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title: watering — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «watering» in the school dictionary: Giving water to plants or animals. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# watering

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** act, watering, spout, watering hole, animals, garden · **What happens:** give, cause, fill, water, be, drink · **To what, where:** water, plants, eyes, mouth, container, pool

<!-- .vabout -->
«watering» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [watering in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/watering.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Giving water to plants or animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watering:m1:1
# text = Giving water to plants or animals.
1	Giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | gerund |  | water | plants or animals |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent water=Theme to plant=Recipient |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The act of giving water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watering:m2:1
# text = The act of giving water.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	giving	give	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | gerund | the act *not said here* | water |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The garden needs watering.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watering:m2e:1
# text = The garden needs watering.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	watering	water	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | the garden |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **water** *not said to happen* | gerund | the garden *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Causing eyes or mouth to fill with water: watering eyes, mouth-watering food.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watering:m3:1
# text = Causing eyes or mouth to fill with water: watering eyes, mouth-watering food.
1	Causing	cause	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	fill	fill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	watering	water	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
11	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	watering	water	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
16	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | gerund |  | eyes or mouth |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition eye=Patient |
| 2 | **fill** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with water | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with water=Instrument |
| 3 | **water** | gerund |  | eyes |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent eye=Destination |
| 4 | **water** | gerund |  | mouth |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent food=Destination |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«A watering can» is a container with a spout for watering plants; «a watering hole» is a pool where animals drink, or (informal) a pub.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watering:m4:1
# text = «A watering can» is a container with a spout for watering plants; «a watering hole» is a pool where animals drink, or (informal) a pub.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	watering	watering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	container	container	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	spout	spout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	watering	water	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
14	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	watering	watering	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
24	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	26	advmod	_	_
25	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	nsubj	_	_
26	drink	drink	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
28	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	30	punct	_	_
32	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	pub	pub	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a watering | a container |  |  |  | with a spout | tree rules |
| 2 | **water** | gerund | a spout *not said here* | plants |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent plant=Destination |
| 3 | **is a** | present | a watering hole | a pool |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **drink** | present | animals | a pub |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I am watering the tomatoes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watering:x1:1
# text = I am watering the tomatoes.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	watering	water	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tomatoes	tomato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **water** | present · progressive | I | the tomatoes |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent tomato=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The garden needs watering every evening in summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watering:x2:1
# text = The garden needs watering every evening in summer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	watering	water	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | the garden |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **water** *not said to happen* | gerund | the garden *not said here* |  |  |  | evening; summer |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fill the watering can at the outside tap.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watering:x3:1
# text = Fill the watering can at the outside tap.
1	Fill	fill	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	watering	watering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	outside	outside	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tap	tap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | imperative | you *not said here* | the watering |  | the outside tap |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent watering=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chopping onions left me with watering eyes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watering:x4:1
# text = Chopping onions left me with watering eyes.
1	Chopping	chopping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	onions	onion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	watering	water	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | Chopping onions |  | me |  |  | with watering eyes | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent i=Recipient with eye=Theme |
| 2 | **water** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The smell of baking was mouth-watering.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watering:x5:1
# text = The smell of baking was mouth-watering.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	baking	baking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	watering	watering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the smell of baking | mouth watering |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **smell** |  | baking |  |  |  |  |  | nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Zebras gather at the watering hole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watering:x6:1
# text = Zebras gather at the watering hole.
1	Zebras	zebra	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gather	gather	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	watering	watering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	hole	hole	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 | **gather** | present | Zebras |  |  | the watering hole |  |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The gardener was near the gate, watering the dill and parsley, the carrots and parsnips.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watering:x7:1
# text = The gardener was near the gate, watering the dill and parsley, the carrots and parsnips.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gardener	gardener	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	near	near	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	watering	water	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dill	dill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	parsley	parsley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	carrots	carrot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	appos	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	parsnips	parsnip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the gardener |  |  | the gate |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **water** | gerund | the gate *not said here* | the dill and parsley |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent dill=Destination |

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