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title: weld — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «weld» in the school dictionary: To weld means to join pieces of metal together by heating them until they melt and stick. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# weld

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**Who acts:** pieces, weld, worker, Welders, you, hard training · **What happens:** weld, mean, join, heat, melt, stick · **To what, where:** pieces, joint, two pieces, people, two steel beams, masks · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«weld» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [weld in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/weld.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To weld means to join pieces of metal together by heating them until they melt and stick.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weld:m1:1
# text = To weld means to join pieces of metal together by heating them until they melt and stick.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	weld	weld	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
10	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	heating	heat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	advcl	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	melt	melt	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	stick	stick	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weld** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **join** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | pieces of metal |  |  |  | together *property* | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Patient |
| 4 | **heat** | gerund |  | pieces *= piece* |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent they=Patient |
| 5 | **melt** | present | pieces *= piece* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 6 | **stick** | present | pieces *= piece* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A weld is the joint where two pieces of metal have been welded.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weld:m2:1
# text = A weld is the joint where two pieces of metal have been welded.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weld	weld	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	joint	joint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	13	advmod	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	welded	weld	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	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 weld | the joint |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **weld** | present · perfect · passive |  | two pieces of metal |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To weld people or things together means to unite them closely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weld:m3:1
# text = To weld people or things together means to unite them closely.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	weld	weld	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	csubj	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	unite	unite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	closely	closely	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weld** | to-infinitive |  | people or things |  |  |  | together *property* | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **unite** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | people |  |  |  | closely *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The worker welded the two steel beams together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weld:x1:1
# text = The worker welded the two steel beams together.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	worker	worker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	welded	weld	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	steel	steel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	beams	beam	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weld** | past | the worker | the two steel beams |  |  |  | together *property* | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beam=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Welders wear masks to protect their eyes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weld:x2:1
# text = Welders wear masks to protect their eyes.
1	Welders	welder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	masks	mask	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | Welders | masks |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent mask=Theme |
| 2 | **protect** | to-infinitive | Welders *not said here* | Welders's eyes |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The weld on the gate has cracked.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weld:x3:1
# text = The weld on the gate has cracked.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weld	weld	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	cracked	crack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crack** | present · perfect · passive |  | the weld on the gate |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never look at welding without eye protection.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weld:x4:1
# text = Never look at welding without eye protection.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	welding	weld	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	protection	protection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **look** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **weld** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | without eye protection | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team was welded together by hard training.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weld:x5:1
# text = The team was welded together by hard training.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	welded	weld	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	together	together	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	training	training	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weld together** | past · passive | hard training | the team |  |  |  | together *property* | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old door had been welded shut.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weld:x6:1
# text = The old door had been welded shut.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	welded	weld	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	shut	shut	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weld** | past · perfect · passive |  | the old door |  |  |  | shut *property* | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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