concrete

Who acts: water, you, workers, Dog, joy, We · What happens: make, mix, be, set, see, touch · To what, where: hard building material, cement, adjective, something, concrete evidence, wet concrete · Speech: someone speaks here

«concrete» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: concrete in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

A hard building material made by mixing cement, sand, small stones and water; it is soft when wet and sets very hard.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 material	det
2	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 material	amod
3	building	building	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 material	compound
4	material	material	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 material	acl
6	by	by	SCONJ	_	7 mixing	mark
7	mixing	mix	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 made	advcl
8	cement	cement	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 mixing	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 sand	punct
10	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 cement	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 stones	punct
12	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 stones	amod
13	stones	stone	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 cement	conj
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 water	cc
15	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 cement	conj
16	;	;	PUNCT	_	19 soft	punct
17	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 soft	nsubj
18	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 soft	cop
19	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 material	conj
20	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	21 wet	advmod
21	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 soft	conj
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 sets	cc
23	sets	set	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 soft	conj
24	very	very	ADV	_	25 hard	advmod
25	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 sets	xcomp
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 material	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make	participle		a hard building material not said here		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	mix	gerund		cement and sand and small stones and water		vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cement=Patient
3	is	present	water		soft property	tree rules
4	be		water not said here			tree rules
5	set	present	water not said here		hard property	vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=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

As an adjective, made of concrete.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	3 adjective	case
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 adjective	det
3	adjective	adjective	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 made	punct
5	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 adjective	acl
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 concrete	case
7	concrete	concrete	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 made	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 adjective	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle		a adjective not said here				of concrete	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Everyday, meaning 3

Real and definite, something you can see or touch, not just an idea.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 something	amod
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 definite	cc
3	definite	definite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Real	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 something	punct
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 see	nsubj
7	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 see	aux
8	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 something	acl:relcl
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 touch	cc
10	touch	touch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 see	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 idea	punct
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 idea	advmod
13	just	just	ADV	_	15 idea	advmod
14	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 idea	det
15	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 something	parataxis
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	can	you						vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2	touch	infinitive	you not said here						vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"concrete evidence", "concrete objects".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 evidence	punct
2	concrete	concrete	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 evidence	compound
3	evidence	evidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 evidence	punct
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 objects	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 objects	punct
7	concrete	concrete	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 objects	compound
8	objects	object	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 evidence	appos
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 objects	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 evidence	punct

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

Example 1

The workers poured wet concrete for the new path.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 workers	det
2	workers	worker	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 poured	nsubj
3	poured	pour	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 concrete	amod
5	concrete	concrete	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 poured	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	9 path	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 path	det
8	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 path	amod
9	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 poured	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 poured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pour	past	the workers	wet concrete				for the new path	vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent concrete=Patient for path=Beneficiary

Example 2

Don't write in wet concrete.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 write	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 write	advmod
3	write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 concrete	case
5	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 concrete	amod
6	concrete	concrete	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 write	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not write	imperative · do-support	you not said here			wet concrete			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in concrete=Destination

Example 3

The bridge is made of concrete and steel.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bridge	det
2	bridge	bridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 made	aux:pass
4	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 concrete	case
6	concrete	concrete	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 steel	cc
8	steel	steel	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 concrete	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present · passive		the bridge				of concrete and steel	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 4

"Dog" is a concrete noun, but "joy" is abstract.

The tree, 9 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Dog	punct
2	Dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 noun	nsubj
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Dog	punct
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 noun	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 noun	det
6	concrete	concrete	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 noun	compound
7	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 abstract	punct
9	but	but	CCONJ	_	14 abstract	cc
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 joy	punct
11	joy	joy	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 abstract	nsubj
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 joy	punct
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 abstract	cop
14	abstract	abstract	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 noun	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 noun	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Dog	a concrete noun					tree rules
2	is	present	joy					abstract property	tree rules

