desperate

Who acts: you, success, Desperate, lost hikers, I, They · What happens: feel, have, do, change, want, need · To what, where: little hope, anything, situation, something, desperate attempt, toilet · Speech: someone speaks here

«desperate» in the English dictionary: its 5 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: desperate in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Feeling that you have little hope and will do anything to change the situation.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Feeling	feel	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	that	that	SCONJ	_	4 have	mark
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 have	nsubj
4	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Feeling	advcl
5	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 hope	amod
6	hope	hope	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 have	obj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 do	cc
8	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 do	aux
9	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 have	conj
10	anything	anything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 do	obj
11	to	to	PART	_	12 change	mark
12	change	change	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 anything	acl
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 situation	det
14	situation	situation	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 change	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Feeling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	feel	gerund			vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2	have	present	you	little hope	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hope=Patient
3	do	future	you not said here	anything	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Eventuality
4	change	to-infinitive	you not said here	the situation	vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent situation=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

Wanting or needing something very much: «desperate for a drink».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wanting	want	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 desperate	csubj
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 needing	cc
3	needing	need	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Wanting	conj
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 needing	obj
5	very	very	ADV	_	6 much	advmod
6	much	much	ADV	_	3 needing	advmod
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 desperate	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 desperate	punct
9	desperate	desperate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
10	for	for	ADP	_	12 drink	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 drink	det
12	drink	drink	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 desperate	obl
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 desperate	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 desperate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	want	gerund							vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
2	need	gerund		something					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot something=Theme

Everyday, meaning 3

Very serious or dangerous: «a desperate situation».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 serious	advmod
2	serious	serious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 dangerous	cc
4	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 serious	conj
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 situation	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 situation	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 situation	det
8	desperate	desperate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 situation	amod
9	situation	situation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 serious	appos
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 situation	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 serious	punct

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

Everyday, meaning 4

Done as a last try with little chance of success: «a desperate attempt».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	as	as	ADP	_	5 try	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 try	det
4	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 try	amod
5	try	try	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Done	obl
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 chance	case
7	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 chance	amod
8	chance	chance	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 try	nmod
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 success	case
10	success	success	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 chance	nmod
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Done	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 attempt	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 attempt	det
14	desperate	desperate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 attempt	amod
15	attempt	attempt	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Done	obl
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 attempt	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Done	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	participle		a desperate attempt				as a last try with little chance of success	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	chance		success						nom chance «state intransitive»: of=agent

Everyday, meaning 5

Usage: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

«Desperate for the loo» means needing the toilet very badly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Desperate	punct
2	Desperate	desperate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 means	nsubj
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 loo	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 loo	det
5	loo	loo	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Desperate	obl
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Desperate	punct
7	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	needing	need	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 means	xcomp
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 toilet	det
10	toilet	toilet	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 needing	obj
11	very	very	ADV	_	12 badly	advmod
12	badly	badly	ADV	Degree=Pos	8 needing	advmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Desperate for the loo						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	need not said to happen	gerund	Desperate for the loo not said here	the toilet				badly property	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot toilet=Theme

Example 1

The lost hikers were desperate for water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 hikers	det
2	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 hikers	amod
3	hikers	hiker	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 desperate	nsubj
4	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 desperate	cop
5	desperate	desperate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 water	case
7	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 desperate	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 desperate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lose	participle							vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is	past	the lost hikers					for water; desperate property	tree rules

Example 2

I'm desperate to see the new film.

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	3 desperate	nsubj
2	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 desperate	cop
3	desperate	desperate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 see	mark
5	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 desperate	xcomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 film	det
7	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 film	amod
8	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 see	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 desperate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	I					desperate property	tree rules
2	see	to-infinitive	I not said here	the new film					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer film=Stimulus

Example 3

They made a desperate attempt to save the goal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 attempt	det
4	desperate	desperate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 attempt	amod
5	attempt	attempt	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 save	mark
7	save	save	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 attempt	acl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 goal	det
9	goal	goal	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 save	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	They	a desperate attempt					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset attempt=Product
2	save	to-infinitive	They not said here	the goal					vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Theme

Example 4

The family was in desperate need of food and shelter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 family	det
2	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 need	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 need	cop
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 need	case
5	desperate	desperate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 need	amod
6	need	need	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 food	case
8	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 need	nmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 shelter	cc
10	shelter	shelter	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 food	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 need	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the family			desperate need		of food and shelter	tree rules

Example 5

(informal) Stop the car, I'm desperate for the loo!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	4 Stop	punct
2	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 Stop	advcl
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 informal	punct
4	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 car	det
6	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 Stop	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 desperate	punct
8	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 desperate	nsubj
9	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 desperate	cop
10	desperate	desperate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 Stop	parataxis
11	for	for	ADP	_	13 loo	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 loo	det
13	loo	loo	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 desperate	obl
14	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here	the car					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality car=Eventuality
2	is	present	I					for the loo; desperate property	tree rules

