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title: urination — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «urination» in the school dictionary: Urination is the act of passing urine (wee) out of the body. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# urination

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**Who acts:** Urination, act, kidneys, Drinking, doctor, Animals · **What happens:** be, pass, remove, make, get, drink · **To what, where:** act, urine, body, waste water, lots, urination

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal, science, medicine — kept apart, not parsed.

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Urination is the act of passing urine (wee) out of the body.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urination:m1:1
# text = Urination is the act of passing urine (wee) out of the body.
1	Urination	urination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	urine	urine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	wee	wee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Urination | the act |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pass** | gerund | the act *not said here* | urine |  | the body |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent urine=Theme out body=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Urination removes waste water from the body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urination:x1:1
# text = Urination removes waste water from the body.
1	Urination	urination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	removes	remove	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | present | Urination | waste water |  | the body |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent water=Theme from body=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The kidneys make urine, and urination gets rid of it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urination:x2:1
# text = The kidneys make urine, and urination gets rid of it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kidneys	kidney	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	urine	urine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	urination	urination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	rid	rid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | the kidneys | urine |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset urine=Product |
| 2 | **get** | present | urination |  |  |  |  | rid *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Drinking lots of water leads to more frequent urination.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urination:x3:1
# text = Drinking lots of water leads to more frequent urination.
1	Drinking	drink	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
8	frequent	frequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	urination	urination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | gerund |  | lots of water |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |
| 2 | **lead** | present | Drinking |  |  |  |  | to more frequent urination | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to urination=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The doctor asked about any pain during urination.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urination:x4:1
# text = The doctor asked about any pain during urination.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	during	during	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	urination	urination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the doctor |  |  |  | during urination | about any pain | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.topic whether S»: agent=Agent about pain=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Animals use urination to mark their territory.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urination:x5:1
# text = Animals use urination to mark their territory.
1	Animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	urination	urination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	mark	mark	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	territory	territory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Animals | urination |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent urination=Patient |
| 2 | **mark** | to-infinitive | Animals *not said here* | Animals's territory |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent territory=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Babies can't control urination yet, so they wear nappies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urination:x6:1
# text = Babies can't control urination yet, so they wear nappies.
1	Babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	control	control	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	urination	urination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	nappies	nappy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **control** | can | Babies | urination |  |  | yet |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent urination=Theme |
| 2 | **wear** | present | Babies *= baby* | nappies |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent nappy=Source |

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