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title: weatherman — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «weatherman» in the school dictionary: A weatherman is a man who tells people what the weather will be, especially on TV or radio. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# weatherman

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**Who acts:** weatherman, man, people, scientist, I, weatherwoman · **What happens:** be, tell, study, say, point, want · **To what, where:** man, people, TV, weather, TV weatherman, big cloud · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A weatherman is a man who tells people what the weather will be, especially on TV or radio.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weatherman:m1:1
# text = A weatherman is a man who tells people what the weather will be, especially on TV or radio.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weatherman	weatherman	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	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	nsubj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
12	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	acl:relcl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a weatherman | a man |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | a man |  | people |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent people=Recipient |
| 3 | **is** | future | people |  |  | TV or radio |  | especially *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 -->
Any weather forecaster, or a meteorologist (a scientist who studies weather).

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weatherman:m2:1
# text = Any weather forecaster, or a meteorologist (a scientist who studies weather).
1	Any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	forecaster	forecaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	meteorologist	meteorologist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	studies	study	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | present | a scientist | weather |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weather=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The weatherman said it will rain tomorrow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weatherman:x1:1
# text = The weatherman said it will rain tomorrow.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weatherman	weatherman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the weatherman |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The TV weatherman pointed to a big cloud on the map.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weatherman:x2:1
# text = The TV weatherman pointed to a big cloud on the map.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	weatherman	weatherman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	pointed	point	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **point** | participle |  | the TV weatherman *not said here* | a big cloud on the map |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to cloud=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The weatherman was wrong; it was sunny all day!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weatherman:x3:1
# text = The weatherman was wrong; it was sunny all day!
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weatherman	weatherman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	sunny	sunny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the weatherman |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | weatherman |  |  |  | day | sunny *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I want to be a weatherman and study storms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weatherman:x4:1
# text = I want to be a weatherman and study storms.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	weatherman	weatherman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	storms	storm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive |  | a weatherman and study storms |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The weatherwoman warned about strong winds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weatherman:x5:1
# text = The weatherwoman warned about strong winds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weatherwoman	weatherwoman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	warned	warn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	winds	wind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | past | the weatherwoman | strong winds |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent wind=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Weathermen use satellites and computers to predict the weather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weatherman:x6:1
# text = Weathermen use satellites and computers to predict the weather.
1	Weathermen	weatherman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	satellites	satellite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	computers	computer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	predict	predict	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Weathermen | satellites and computers |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent satellite=Patient |
| 2 | **predict** | to-infinitive | Weathermen *not said here* | the weather |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot weather=Topic |

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