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fatten

Who acts: farm animals, witch, Farmers, Bears, Cream cakes, geese · What happens: make, sell, fatten, become, try, hansel up · To what, where: animal, pigs, something, wallet, turkeys, grain · Speech: someone speaks here

«fatten» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: fatten in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To make an animal or person fatter, especially farm animals before they are sold for meat, as in «fatten the pigs».

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 animal	det
4	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 person	cc
6	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 animal	conj
7	fatter	fat	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 make	xcomp
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 animals	punct
9	especially	especially	ADV	_	11 animals	advmod
10	farm	farm	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 animals	compound
11	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 make	parataxis
12	before	before	SCONJ	_	15 sold	mark
13	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 sold	nsubj:pass
14	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 sold	aux:pass
15	sold	sell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 animals	acl:relcl
16	for	for	ADP	_	17 meat	case
17	meat	meat	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 sold	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 fatten	punct
19	as	as	SCONJ	_	22 fatten	mark
20	in	in	SCONJ	_	22 fatten	mark
21	«	«	PUNCT	_	22 fatten	punct
22	fatten	fatten	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 sold	ccomp
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 pigs	det
24	pigs	pig	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 fatten	obj
25	»	»	PUNCT	_	22 fatten	punct
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		a animal or person				fat property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset animal=Product
2	sell	present · passive	farm animals not said here	animal				for meat	tree rules
3	fatten in a quote	infinitive	farm animals not said here	the pigs					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent pig=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.

Meaning 2

To become fatter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 become	mark
2	become	become	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	fatter	fat	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 become	xcomp
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fatter	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	to-infinitive						fat property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Meaning 3

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

To make something bigger, as in «fatten your wallet».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 make	obj
4	bigger	big	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 something	amod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 fatten	punct
6	as	as	SCONJ	_	9 fatten	mark
7	in	in	ADP	_	6 as	fixed
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 fatten	punct
9	fatten	fatten	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 make	advcl:relcl
10	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 wallet	nmod:poss
11	wallet	wallet	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 fatten	obj
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 fatten	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		something					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product
2	fatten in a quote	infinitive		your wallet					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent wallet=Patient

Example 1

The witch tried to fatten Hansel up.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 witch	det
2	witch	witch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tried	nsubj
3	tried	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 fatten	mark
5	fatten	fatten	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 tried	xcomp
6	Hansel	hansel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 fatten	xcomp
7	up	up	ADP	_	6 Hansel	compound:prt
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	past	the witch						vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	fatten not said to happen	to-infinitive	the witch not said here						tree rules
3	hansel up	infinitive	the witch not said here						tree rules

Example 2

Farmers fatten turkeys before Christmas.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Farmers	farmer	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 fatten	nsubj
2	fatten	fatten	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	turkeys	turkey	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 fatten	obj
4	before	before	ADP	_	5 Christmas	case
5	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 fatten	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fatten	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fatten	present	Farmers	turkeys			before Christmas		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent turkey=Patient

Example 3

Bears fatten up in autumn before they sleep for the winter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bears	bear	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 fatten	nsubj
2	fatten	fatten	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 fatten	compound:prt
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 autumn	case
5	autumn	autumn	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fatten	obl
6	before	before	SCONJ	_	8 sleep	mark
7	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 sleep	nsubj
8	sleep	sleep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 fatten	advcl
9	for	for	ADP	_	11 winter	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 winter	det
11	winter	winter	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sleep	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fatten	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fatten up	present	Bears				autumn		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	sleep	present	Bears = bear				winter		vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Cream cakes are fattening.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cream	cream	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cakes	compound
2	cakes	cake	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 fattening	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 fattening	aux
4	fattening	fatten	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 fattening	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fatten	present · progressive	Cream cakes						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 5

The geese were fattening on grain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 geese	det
2	geese	goose	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 fattening	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 fattening	aux
4	fattening	fatten	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	6 grain	case
6	grain	grain	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fattening	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 fattening	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fatten	past · progressive	the geese			grain			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 6

Saving pocket money will fatten your piggy bank.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Saving	save	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 fatten	csubj
2	pocket	pocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 money	compound
3	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Saving	obj
4	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 fatten	aux
5	fatten	fatten	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 bank	nmod:poss
7	piggy	piggy	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 bank	compound
8	bank	bank	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 fatten	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 fatten	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	save	gerund		pocket money					vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme
2	fatten	future	Saving	your piggy bank					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent bank=Patient

Example 7

Better fatten me up; you will enjoy me much more.’

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Better	well	ADV	Degree=Cmp	2 fatten	advmod
2	fatten	fatten	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 fatten	obj
4	up	up	ADP	_	2 fatten	compound:prt
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 enjoy	punct
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 enjoy	nsubj
7	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 enjoy	aux
8	enjoy	enjoy	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 fatten	conj
9	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 enjoy	obj
10	much	much	ADV	_	11 more	advmod
11	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	8 enjoy	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fatten	punct
13	’	'	PUNCT	_	2 fatten	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fatten up	imperative	you not said here	me				well property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent i=Patient
2	enjoy	future	you	me					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus

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