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title: veterinary — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «veterinary» in the school dictionary: To do with the medical care and treatment of animals: a veterinary clinic. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# veterinary

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** veterinary, animal doctor, We, clinic, aunt, She · **What happens:** do, treat, use, name, be, call · **To what, where:** veterinary clinic, animals, veterinary nurse, names, jobs, animal doctor · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«veterinary» 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: [veterinary in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/veterinary.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with the medical care and treatment of animals: a veterinary clinic.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veterinary:m1:1
# text = To do with the medical care and treatment of animals: a veterinary clinic.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	veterinary	veterinary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	clinic	clinic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | a veterinary clinic |  |  |  | with the medical care and treatment of animals | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **treat** |  |  | animals |  |  |  |  | nom treatment «act transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .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 -->
Used in the names of jobs and places for animal care: a veterinary nurse, veterinary surgeon, veterinary school.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veterinary:m2:1
# text = Used in the names of jobs and places for animal care: a veterinary nurse, veterinary surgeon, veterinary school.
1	Used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	veterinary	veterinary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	veterinary	veterinary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	surgeon	surgeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	veterinary	veterinary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | a veterinary nurse and veterinary school |  | the names of jobs and places for animal care |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **name** |  |  | jobs and places for animal care |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A veterinary is an animal doctor, also called a vet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veterinary:m3:1
# text = A veterinary is an animal doctor, also called a vet.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	veterinary	veterinary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a veterinary | a animal doctor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | participle | a animal doctor *not said here* | a vet |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We took the puppy to the veterinary clinic for its injections.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veterinary:x1:1
# text = We took the puppy to the veterinary clinic for its injections.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	veterinary	veterinary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	clinic	clinic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	injections	injection	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | We | the puppy |  | the veterinary clinic for clinic's injections |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent puppy=Theme to clinic=Destination |
| 2 | **inject** |  | clinic |  |  |  |  |  | nom injection «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt is a veterinary nurse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veterinary:x2:1
# text = My aunt is a veterinary nurse.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	veterinary	veterinary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My aunt | a veterinary nurse |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the UK a vet is officially called a veterinary surgeon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veterinary:x3:1
# text = In the UK a vet is officially called a veterinary surgeon.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	officially	officially	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	veterinary	veterinary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	surgeon	surgeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | a vet |  | the UK |  | officially *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wants to study veterinary medicine when she grows up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veterinary:x4:1
# text = She wants to study veterinary medicine when she grows up.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	study	study	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	veterinary	veterinary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **study** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | veterinary medicine |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=Topic |
| 3 | **grow up** | present | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farm animals get regular veterinary care.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veterinary:x5:1
# text = The farm animals get regular veterinary care.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	veterinary	veterinary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	care	care	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 | **get** | present | the farm animals | regular veterinary care |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer care=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The veterinary bill for the cat came to 85 pounds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veterinary:x6:1
# text = The veterinary bill for the cat came to 85 pounds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	veterinary	veterinary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bill	bill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	85	85	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the veterinary bill for the cat |  |  | 85 pounds |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to pound=Initial\_Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Veterinary students learn about horses, dogs, cows and birds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veterinary:x7:1
# text = Veterinary students learn about horses, dogs, cows and birds.
1	Veterinary	Veterinary	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	2	compound	_	_
2	students	student	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	learn	learn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | present | Veterinary students |  |  |  |  | about horses and dogs and cows and birds | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about horse=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The next morning the veterinary--that is, the animal doctor--declared that he would be lame for the rest of his life.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veterinary:x8:1
# text = The next morning the veterinary--that is, the animal doctor--declared that he would be lame for the rest of his life.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	veterinary	veterinary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	declared	declare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
17	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	cop	_	_
19	lame	lame	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	ccomp	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that | the animal doctor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | the veterinary |  |  |  | morning |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | would | veterinary |  |  |  |  | for the rest of veterinary's life; lame *property* | tree rules |

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