planted

«planted» in Mova's school dictionary: the past form of plant: it was put in the ground to grow — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb past and past participle (plant, plants, planted, planting); adjective (planted)

meaning for a pupil

1) Planted is the past form of plant: it was put in the ground to grow. tree →

2) Planted can mean put firmly in place: he stood with his feet planted. tree →

3) Planted can mean hidden on purpose: a planted clue. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths: an action already done: seeds or trees planted; how many are left to plant; planted more = add. In science: seeds planted in an experiment. In stories: a clue or idea someone planted; feet planted on the ground.

examples

• He planted 24 trees. tree →
• She planted 3 rows of carrots. tree →
• How many seeds are not planted yet? tree →
• They planted 8 more flowers. tree →
• We planted sunflower seeds in spring. tree →
• The school planted a tree for Earth Day. tree →
• She stood with her feet planted firmly on the ground. tree →
• The thief had planted a false clue. tree →
• He planted sharp-pointed sticks around the leaping flames. tree →

note

Planted more = add. Left to plant = total − planted. Trap: not all planted seeds always grow; read the problem. «Planted» is past; «has planted» means done and still true now.

In the corpora

• The Great Vine at Hampton Court Palace near London was planted in 1768 and still gives grapes.
• She told her mum, who explained the dog had simply grown old, and together they planted a flower in his memory.
• And the LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed.
• And Noah the husbandman began, and planted a vineyard.
• Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «planted» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.