Example 6

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Desperate	desperate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 times	amod
2	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 call	nsubj
3	call	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 measures	case
5	desperate	desperate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 measures	amod
6	measures	measure	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 call	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 call	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present	Desperate times					for desperate measures	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S_INF»: agent=Agent for measure=Recipient

Example 7

The kitten gave a desperate cry from the tree.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 kitten	det
2	kitten	kitten	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 cry	det
5	desperate	desperate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 cry	amod
6	cry	cry	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
7	from	from	ADP	_	9 tree	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 tree	det
9	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the kitten	a desperate cry		the tree			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cry=Theme

Example 8

Her case, on the contrary, looked more desperate than ever.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 case	nmod:poss
2	case	case	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 looked	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 contrary	punct
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 contrary	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 contrary	det
6	contrary	contrary	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 case	appos
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 case	punct
8	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	10 desperate	advmod
10	desperate	desperate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 looked	xcomp
11	than	than	ADP	_	12 ever	case
12	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	10 desperate	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	Her case					desperate property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 9

Do ye hold words to be an argument, but the speeches of one that is desperate to be wind? (Writings JOB.6.26, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Do ye hold words to be an argument, but the speeches of one that is desperate to be wind?

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 hold	aux
2	ye	ye	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	3 hold	nsubj
3	hold	hold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 hold	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	8 argument	mark
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 argument	cop
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 argument	det
8	argument	argument	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hold	advcl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 desperate	punct
10	but	but	CCONJ	_	17 desperate	cc
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 speeches	det
12	speeches	speech	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 desperate	nsubj
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 one	case
14	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	12 speeches	nmod
15	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	17 desperate	nsubj
16	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 desperate	cop
17	desperate	desperate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 hold	parataxis
18	to	to	PART	_	20 wind	mark
19	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	20 wind	cop
20	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 desperate	advcl
21	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 hold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	hold	infinitive · do-support	ye	words		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme
2	is a	to-infinitive	ye not said here	a argument		tree rules
3	is	present	the speeches of one		that nsubj; desperate property	tree rules
4	is a	to-infinitive	the speeches of one not said here	wind		tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.6.26, JPS 1917)

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.6.26	JOB.6.26	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.6.26	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.6.26	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 10

In the day of thy planting thou didst make it to grow, and in the morning thou didst make thy seed to blossom — a heap of boughs in the day of grief and of desperate pain. (Prophets ISA.17.11, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: In the day of thy planting thou didst make it to grow, and in the morning thou didst make thy seed to blossom — a heap of boughs in the day of grief and of desperate pain.

The tree, 36 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 day	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 day	det
3	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	SCONJ	_	6 planting	mark
5	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	6 planting	nsubj
6	planting	plant	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 day	acl
7	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	8 didst	nsubj
8	didst	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 planting	ccomp
9	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 didst	ccomp
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 make	obj
11	to	to	PART	_	12 grow	mark
12	grow	grow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 make	xcomp
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 didst	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 didst	cc
15	in	in	ADP	_	17 morning	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 morning	det
17	morning	morning	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 didst	obl
18	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	19 didst	nsubj
19	didst	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 didst	conj
20	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	19 didst	xcomp
21	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	22 seed	nmod:poss
22	seed	seed	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 make	obj
23	to	to	PART	_	24 blossom	mark
24	blossom	blossom	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	20 make	xcomp
25	—	-	PUNCT	_	27 heap	punct
26	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	27 heap	det
27	heap	heap	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 blossom	obj
28	of	of	ADP	_	29 boughs	case
29	boughs	bough	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 heap	nmod
30	in	in	ADP	_	32 day	case
31	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	32 day	det
32	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 blossom	obl
33	of	of	ADP	_	34 grief	case
34	grief	grief	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 day	nmod
35	and	and	CCONJ	_	38 pain	cc
36	of	of	ADP	_	38 pain	case
37	desperate	desperate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	38 pain	amod
38	pain	pain	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 day	conj
39	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 day	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	plant	gerund	thy	the day not said here		tree rules
2	do	past	thou			tree rules
3	make	infinitive	thou not said here	it		tree rules
4	grow	to-infinitive				vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	do	past	thou		morning	tree rules
6	make	infinitive	thou not said here	thy seed		tree rules
7	blossom	to-infinitive	thy seed not said here	a heap of boughs	day	vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location heap=Theme

Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.17.11, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	ISA.17.11	ISA.17.11	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ISA.17.11	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ISA.17.11	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

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📖 desperate

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

Everyday, meaning 4

Everyday, meaning 5

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