1
# text = Label every piece of your uniform with your name.
1	Label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	uniform	uniform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fence was painted a uniform green.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uniform:x7:1
# text = The fence was painted a uniform green.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fence	fence	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	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	uniform	uniform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	green	green	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past · passive |  | the fence |  |  |  |  | vn coloring-24 «NP V NP ADJP»: subject=Patient green=Result |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Soldiers in uniform marched past.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uniform:x8:1
# text = Soldiers in uniform marched past.
1	Soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	uniform	uniform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	marched	march	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	past	past	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **march** | past | Soldiers in uniform |  |  |  |  | past *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the sound, two large Mastiffs appeared, dressed in Carabineers’ uniforms.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:uniform:x9:1
# text = At the sound, two large Mastiffs appeared, dressed in Carabineers’ uniforms.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Mastiffs	mastiff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	dressed	dress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	Carabineers	carabineer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	’	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	uniforms	uniform	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | past | two large Mastiffs |  |  | the sound |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at sound=Location |
| 2 | **dress** | participle | two large Mastiffs *not said here* |  |  | Carabineers's uniforms |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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