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designate

Who acts: you, y, Dad, Herr, Hebrew language, language · What happens: choose, mark, name, not start, leave, designate · To what, where: someone, something, special way, Bikes, designated area, park

«designate» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: designate in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

To choose someone or something officially for a job or purpose.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 choose	mark
2	choose	choose	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 choose	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 something	cc
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 someone	conj
6	officially	officially	ADV	_	2 choose	advmod
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 job	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 job	det
9	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 choose	obl
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 purpose	cc
11	purpose	purpose	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 job	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 choose	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	choose	to-infinitive		someone something				for a job or purpose; officially property	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent someone=Theme for job=Beneficiary

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 mark or name something in a special way.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 mark	mark
2	mark	mark	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 name	cc
4	name	name	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 mark	conj
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 name	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 way	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 way	det
8	special	special	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 way	amod
9	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 name	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 mark	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mark	to-infinitive							vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	name	infinitive		something		a special way			vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: adjective, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Chosen for a job but not started yet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chosen	Chosen	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 job	nsubj
2	for	for	ADP	_	4 job	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 job	det
4	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	but	but	CCONJ	_	7 started	cc
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 started	advmod
7	started	start	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 job	conj
8	yet	yet	ADV	_	7 started	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 job	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not start	participle					yet		vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 1

Bikes must be left in the designated area.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bikes	bike	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 left	nsubj:pass
2	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 left	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 left	aux:pass
4	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 area	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 area	det
7	designated	designate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 area	amod
8	area	area	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 left	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 left	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	must · passive		Bikes		the designated area			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in area=Location
2	designate	participle							vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 2

The park was designated a nature reserve.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 park	det
2	park	park	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 designated	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 designated	aux:pass
4	designated	designate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 reserve	det
6	nature	nature	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 reserve	compound
7	reserve	reserve	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 designated	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 designated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	designate	past · passive		the park				a nature reserve obj	vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme reserve=Attribute

Example 3

Smoking is only allowed in designated places.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Smoking	smoking	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 allowed	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 allowed	aux:pass
3	only	only	ADV	_	4 allowed	advmod
4	allowed	allow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 places	case
6	designated	designate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 places	amod
7	places	place	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 allowed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 allowed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	allow	present · passive		Smoking		designated places			vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary
2	designate	participle							vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 4

She was designated team captain.

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	3 designated	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 designated	aux:pass
3	designated	designate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 captain	compound
5	captain	captain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 designated	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 designated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	designate	past · passive		She				team captain obj	vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme captain=Attribute

Example 5

Let y designate the number of oranges.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	y	y	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	1 Let	obj
3	designate	designate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Let	xcomp
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 number	det
5	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 designate	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 oranges	case
7	oranges	orange	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 number	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	let	imperative	you not said here	y					tree rules
2	designate	infinitive	y not said here	the number of oranges					vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Theme

Example 6

Dad was the designated driver.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 driver	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 driver	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 driver	det
4	designated	designate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 driver	amod
5	driver	driver	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 driver	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	designate	participle							vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is a	past	Dad	the designated driver					tree rules

Example 7

In earlier times, by which name our aunt used to designate thirty years ago, she and the before-mentioned Herr Sivertsen had been younger.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 times	case
2	earlier	early	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 times	amod
3	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 name	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 name	punct
5	by	by	ADP	_	6 which	case
6	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 name	nsubj
7	name	name	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 aunt	nmod:poss
9	aunt	aunt	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 name	obj
10	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 aunt	acl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 designate	mark
12	designate	designate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 used	advcl
13	thirty	thirty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 years	nummod
14	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 ago	obl:unmarked
15	ago	ago	ADV	_	12 designate	advmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 before	punct
17	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 before	nsubj
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 before	cc
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 before	det
20	before	before	SCONJ	_	7 name	advmod
21	-	-	PUNCT	_	20 before	punct
22	mentioned	mention	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	20 before	conj
23	Herr	Herr	PROPN	Number=Sing	22 mentioned	obj
24	Sivertsen	Sivertsen	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 Herr	flat
25	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	27 younger	aux
26	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	27 younger	cop
27	younger	young	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	23 Herr	acl:relcl
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	name	present		our aunt			time	which nsubj	vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent aunt=Theme
2	use	participle		our aunt not said here					vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	designate	to-infinitive						ago property	vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	mention speech: other	participle		Herr					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent herr=Topic
5	is	past · perfect	Herr not said here					young property	tree rules

Example 8

The Hebrew language and its characters correspond mostly with the things they designate, and thus holy thoughts, Hebrew language (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 language	det
2	Hebrew	hebrew	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 language	amod
3	language	language	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 correspond	nsubj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 characters	cc
5	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 characters	nmod:poss
6	characters	character	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 language	conj
7	correspond	correspond	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	mostly	mostly	ADV	_	7 correspond	advmod
9	with	with	ADP	_	11 things	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 things	det
11	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 correspond	obl
12	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 designate	nsubj
13	designate	designate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 things	acl:relcl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 thoughts	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 thoughts	cc
16	thus	thus	ADV	_	18 thoughts	advmod
17	holy	holy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 thoughts	amod
18	thoughts	thought	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 correspond	obl
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 language	punct
20	Hebrew	hebrew	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 language	amod
21	language	language	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 thoughts	conj
22	(	(	PUNCT	_	23 Sefer	punct
23	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	21 language	appos
24	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 Sefer	flat
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 Kalisch	punct
26	Kalisch	Kalisch	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 Sefer	conj
27	1877	1877	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	26 Kalisch	flat
28	)	)	PUNCT	_	23 Sefer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	correspond	present	the Hebrew language and its characters	holy thoughts and Hebrew language				with the things; mostly property	vn correspond-36.1 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme whether S»: agent=Agent with thing=Co-Agent
2	designate	present	language	the things not said here					vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme

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