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title: weeds — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «weeds» in the school dictionary: Weeds are wild plants that grow where people do not want them, such as in gardens, lawns or fields, and take light, water and space from the plants people want. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# weeds

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**Who acts:** Weeds, wild plants, people, she, Water weeds, plants · **What happens:** be, grow, not want, take, want, weed · **To what, where:** wild plants, Weeds, light, plants, he/she form, garden · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«weeds» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [weeds in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/weeds.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Weeds are wild plants that grow where people do not want them, such as in gardens, lawns or fields, and take light, water and space from the plants people want.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weeds:m1:1
# text = Weeds are wild plants that grow where people do not want them, such as in gardens, lawns or fields, and take light, water and space from the plants people want.
1	Weeds	weed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
9	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	17	case	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	fixed	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	fixed	_	_
17	gardens	garden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	lawns	lawn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
25	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	conj	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	conj	_	_
30	from	from	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obl	_	_
33	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	34	nsubj	_	_
34	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	32	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Weeds | wild plants and gardens and lawns or fields |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | present | wild plants and gardens and lawns or fields |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **want** | present · do-support | people | Weeds *= weed* |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot they=Theme |
| 4 | **take** | infinitive | wild plants and gardens and lawns or fields *not said here* | light and water and space |  | the plants |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent light=Theme from plant=Initial\_Location |
| 5 | **want** | present | people | the plants *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot plant=Theme |

<!-- .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 -->
«Weeds» is the he/she form of the verb «weed»: «she weeds the garden» means she pulls out the weeds.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weeds:m2:1
# text = «Weeds» is the he/she form of the verb «weed»: «she weeds the garden» means she pulls out the weeds.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Weeds	weed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	he/she	he/she	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	weed	weed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	weeds	weed	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	csubj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
21	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
22	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	pulls	pull	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	ccomp	_	_
24	out	out	ADP	RP	_	23	compound:prt	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	weeds	weed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Weeds | the he/she form |  |  |  | of the verb | tree rules |
| 2 | **weed** *in a quote* | present | she | the garden |  |  |  |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garden=Source |
| 3 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **pull out** | present | she | the weeds |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water weeds or seaweeds are plants that grow in water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weeds:m3:1
# text = Water weeds or seaweeds are plants that grow in water.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	weeds	weed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	seaweeds	seaweed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Water weeds or seaweeds | plants |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | present | plants |  |  | water |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The garden is full of weeds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weeds:x1:1
# text = The garden is full of weeds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	weeds	weed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the garden |  |  |  |  | of weeds; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We pulled up the weeds from the vegetable patch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weeds:x2:1
# text = We pulled up the weeds from the vegetable patch.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	weeds	weed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	vegetable	vegetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	patch	patch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull up** | past | We | the weeds |  | the vegetable patch |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent weed=Theme from patch=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dandelions are weeds, but bees love them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weeds:x3:1
# text = Dandelions are weeds, but bees love them.
1	Dandelions	dandelion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	weeds	weed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Dandelions | weeds |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **love** | present | bees | Dandelions *= dandelion* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Weeds grew between the paving stones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weeds:x4:1
# text = Weeds grew between the paving stones.
1	Weeds	weed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	between	between	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	paving	paving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | Weeds |  |  | the paving stones |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme between stone=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa weeds his garden every Saturday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weeds:x5:1
# text = Grandpa weeds his garden every Saturday.
1	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	weeds	weed	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weed** | present | Grandpa | Grandpa's garden |  |  | saturday |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garden=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pond is choked with weeds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weeds:x6:1
# text = The pond is choked with weeds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	choked	choke	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	weeds	weed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choke** | present · passive |  | the pond |  |  |  | with weeds | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with weed=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Weeds take water from the plants we want.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weeds:x7:1
# text = Weeds take water from the plants we want.
1	Weeds	weed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | Weeds | water |  | the plants |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent water=Theme from plant=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **want** | present | we | the plants *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot plant=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was in a corner that he lay, among weeds and nettles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weeds:x8:1
# text = It was in a corner that he lay, among weeds and nettles.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	among	among	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	weeds	weed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	nettles	nettle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  | a corner |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lie** | past | he |  |  | weeds and nettles |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent among weed=Location |

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