📖 behaveWho acts: ice, you, class, new puppy, chocolate, cat · What happens: act, do, behave, heat, learn, be · To what, where: things, certain way, good way, yourself, house, trip
«behave» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: behave in the English dictionary .
Everyday, meaning 1 To act or do things in a certain way: behave well, behave badly, behave strangely.
The tree, 15 words mark cc conj obj case det amod obl punct parataxis advmod punct conj advmod punct conj advmod punct root To PART act VERB or CCONJ do VERB things NOUN in ADP a DET certain ADJ way NOUN : PUNCT behave VERB well ADV , PUNCT behave VERB badly ADV , PUNCT behave VERB strangely ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 act mark 2 act act VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 do cc 4 do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 act conj 5 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 4 do obj 6 in in ADP _ 9 way case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 way det 8 certain certain ADJ Degree=Pos 9 way amod 9 way way NOUN Number=Sing 4 do obl 10 : : PUNCT _ 11 behave punct 11 behave behave VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 act parataxis 12 well well ADV Degree=Pos 11 behave advmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 behave punct 14 behave behave VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 11 behave conj 15 badly badly ADV Degree=Pos 14 behave advmod 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 behave punct 17 behave behave VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 11 behave conj 18 strangely strangely ADV _ 17 behave advmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 act punct
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1 act to-infinitive vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 do infinitive things a certain way vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality 3 behave infinitive well property vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent 4 behave infinitive badly property vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent 5 behave infinitive strangely property vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent
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 To act in a good, polite and acceptable way: please behave yourself.
The tree, 12 words mark case det amod punct conj cc conj obl punct discourse conj obj punct root To PART act VERB in ADP a DET good ADJ , PUNCT polite ADJ and CCONJ acceptable ADJ way NOUN : PUNCT please INTJ behave VERB yourself PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 act mark 2 act act VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 10 way case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 way det 5 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 10 way amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 polite punct 7 polite polite ADJ Degree=Pos 5 good conj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 acceptable cc 9 acceptable acceptable ADJ Degree=Pos 5 good conj 10 way way NOUN Number=Sing 2 act obl 11 : : PUNCT _ 13 behave punct 12 please please INTJ _ 13 behave discourse 13 behave behave VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 act conj 14 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 13 behave obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 act punct
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1 act to-infinitive a good way vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 behave infinitive yourself tree rules
Everyday, meaning 3 In science, how a material or animal acts in certain conditions: how ice behaves when heated.
The tree, 16 words case obl punct det nsubj cc compound conj case amod nmod punct advmod nsubj parataxis mark advcl punct root In ADP science NOUN , PUNCT how ADV a DET material NOUN or CCONJ animal NOUN acts NOUN in ADP certain ADJ conditions NOUN : PUNCT how ADV ice NOUN behaves VERB when SCONJ heated VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 science case 2 science science NOUN Number=Sing 4 how obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 science punct 4 how how ADV PronType=Int root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 material det 6 material material NOUN Number=Sing 4 how nsubj 7 or or CCONJ _ 9 acts cc 8 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 9 acts compound 9 acts act NOUN Number=Plur 6 material conj 10 in in ADP _ 12 conditions case 11 certain certain ADJ Degree=Pos 12 conditions amod 12 conditions condition NOUN Number=Plur 9 acts nmod 13 : : PUNCT _ 16 behaves punct 14 how how ADV PronType=Int 16 behaves advmod 15 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 16 behaves nsubj 16 behaves behave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 acts parataxis 17 when when SCONJ _ 18 heated mark 18 heated heat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 16 behaves advcl 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 how punct
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1 behave present ice vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent 2 heat participle ice not said here vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 1 Please behave yourself at Grandma's house.
discourse obj case nmod:poss case obl punct root Please INTJ behave VERB yourself PRON at ADP Grandma PROPN 's PART house NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 2 behave discourse 2 behave behave VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 2 behave obj 4 at at ADP _ 7 house case 5 Grandma Grandma PROPN Number=Sing 7 house nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 Grandma case 7 house house NOUN Number=Sing 2 behave obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 behave punct
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1 behave imperative you not said here yourself Grandma's house tree rules
Example 2 The class behaved very well on the trip.
