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title: vape — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «vape» in the school dictionary: To breathe in and out the vapour (mist) from an electronic cigarette. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# vape

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**Who acts:** small battery device, Vapes, nicotine, Vaping, It, someone · **What happens:** breathe in, heat, contain, be, not be, sell · **To what, where:** electronic cigarette, liquid, mist, nicotine, vapes, children · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«vape» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [vape in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vape.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To breathe in and out the vapour (mist) from an electronic cigarette.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vape:m1:1
# text = To breathe in and out the vapour (mist) from an electronic cigarette.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	breathe	breathe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	vapour	vapour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	mist	mist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	electronic	electronic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	cigarette	cigarette	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **breathe in** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a electronic cigarette |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A vape: an electronic cigarette, a small battery device that heats a liquid, usually with nicotine and flavours, into a mist.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vape:m2:1
# text = A vape: an electronic cigarette, a small battery device that heats a liquid, usually with nicotine and flavours, into a mist.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vape	vape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	electronic	electronic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cigarette	cigarette	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	battery	battery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	device	device	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	heats	heat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	nicotine	nicotine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	flavours	flavour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	into	into	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	mist	mist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **heat** | present | a small battery device | a liquid |  |  |  | into a mist *result* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent liquid=Patient into mist=Result |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vapes usually contain nicotine, which is addictive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vape:x1:1
# text = Vapes usually contain nicotine, which is addictive.
1	Vapes	vape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	contain	contain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	nicotine	nicotine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	addictive	addictive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | present | Vapes | nicotine |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot nicotine=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | nicotine |  |  |  |  | addictive *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vaping is not safe for children and teenagers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vape:x2:1
# text = Vaping is not safe for children and teenagers.
1	Vaping	vaping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	teenagers	teenager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Vaping |  |  |  |  | for children and teenagers; safe *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's against the law to sell vapes to children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vape:x3:1
# text = It's against the law to sell vapes to children.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	against	against	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	sell	sell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	vapes	vape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | against the law | tree rules |
| 2 | **sell** | to-infinitive |  | vapes | children |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent vape=Theme to child=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If someone offers you a vape, you can just say «No thanks».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vape:x4:1
# text = If someone offers you a vape, you can just say «No thanks».
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nsubj	_	_
3	offers	offer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	vape	vape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	thanks	thanks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | someone | a vape | you |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent you=Goal vape=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | can | you | no thanks |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent thanks=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school has a rule against vaping.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vape:x5:1
# text = The school has a rule against vaping.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	against	against	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	vaping	vaping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the school | a rule |  |  |  | against vaping | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sweet flavours of vapes are meant to attract young people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vape:x6:1
# text = The sweet flavours of vapes are meant to attract young people.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	flavours	flavour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	vapes	vape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	meant	mean	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	attract	attract	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present · passive |  | the sweet flavours of vapes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **attract** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | young people |  |  |  |  | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient |
| 3 | **flavour** |  |  | vapes |  |  |  |  | nom flavour «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vape batteries can overheat and catch fire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vape:x7:1
# text = Vape batteries can overheat and catch fire.
1	Vape	Vape	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	batteries	battery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	overheat	overheat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
7	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overheat** | can | Vape batteries |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **catch** | infinitive | Vape batteries *not said here* | fire |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Theme |

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