pollute

Who acts: Cars, you, Plastic bags, Polluted water, we, Smoke · What happens: pollute, be, add, not pollute, fine, make · To what, where: waste, air, river, ocean, factory, lake

«pollute» in the English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 11 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: pollute in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

To pollute is to make air, water or land dirty and harmful by adding waste, smoke or chemicals.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 pollute	mark
2	pollute	pollute	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 make	csubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 make	cop
4	to	to	PART	_	5 make	mark
5	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 make	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 water	punct
8	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 air	conj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 land	cc
10	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 air	conj
11	dirty	dirty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 make	xcomp
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 harmful	cc
13	harmful	harmful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 dirty	conj
14	by	by	SCONJ	_	15 adding	mark
15	adding	add	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	13 harmful	advcl
16	waste	waste	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 adding	obj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 smoke	punct
18	smoke	smoke	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 waste	conj
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	20 chemicals	cc
20	chemicals	chemical	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 waste	conj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	pollute	to-infinitive			tree rules
2	is	present		air and water or land obj; dirty, make property	tree rules
3	add speech: assert	gerund	waste and smoke or chemicals		vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent waste=Patient

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.

Example 1

Cars pollute the air with fumes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cars	car	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 pollute	nsubj
2	pollute	pollute	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 air	det
4	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pollute	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 fumes	case
6	fumes	fume	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 pollute	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 pollute	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pollute	present	Cars	the air				with fumes	tree rules

Example 2

Do not pollute the river with rubbish.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 pollute	aux
2	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 pollute	advmod
3	pollute	pollute	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 river	det
5	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pollute	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 rubbish	case
7	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pollute	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pollute	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not pollute	imperative · do-support	you not said here	the river				with rubbish	tree rules

Example 3

Plastic bags pollute the ocean.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Plastic	plastic	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bags	compound
2	bags	bag	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pollute	nsubj
3	pollute	pollute	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 ocean	det
5	ocean	ocean	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pollute	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pollute	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pollute	present	Plastic bags	the ocean					tree rules

Example 4

The factory was fined for polluting the lake.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 factory	det
2	factory	factory	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fined	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 fined	aux:pass
4	fined	fine	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	for	for	SCONJ	_	6 polluting	mark
6	polluting	pollute	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 fined	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 lake	det
8	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 polluting	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 fined	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fine	past · passive		the factory					vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
2	pollute	gerund		the lake					tree rules

Example 5

Polluted water can make animals ill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Polluted	pollute	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 water	amod
2	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 make	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 make	aux
4	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 make	obj
6	ill	ill	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 make	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pollute	participle							tree rules
2	make	can	Polluted water	animals				ill property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset animal=Product

Example 6

How can we pollute less?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	4 pollute	advmod
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 pollute	aux
3	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 pollute	nsubj
4	pollute	pollute	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	less	less	ADV	Degree=Cmp	4 pollute	advmod
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 pollute	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pollute	can	we					less property	tree rules

Example 7

Smoke from fires pollutes the air.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Smoke	smoke	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pollutes	nsubj
2	from	from	ADP	_	3 fires	case
3	fires	fire	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Smoke	nmod
4	pollutes	pollute	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 air	det
6	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pollutes	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 pollutes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pollute	present	Smoke from fires	the air					tree rules

Example 8

Ginsburg asserts that the system of vowel polluting was invented by a Rabbi Mocha in Palestine about a.d. 570, who designed it to assist his pupils. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

Sentence 1: Ginsburg asserts that the system of vowel polluting was invented by a Rabbi Mocha in Palestine about a.d.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ginsburg	Ginsburg	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 asserts	nsubj
2	asserts	assert	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	10 invented	mark
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 system	det
5	system	system	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 invented	nsubj:pass
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 polluting	case
7	vowel	vowel	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 polluting	compound
8	polluting	polluting	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 system	nmod
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 invented	aux:pass
10	invented	invent	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 asserts	ccomp
11	by	by	ADP	_	14 Mocha	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 Mocha	det
13	Rabbi	Rabbi	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 Mocha	compound
14	Mocha	Mocha	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 invented	obl
15	in	in	ADP	_	16 Palestine	case
16	Palestine	Palestine	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 Mocha	nmod
17	about	about	ADP	_	18 a.d	case
18	a.d	a.d	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 invented	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 asserts	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	assert	present	Ginsburg						vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	invent	past · passive	a Rabbi Mocha in Palestine	the system of vowel polluting				about a.d	vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Result

Sentence 2: 570, who designed it to assist his pupils.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	570	570	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 designed	punct
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 designed	nsubj
4	designed	design	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 570	conj
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 designed	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 assist	mark
7	assist	assist	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 designed	advcl
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 pupils	nmod:poss
9	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 assist	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 570	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	design	past		system				who nsubj	vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Result
2	assist	to-infinitive			Ginsburg's pupils				vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pupil=Beneficiary

Sentence 3: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Westcott	punct
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1893	1893	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Westcott	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 9

Will not that land be greatly polluted? (Prophets JER.3.1, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Will not that land be greatly polluted?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 polluted	aux
2	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 polluted	advmod
3	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 land	det
4	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 polluted	nsubj:pass
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 polluted	aux:pass
6	greatly	greatly	ADV	_	7 polluted	advmod
7	polluted	pollute	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 polluted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not pollute	future · passive		that land				greatly property	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Prophets JER.3.1, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	JER.3.1	JER.3.1	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JER.3.1	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JER.3.1	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 10

Ye offer polluted bread upon Mine altar. (Prophets MAL.1.7, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Ye offer polluted bread upon Mine altar.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ye	ye	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	2 offer	nsubj
2	offer	offer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	polluted	pollute	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 bread	amod
4	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 offer	obj
5	upon	upon	ADP	_	7 altar	case
6	Mine	my	PRON	Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 altar	nsubj
7	altar	altar	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 offer	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 offer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	offer	present	Ye	polluted bread				upon altar Mine	vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent bread=Theme
2	pollute	participle							tree rules

Sentence 2: (Prophets MAL.1.7, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	MAL.1.7	MAL.1.7	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 MAL.1.7	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 MAL.1.7	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 11

Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! (Prophets ZEP.3.1, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Woe	woe	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	to	to	ADP	_	6 filthy	case
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 filthy	nmod:poss
4	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 filthy	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 filthy	cop
6	filthy	filthy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Woe	nmod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 polluted	cc
8	polluted	pollute	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 filthy	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 city	punct
10	to	to	ADP	_	13 city	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 city	det
12	oppressing	oppress	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	13 city	amod
13	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 polluted	obl
14	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Woe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	present	that	her = she nmod:poss; filthy property	tree rules
2	pollute	participle	that not said here	to the oppressing city	tree rules
3	oppress	gerund			tree rules

Sentence 2: (Prophets ZEP.3.1, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	ZEP.3.1	ZEP.3.1	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ZEP.3.1	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ZEP.3.1	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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📖 pollute

Everyday, meaning 1

Example 1

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