Example 5

Use concrete objects like cubes to show the sum.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	concrete	concrete	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 objects	compound
3	objects	object	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Use	obj
4	like	like	ADP	_	5 cubes	case
5	cubes	cube	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Use	obl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 show	mark
7	show	show	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Use	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 sum	det
9	sum	sum	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 show	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	imperative	you not said here	concrete objects				like cubes	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent object=Patient
2	show	to-infinitive	you not said here	the sum					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent sum=Recipient

Example 6

We need concrete proof, not guesses.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 need	nsubj
2	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	concrete	concrete	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 proof	compound
4	proof	proof	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 need	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 guesses	punct
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 guesses	advmod
7	guesses	guess	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 proof	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 need	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need	present	We	concrete proof and guesses					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot proof=Theme

Example 7

I scraped my knee on the concrete.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 scraped	nsubj
2	scraped	scrape	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 knee	nmod:poss
4	knee	knee	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 scraped	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 concrete	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 concrete	det
7	concrete	concrete	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 scraped	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 scraped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scrape	past	I	my knee		the concrete			vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent knee=Theme on concrete=Trajectory

Example 8

The Talmuds were first collected into a concrete whole, and printed in Venice, 1520 a.d. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

Sentence 1: The Talmuds were first collected into a concrete whole, and printed in Venice, 1520 a.d.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Talmuds	det
2	Talmuds	Talmud	PROPN	Number=Plur	5 collected	nsubj:pass
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 collected	aux:pass
4	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	5 collected	advmod
5	collected	collect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	into	into	ADP	_	8 concrete	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 concrete	det
8	concrete	concrete	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 collected	obl
9	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 collected	xcomp
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 printed	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 printed	cc
12	printed	print	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 collected	parataxis
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 Venice	case
14	Venice	Venice	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 printed	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 a.d	punct
16	1520	1520	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	17 a.d	nummod
17	a.d	a.d	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 Venice	appos
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 collected	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	collect	past · passive		the Talmuds		a concrete		first, whole property	vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: subject=Material into concrete=Product
2	print	participle				Venice			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (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

The Talmuds were first collected into a concrete whole, and printed in Venice, 1520 A.D. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

Sentence 1: The Talmuds were first collected into a concrete whole, and printed in Venice, 1520 A.D.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Talmuds	det
2	Talmuds	Talmud	PROPN	Number=Plur	5 collected	nsubj:pass
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 collected	aux:pass
4	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	5 collected	advmod
5	collected	collect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	into	into	ADP	_	8 concrete	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 concrete	det
8	concrete	concrete	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 collected	obl
9	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 collected	xcomp
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 printed	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 printed	cc
12	printed	print	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 collected	parataxis
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 Venice	case
14	Venice	Venice	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 printed	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 1520	punct
16	1520	1520	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	14 Venice	appos
17	A.D	A.D	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 1520	nmod:unmarked
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 collected	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	collect	past · passive		the Talmuds		a concrete		first, whole property	vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: subject=Material into concrete=Product
2	print	participle				Venice			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (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 10

He endeavors to show how the ideal became, after numerous emanations, more condensed, palpable and concrete. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

Sentence 1: He endeavors to show how the ideal became, after numerous emanations, more condensed, palpable and concrete.

The tree, 16 words

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 endeavors	nsubj
2	endeavors	endeavor	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 show	mark
4	show	show	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 endeavors	xcomp
5	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	8 became	advmod
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ideal	det
7	ideal	ideal	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 became	nsubj
8	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 show	ccomp
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 emanations	punct
10	after	after	ADP	_	12 emanations	case
11	numerous	numerous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 emanations	amod
12	emanations	emanation	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 became	xcomp
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 condensed	punct
14	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	15 condensed	advmod
15	condensed	condensed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 emanations	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 palpable	punct
17	palpable	palpable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 condensed	conj
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 concrete	cc
19	concrete	concrete	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 condensed	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 endeavors	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	endeavor	present	He		tree rules
2	show	to-infinitive	He not said here		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	become	past	the ideal	numerous emanations	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

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 Kalisch	punct
5	Kalisch	Kalisch	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1877	1877	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Kalisch	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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

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📖 concrete

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

Example 1

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