det nsubj advmod advmod case det obl punct root The DET class NOUN behaved VERB very ADV well ADV on ADP the DET trip NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 class det 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 behaved nsubj 3 behaved behave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 very very ADV _ 5 well advmod 5 well well ADV Degree=Pos 3 behaved advmod 6 on on ADP _ 8 trip case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 trip det 8 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 3 behaved obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 behaved punct
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1 behave past the class the trip well property vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Our new puppy is learning how to behave.
nmod:poss amod nsubj aux advmod mark xcomp punct root Our PRON new ADJ puppy NOUN is AUX learning VERB how ADV to PART behave VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 puppy nmod:poss 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 puppy amod 3 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 5 learning nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 learning aux 5 learning learn VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 how how ADV PronType=Int 8 behave advmod 7 to to PART _ 8 behave mark 8 behave behave VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 learning xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 learning punct
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1 learn present · progressive Our new puppy vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 behave to-infinitive Our new puppy not said here vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent
Example 4 How does chocolate behave when you heat it?
advmod aux nsubj advmod nsubj advcl obj punct root How ADV does AUX chocolate NOUN behave VERB when ADV you PRON heat VERB it PRON ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 4 behave advmod 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 behave aux 3 chocolate chocolate NOUN Number=Sing 4 behave nsubj 4 behave behave VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 heat advmod 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 heat nsubj 7 heat heat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 behave advcl 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 heat obj 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 behave punct
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1 behave present · do-support chocolate vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent 2 heat present you chocolate vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient
Example 5 Why is the cat behaving so strangely?
cop det nsubj acl advmod advmod punct root Why ADV is AUX the DET cat NOUN behaving VERB so ADV strangely ADV ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Why why ADV PronType=Rel root root 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Why cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 cat det 4 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 1 Why nsubj 5 behaving behave VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 cat acl 6 so so ADV _ 7 strangely advmod 7 strangely strangely ADV _ 5 behaving advmod 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 Why punct
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1 is present the cat why property tree rules 2 behave gerund the cat not said here strangely property vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent
Example 6 He behaved like a real friend.
nsubj case det amod obl punct root He PRON behaved VERB like ADP a DET real ADJ friend NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 behaved nsubj 2 behaved behave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 like like ADP _ 6 friend case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 friend det 5 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 6 friend amod 6 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 2 behaved obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 behaved punct
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1 behave past He like a real friend vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent like friend=Attribute
Example 7 The children were well behaved at the museum.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case det obl punct root The DET children NOUN were AUX well ADV behaved VERB at ADP the DET museum NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 children det 2 children child NOUN Number=Plur 5 behaved nsubj:pass 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 behaved aux:pass 4 well well ADV Degree=Pos 5 behaved advmod 5 behaved behave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 at at ADP _ 8 museum case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 museum det 8 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 5 behaved obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 behaved punct
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1 behave past · passive the children the museum well property tree rules
Example 8 Scientists study how bees behave in the hive.
nsubj advmod nsubj ccomp case det obl punct root Scientists NOUN study VERB how ADV bees NOUN behave VERB in ADP the DET hive NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 2 study nsubj 2 study study VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 how how ADV PronType=Int 5 behave advmod 4 bees bee NOUN Number=Plur 5 behave nsubj 5 behave behave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 study ccomp 6 in in ADP _ 8 hive case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 hive det 8 hive hive NOUN Number=Sing 5 behave obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 study punct
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1 study present Scientists vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 behave present bees the hive vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent
Example 9 Pinocchio promised to study and to behave himself.
