aggressive

Who acts: Aggressive, aggressive illness, dog, someone, Shouting, you · What happens: describe, act, be, attack, fight, hurt · To what, where: someone, others, medicine, puppies, aggressive behaviour, adult · Speech: someone speaks here

«aggressive» in the English 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: aggressive in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Aggressive describes someone who acts angrily and is ready to attack, fight or hurt others.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Aggressive	aggressive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 describes	amod
2	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 describes	obj
4	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 acts	nsubj
5	acts	act	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 someone	acl:relcl
6	angrily	angrily	ADV	_	5 acts	advmod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 ready	cc
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 ready	cop
9	ready	ready	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 acts	xcomp
10	to	to	PART	_	11 attack	mark
11	attack	attack	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 ready	xcomp
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 fight	punct
13	fight	fight	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 attack	conj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 hurt	cc
15	hurt	hurt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 attack	conj
16	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 hurt	obj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 describes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	describe	present	someone		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent someone=Theme
2	act	present		who nsubj; angrily property	vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	is	present		ready property	tree rules
4	attack	to-infinitive			vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	fight	infinitive			vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
6	hurt	infinitive	others		vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer other=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.

Everyday, meaning 2

Aggressive can also mean very determined and forceful, as in an aggressive player in a game.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Aggressive	aggressive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 mean	advmod
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	very	very	ADV	_	6 determined	advmod
6	determined	determined	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 mean	xcomp
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 forceful	cc
8	forceful	forceful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 determined	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 player	punct
10	as	as	ADP	_	14 player	case
11	in	in	ADP	_	14 player	case
12	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 player	det
13	aggressive	aggressive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 player	amod
14	player	player	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mean	parataxis
15	in	in	ADP	_	17 game	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 game	det
17	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 player	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Aggressive					a aggressive player in a game parataxis; determined property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Everyday, meaning 3

In medicine an aggressive illness spreads fast.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 medicine	case
2	medicine	medicine	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 spreads	obl
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 illness	det
4	aggressive	aggressive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 illness	amod
5	illness	illness	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 spreads	nsubj
6	spreads	spread	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	6 spreads	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 spreads	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spread	present	a aggressive illness			medicine		fast property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in medicine=Location

Example 1

The dog became aggressive when someone touched its puppies.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dog	det
2	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 became	nsubj
3	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	aggressive	aggressive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 became	xcomp
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	7 touched	advmod
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 touched	nsubj
7	touched	touch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 became	advcl
8	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 puppies	nmod:poss
9	puppies	puppy	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 touched	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 became	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	past	the dog					aggressive property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
2	touch	past	someone	dog's puppies					vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme puppy=Co-Theme

Example 2

Shouting and pushing is aggressive behaviour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shouting	shout	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 behaviour	csubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 pushing	cc
3	pushing	push	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Shouting	conj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 behaviour	cop
5	aggressive	aggressive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 behaviour	amod
6	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 behaviour	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	shout speech: express	gerund			vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	push	gerund			vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
3	is a	present	Shouting	aggressive behaviour	tree rules

Example 3

If someone is aggressive, walk away and tell an adult.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	4 aggressive	mark
2	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 aggressive	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 aggressive	cop
4	aggressive	aggressive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 walk	advcl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 aggressive	punct
6	walk	walk	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	away	away	ADV	_	6 walk	advmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 tell	cc
9	tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 walk	conj
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 adult	det
11	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 tell	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 walk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	to whom	other	roles by
1	is a condition, not said to happen	present	someone		aggressive property	tree rules
2	walk away	imperative	you not said here		away property	vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	tell speech: assert	infinitive	you not said here	a adult		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient

Example 4

Wasps can get aggressive near their nest.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wasps	wasp	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 get	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 get	aux
3	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	aggressive	aggressive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 get	xcomp
5	near	near	ADP	_	7 nest	case
6	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 nest	nmod:poss
7	nest	nest	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 aggressive	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 get	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	can	Wasps					aggressive property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Example 5

She is an aggressive tennis player who always attacks the net.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 player	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 player	cop
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 player	det
4	aggressive	aggressive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 player	amod
5	tennis	tennis	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 player	compound
6	player	player	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 attacks	nsubj
8	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	9 attacks	advmod
9	attacks	attack	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 player	acl:relcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 net	det
11	net	net	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 attacks	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 player	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	She	a aggressive tennis player					tree rules
2	attack	present	a aggressive tennis player	the net				always property	vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent net=Patient

Example 6

Stay calm; don't be aggressive back.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stay	stay	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	calm	calm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Stay	xcomp
3	;	;	PUNCT	_	1 Stay	punct
4	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Stay	conj
5	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 aggressive	advmod
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 aggressive	cop
7	aggressive	aggressive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 do	obj
8	back	back	ADV	_	4 do	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	stay	imperative	you not said here	calm property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	do	infinitive	you not said here		vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	not is	infinitive		aggressive property	tree rules

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📖 aggressive

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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