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title: weaving — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «weaving» in the school dictionary: Weaving is making cloth by crossing threads over and under each other on a loom. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# weaving

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**Who acts:** Weaving, runner, We, paper, factories, Māori weaving · **What happens:** make, cross over, be, mean, move, go · **To what, where:** cloth, each, threads, piece, way, things

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Weaving is making cloth by crossing threads over and under each other on a loom.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weaving:m1:1
# text = Weaving is making cloth by crossing threads over and under each other on a loom.
1	Weaving	weaving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	crossing	cross	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	threads	thread	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	over	over	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	under	under	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	3	obl	_	_
12	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	fixed	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	loom	loom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · progressive | Weaving | cloth |  | each |  | on a loom | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset cloth=Product |
| 2 | **cross over** | gerund | Weaving *not said here* | threads |  |  |  | over *property* | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thread=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 -->
A weaving is a piece of cloth or art made this way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weaving:m2:1
# text = A weaving is a piece of cloth or art made this way.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weaving	weaving	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	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	_
11	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
12	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a weaving | a piece or art |  |  |  | of cloth | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | this way |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Weaving means moving in and out between things, like a car or runner going around others.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weaving:m3:1
# text = Weaving means moving in and out between things, like a car or runner going around others.
1	Weaving	weaving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	out	out	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	runner	runner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	_
16	around	around	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Weaving |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **move** *not said to happen* | gerund | Weaving *not said here* |  |  | things |  | like a car or runner | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme between thing=Trajectory |
| 3 | **go** | gerund | runner *not said here* |  |  | others |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme around other=Initial\_Location |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Weaving can also mean making a magic spell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weaving:m4:1
# text = Weaving can also mean making a magic spell.
1	Weaving	weave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	spell	spell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weave** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **make** *not said to happen* | gerund |  | a magic spell |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset spell=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We did paper weaving in art class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weaving:x1:1
# text = We did paper weaving in art class.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	weaving	weave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | We | paper |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paper=Eventuality |
| 2 | **weave** | gerund | paper *not said here* |  |  | art class |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in class=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Weaving was done by hand before the factories came.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weaving:x2:1
# text = Weaving was done by hand before the factories came.
1	Weaving	weave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	csubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	factories	factory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weave** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | past · passive | Weaving |  |  |  |  | by hand | vn act-114-1 «NP V» |
| 3 | **come** | past | the factories |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Māori weaving uses flax from New Zealand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weaving:x3:1
# text = Māori weaving uses flax from New Zealand.
1	Māori	māori	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	weaving	weaving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	flax	flax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
7	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Māori weaving | flax |  | New Zealand |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flax=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The weaver bird is weaving a nest of grass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weaving:x4:1
# text = The weaver bird is weaving a nest of grass.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	weaver	weaver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	weaving	weave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weave** | present · progressive | the weaver bird | a nest of grass |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nest=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cyclist was weaving through the traffic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weaving:x5:1
# text = The cyclist was weaving through the traffic.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cyclist	cyclist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	weaving	weave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weave** | past · progressive | the cyclist |  |  | the traffic |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through traffic=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She hung her weaving on the classroom wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weaving:x6:1
# text = She hung her weaving on the classroom wall.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hung	hang	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	weaving	weave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | past | She | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |
| 2 | **weave** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  | the classroom wall |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on wall=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The footballer went weaving past three defenders.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weaving:x7:1
# text = The footballer went weaving past three defenders.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	footballer	footballer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	weaving	weave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	past	past	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	defenders	defender	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the footballer |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **weave** | gerund | the footballer *not said here* |  |  | three defenders |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past defender=Trajectory |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But it was enchantment they were weaving.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weaving:x8:1
# text = But it was enchantment they were weaving.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	enchantment	enchantment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	weaving	weave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | it | enchantment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **weave** | past · progressive | they | enchantment *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enchantment=Product |

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