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title: vision — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «vision» in the school dictionary: Vision is your ability to see; your eyesight. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# vision

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Vision, something, your, you, Eagles, optician · **What happens:** be, see, mind, imagine, mean, have · **To what, where:** ability, picture, mind, something, dream, area

<!-- .vabout -->
«vision» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [vision in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vision.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vision is your ability to see; your eyesight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vision:m1:1
# text = Vision is your ability to see; your eyesight.
1	Vision	vision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	ability	ability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	eyesight	eyesight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Vision | your ability and your eyesight |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

<!-- .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 -->
A vision is a picture in your mind of what something could be like in the future; a plan or dream.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vision:m2:1
# text = A vision is a picture in your mind of what something could be like in the future; a plan or dream.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vision	vision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nmod	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	17	nsubj	_	_
12	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	cop	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	future	future	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a vision | a picture |  | your mind of a picture |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | could | something |  |  |  |  | like the future | tree rules |
| 3 | **mind** |  | your | a picture |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A vision can be something you see in a dream or imagine, as if it were real.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vision:m3:1
# text = A vision can be something you see in a dream or imagine, as if it were real.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vision	vision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	imagine	imagine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
15	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a vision | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | present | you |  |  | a dream |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **imagine** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | vision |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vision can mean the area you can see, as in «out of my vision».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vision:m4:1
# text = Vision can mean the area you can see, as in «out of my vision».
1	Vision	vision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	out	out	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	vision	vision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Vision | the area |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | can | you | the area *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer area=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eagles have amazing vision.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vision:x1:1
# text = Eagles have amazing vision.
1	Eagles	eagle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	vision	vision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Eagles | amazing vision |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vision=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The optician tested my vision.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vision:x2:1
# text = The optician tested my vision.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	optician	optician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tested	test	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	vision	vision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **test** | past | the optician | my vision |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vision=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Glasses help people with poor vision.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vision:x3:1
# text = Glasses help people with poor vision.
1	Glasses	glass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	vision	vision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Glasses |  | people |  |  | with poor vision | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary with vision=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cats have good night vision.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vision:x4:1
# text = Cats have good night vision.
1	Cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	vision	vision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Cats | good night vision |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vision=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The head teacher has a vision for a new playground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vision:x5:1
# text = The head teacher has a vision for a new playground.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	vision	vision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the head teacher | a vision |  |  |  | for a new playground | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vision=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story the girl had a vision of the future.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vision:x6:1
# text = In the story the girl had a vision of the future.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	vision	vision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	future	future	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the girl | a vision of the future |  | the story |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vision=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Look out of the side of your vision when crossing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vision:x7:1
# text = Look out of the side of your vision when crossing.
1	Look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	vision	vision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
10	crossing	cross	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look out** | imperative | you *not said here* | the side of your vision |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cross** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the fall he had blurred vision, so he saw a doctor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vision:x8:1
# text = After the fall he had blurred vision, so he saw a doctor.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	blurred	blur	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	vision	vision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blur** | past · perfect | he | vision |  |  | after the fall |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent vision=Patient |
| 2 | **see** | past | he | a doctor |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer doctor=Stimulus |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Fox immediately had rosy visions of a very delicious breakfast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vision:x9:1
# text = The Fox immediately had rosy visions of a very delicious breakfast.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	rosy	rosy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	visions	vision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	delicious	delicious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the Fox | rosy visions of a delicious breakfast |  |  |  | immediately *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vision=Patient |

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