nsubj mark xcomp cc mark conj obj punct root Pinocchio PROPN promised VERB to PART study VERB and CCONJ to PART behave VERB himself PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pinocchio Pinocchio PROPN Number=Sing 2 promised nsubj 2 promised promise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 study mark 4 study study VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 promised xcomp 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 behave cc 6 to to PART _ 7 behave mark 7 behave behave VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 study conj 8 himself himself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 7 behave obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 promised punct
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1 promise speech: promise past Pinocchio vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 study not said to happen to-infinitive Pinocchio not said here vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 behave to-infinitive Pinocchio not said here Pinocchio tree rules
Example 10 Then He declareth unto them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly. (Writings JOB.36.9, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: Then He declareth unto them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
The tree, 16 words advmod nsubj case obl nmod:poss obj punct cc nmod:poss conj punct mark nsubj aux conj obj advmod punct root Then ADV He PRON declareth VERB unto ADP them PRON their PRON work NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ their PRON transgressions NOUN , PUNCT that SCONJ they PRON have AUX behaved VERB themselves PRON proudly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Then then ADV PronType=Dem 3 declareth advmod 2 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 declareth nsubj 3 declareth declare VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 unto unto ADP _ 5 them case 5 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 declareth obl 6 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 work nmod:poss 7 work work NOUN Number=Sing 3 declareth obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 transgressions punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 transgressions cc 10 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 transgressions nmod:poss 11 transgressions transgression NOUN Number=Plur 3 declareth conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 behaved punct 13 that that SCONJ _ 16 behaved mark 14 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 behaved nsubj 15 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 behaved aux 16 behaved behave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 3 declareth conj 17 themselves themselves PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 16 behaved obj 18 proudly proudly ADV _ 16 behaved advmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 3 declareth punct
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1 declare speech: other present He their work then unto them = they ; their transgressions conj vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Attribute 2 behave present · perfect transgressions = transgression transgressions = transgression proudly property tree rules 3 work their = they nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent 4 transgress their = they nom transgression «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.36.9, JPS 1917)
punct appos punct flat flat punct root ( PUNCT Writings NOUN JOB.36.9 PROPN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Writings punct 2 Writings writing NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 JOB.36.9 JOB.36.9 PROPN Number=Sing 2 Writings appos 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 JPS punct 5 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 3 JOB.36.9 flat 6 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 JOB.36.9 flat 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Writings punct
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Example 11 And the people shall oppress one another, every man his fellow, and every man his neighbour; the child shall behave insolently against the aged, and the base against the honourable, (Prophets ISA.3.5, JPS 1917)
The tree, 34 words cc det nsubj aux obj fixed punct det obl nmod:poss nmod punct cc det obl nmod:poss nmod punct det nsubj aux parataxis advmod case det obl punct cc det parataxis case det nmod punct punct parataxis appos punct flat flat punct root And CCONJ the DET people NOUN shall AUX oppress VERB one NUM another DET , PUNCT every DET man NOUN his PRON fellow NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ every DET man NOUN his PRON neighbour NOUN ; PUNCT the DET child NOUN shall AUX behave VERB insolently ADV against ADP the DET aged ADJ , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET base NOUN against ADP the DET honourable ADJ , PUNCT ( PUNCT Prophets NOUN ISA.3.5 PROPN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 And and CCONJ _ 5 oppress cc 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 people det 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 oppress nsubj 4 shall shall AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 oppress aux 5 oppress oppress VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 oppress obj 7 another another DET PronType=Ind 6 one fixed 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 man punct 9 every every DET PronType=Tot 10 man det 10 man man NOUN Number=Sing 5 oppress obl 11 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 fellow nmod:poss 12 fellow fellow NOUN Number=Sing 10 man nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 man punct 14 and and CCONJ _ 16 man cc 15 every every DET PronType=Tot 16 man det 16 man man NOUN Number=Sing 5 oppress obl 17 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 18 neighbour nmod:poss 18 neighbour neighbour NOUN Number=Sing 16 man nmod 19 ; ; PUNCT _ 23 behave punct 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 child det 21 child child NOUN Number=Sing 23 behave nsubj 22 shall shall AUX VerbForm=Fin 23 behave aux 23 behave behave VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 oppress parataxis 24 insolently insolently ADV _ 23 behave advmod 25 against against ADP _ 27 aged case 26 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 27 aged det 27 aged aged ADJ Degree=Pos 23 behave obl 28 , , PUNCT _ 31 base punct 29 and and CCONJ _ 31 base cc 30 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 31 base det 31 base base NOUN Number=Sing 23 behave parataxis 32 against against ADP _ 34 honourable case 33 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 34 honourable det 34 honourable honourable ADJ Degree=Pos 31 base nmod 35 , , PUNCT _ 37 Prophets punct 36 ( ( PUNCT _ 37 Prophets punct 37 Prophets prophet NOUN Number=Plur 23 behave parataxis 38 ISA.3.5 ISA.3.5 PROPN Number=Sing 37 Prophets appos 39 , , PUNCT _ 40 JPS punct 40 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 38 ISA.3.5 flat 41 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 38 ISA.3.5 flat 42 ) ) PUNCT _ 23 behave punct
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1 oppress shall the people one every man man's fellow obl ; every man man's neighbour obl tree rules 2 behave shall the child against the aged; the base against the honourable parataxis ; Prophets parataxis ; insolently property vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent
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