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title: veg — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «veg» in the school dictionary: Veg is short for vegetable or vegetables: meat and two veg, fruit and veg. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# veg

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**Who acts:** Veg, example, you, pudding, We, Sunday lunch · **What happens:** be, do, lie, eat, buy, want · **To what, where:** nothing, sofa, veg, fruit, market, meat

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, Australia, NZ, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

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Veg is short for vegetable or vegetables: meat and two veg, fruit and veg.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veg:m1:1
# text = Veg is short for vegetable or vegetables: meat and two veg, fruit and veg.
1	Veg	veg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	vegetable	vegetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	vegetables	vegetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	veg	veg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	veg	veg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Veg |  |  |  |  | for vegetable or vegetables and meat and two veg and fruit and veg; short *property* | tree rules |

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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}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To veg (out) is to relax and do nothing much, for example lying on the sofa.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veg:m2:1
# text = To veg (out) is to relax and do nothing much, for example lying on the sofa.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	veg	veg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	advcl	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	relax	relax	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
11	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	obj	_	_
12	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sofa	sofa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | relax *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | infinitive |  | nothing |  |  |  | for example | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Eventuality |
| 3 | **lie** | gerund | example *not said here* |  |  | the sofa |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on sofa=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eat your veg or there's no pudding!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veg:x1:1
# text = Eat your veg or there's no pudding!
1	Eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	veg	veg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	6	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	pudding	pudding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | imperative | you *not said here* | your veg |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent veg=Patient |
| 2 | **be** | present | no pudding |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We bought fruit and veg at the market.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veg:x2:1
# text = We bought fruit and veg at the market.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	veg	veg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | We | fruit and veg |  | the market |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent fruit=Theme at market=Asset |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sunday lunch is meat and two veg.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veg:x3:1
# text = Sunday lunch is meat and two veg.
1	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	veg	veg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sunday lunch | meat and two veg |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After school I just want to veg out in front of the TV.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veg:x4:1
# text = After school I just want to veg out in front of the TV.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	veg	veg	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | I |  |  |  | after school |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **veg out** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  | front of the TV |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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She vegged out on the beach all day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veg:x5:1
# text = She vegged out on the beach all day.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	vegged	veg	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **veg out** | past | She |  |  | the beach | day |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Try to eat five portions of fruit and veg a day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veg:x6:1
# text = Try to eat five portions of fruit and veg a day.
1	Try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	portions	portion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	veg	veg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **eat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | five portions of fruit and veg |  |  | day |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent portion=Patient |

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