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title: vanishing — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «vanishing» in the school dictionary: Disappearing suddenly or completely, so you cannot see it any more. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# vanishing

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**Who acts:** you, vanishing point, parallel lines, Cheshire Cat, magician, sun · **What happens:** disappear, not see, become, vanish, be, seem · **To what, where:** it, forests, parallel lines, perspective drawing, art, vanishing trick

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«vanishing» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [vanishing in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vanishing.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Disappearing suddenly or completely, so you cannot see it any more.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vanishing:m1:1
# text = Disappearing suddenly or completely, so you cannot see it any more.
1	Disappearing	disappear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	any	any	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disappear** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | suddenly *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **see** | can | you | it |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Becoming fewer or smaller until almost gone: vanishing forests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vanishing:m2:1
# text = Becoming fewer or smaller until almost gone: vanishing forests.
1	Becoming	become	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	fewer	few	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	1	xcomp	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	conj	_	_
5	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	gone	gone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	vanishing	vanish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
10	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | few *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **vanish** | gerund |  | forests |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In art and maths: the vanishing point is where parallel lines in a perspective drawing seem to meet.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vanishing:m3:1
# text = In art and maths: the vanishing point is where parallel lines in a perspective drawing seem to meet.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	vanishing	vanish	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
11	parallel	parallel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	perspective	perspective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
17	seem	seem	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vanish** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the vanishing point | parallel lines |  | a perspective drawing |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **seem** | present | parallel lines |  |  | art and maths |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 4 | **meet** | to-infinitive | parallel lines *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Cheshire Cat began vanishing, starting with its tail.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vanishing:x1:1
# text = The Cheshire Cat began vanishing, starting with its tail.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Cheshire	Cheshire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Cat	Cat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	vanishing	vanish	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	starting	start	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	conj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | the Cheshire Cat |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **vanish** | gerund | the Cheshire Cat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **start** | gerund | the Cheshire Cat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with Cat's tail | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with tail=Subeventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The magician did a vanishing trick with a coin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vanishing:x2:1
# text = The magician did a vanishing trick with a coin.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	magician	magician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	vanishing	vanish	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	coin	coin	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 | **do** | past | the magician | a vanishing trick |  |  |  | with a coin | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Eventuality |
| 2 | **vanish** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sun was vanishing behind the hills.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vanishing:x3:1
# text = The sun was vanishing behind the hills.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	vanishing	vanish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vanish** | past · progressive | the sun |  |  | the hills |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rainforests are vanishing because of logging.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vanishing:x4:1
# text = Rainforests are vanishing because of logging.
1	Rainforests	rainforest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	vanishing	vanish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	logging	log	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vanish** | present · progressive | Rainforests |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **log** | gerund | Rainforests *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Draw the road narrowing to a vanishing point.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vanishing:x5:1
# text = Draw the road narrowing to a vanishing point.
1	Draw	draw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	narrowing	narrow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	vanishing	vanish	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | imperative | you *not said here* | the road |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Theme |
| 2 | **narrow** | gerund | the road *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to a vanishing point | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **vanish** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every time I buy biscuits they keep vanishing!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vanishing:x6:1
# text = Every time I buy biscuits they keep vanishing!
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	buy	buy	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	biscuits	biscuit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	vanishing	vanish	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | present | I | biscuits |  |  | time |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | present | biscuits *= biscuit* | biscuits *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **vanish** | gerund | biscuits *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ship was vanishing over the horizon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vanishing:x7:1
# text = The ship was vanishing over the horizon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	vanishing	vanish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	horizon	horizon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vanish** | past · progressive | the ship |  |  | the horizon |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Neither man nor horse woke till the coach was seen vanishing away in the distance.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vanishing:x8:1
# text = Neither man nor horse woke till the coach was seen vanishing away in the distance.
1	Neither	neither	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	4	cc	_	_
4	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	woke	wake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	ccomp	_	_
11	vanishing	vanish	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	xcomp	_	_
12	away	away	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake** | past | neither man nor horse |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | past · passive |  | the coach |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **vanish away** | gerund | the coach *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in the distance; away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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