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title: watermark — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «watermark» in the school dictionary: A faint picture or pattern pressed into paper, which you can see when you hold it up to the light; banknotes have them to show they are real. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# watermark

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**Who acts:** faint picture, you, banknotes, picture, mark, photo · **What happens:** press, see, hold up, have, show, be · **To what, where:** faint picture, paper, picture, faint logo, digital picture, document · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A faint picture or pattern pressed into paper, which you can see when you hold it up to the light; banknotes have them to show they are real.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watermark:m1:1
# text = A faint picture or pattern pressed into paper, which you can see when you hold it up to the light; banknotes have them to show they are real.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	pressed	press	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obj	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
14	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
15	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	hold	hold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	up	up	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
23	banknotes	banknote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nsubj	_	_
24	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
25	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	obj	_	_
26	to	to	PART	TO	_	27	mark	_	_
27	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	xcomp	_	_
28	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
29	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	cop	_	_
30	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | participle |  | a faint picture or pattern *not said here* |  | paper |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent into paper=Trajectory |
| 2 | **see** | can | a faint picture or pattern |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer which=Stimulus |
| 3 | **hold up** | present | you | paper |  |  |  | to the light | vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |
| 4 | **have** | present | banknotes | picture |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **show** | to-infinitive | picture *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **is** | present | banknotes *= banknote* |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .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 faint logo or word put over a digital picture or document to show who owns it.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watermark:m2:1
# text = A faint logo or word put over a digital picture or document to show who owns it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	logo	logo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	digital	digital	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	document	document	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	acl	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	owns	own	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	ccomp	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | participle |  | a faint logo or word *not said here* |  | a digital picture or document |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent over picture=Destination |
| 2 | **show** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **own** | present |  | document |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mark showing how high water has reached, as in "high-water mark".

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watermark:m3:1
# text = A mark showing how high water has reached, as in "high-water mark".
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
5	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	reached	reach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | gerund | a mark *not said here* | high water |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent water=Recipient |
| 2 | **reach** | present · perfect · passive |  | a mark |  |  |  | as water mark | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To put a watermark on paper or a picture.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watermark:m4:1
# text = To put a watermark on paper or a picture.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	watermark	watermark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | to-infinitive |  | a watermark |  | paper or a picture |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent watermark=Theme on paper=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hold the banknote up to the light and you will see the watermark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watermark:x1:1
# text = Hold the banknote up to the light and you will see the watermark.
1	Hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	banknote	banknote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	watermark	watermark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold up** | imperative | you *not said here* | the banknote |  |  |  | to the light | vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot banknote=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | future | you | the watermark |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer watermark=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The photo had the photographer's name as a watermark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watermark:x2:1
# text = The photo had the photographer's name as a watermark.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	photographer	photographer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	watermark	watermark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the photo | the photographer's name |  |  |  | as a watermark | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Patient |
| 2 | **name** |  | the photographer |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school watermarked the test papers with its logo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watermark:x3:1
# text = The school watermarked the test papers with its logo.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	watermarked	watermark	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	papers	paper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	logo	logo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watermark** | past | the school | the test papers |  |  |  | with school's logo | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A real banknote has a watermark; a fake one may not.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watermark:x4:1
# text = A real banknote has a watermark; a fake one may not.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	banknote	banknote	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	watermark	watermark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The flood left a dirty watermark on the wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watermark:x5:1
# text = The flood left a dirty watermark on the wall.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	watermark	watermark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | the flood | a dirty watermark |  | the wall |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent watermark=Theme on wall=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't copy pictures with watermarks; they belong to someone else.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:watermark:x6:1
# text = Don't copy pictures with watermarks; they belong to someone else.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	copy	copy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	watermarks	watermark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	belong	belong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obl	_	_
12	else	else	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **copy** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | pictures |  |  |  | with watermarks | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Theme |
| 2 | **belong** | present | pictures *= picture* |  |  |  |  | to someone | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

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