elaborate

Who acts: you, your, princess, character, thieves, Grandma · What happens: plan, give, explain, elaborate, answer, develop · To what, where: more details, answer, plan, detail, elaborate gown, elaborate plan · Speech: someone speaks here

«elaborate» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: elaborate in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Having many parts or details; carefully planned and complicated: «an elaborate costume».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Having	have	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 planned	aux
2	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 parts	amod
3	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Having	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 details	cc
5	details	detail	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 parts	conj
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 planned	punct
7	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	8 planned	advmod
8	planned	plan	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 complicated	cc
10	complicated	complicated	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 planned	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 planned	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 costume	punct
13	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 costume	det
14	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 costume	amod
15	costume	costume	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 planned	parataxis
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 costume	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 planned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	plan	gerund · perfect						a elaborate costume parataxis; carefully property	vn wish-62 «NP V that S»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme

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

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To give more details or explain more: «Can you elaborate on your answer?».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 give	mark
2	give	give	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 details	amod
4	details	detail	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 give	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 explain	cc
6	explain	explain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 give	conj
7	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	6 explain	advmod
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 elaborate	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 elaborate	punct
10	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 elaborate	aux
11	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 elaborate	nsubj
12	elaborate	elaborate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 give	conj
13	on	on	ADP	_	15 answer	case
14	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 answer	nmod:poss
15	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 elaborate	obl
16	?	?	PUNCT	_	12 elaborate	punct
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 elaborate	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	give	to-infinitive		more details		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detail=Theme
2	explain speech: assert	infinitive				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	elaborate speech: other in a quote	can	you		your answer	vn lecture-37.11-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	answer in a quote		your			nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Everyday, meaning 3

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

To develop a plan or idea in detail.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 develop	mark
2	develop	develop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 plan	det
4	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 develop	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 idea	cc
6	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 plan	conj
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 detail	case
8	detail	detail	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 plan	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 develop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	develop	to-infinitive		a plan or idea		detail			vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Product

Example 1

The princess wore an elaborate gown with gold stitching.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 princess	det
2	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wore	nsubj
3	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 gown	det
5	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 gown	amod
6	gown	gown	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wore	obj
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 stitching	case
8	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 stitching	compound
9	stitching	stitching	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 gown	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	the princess	a elaborate gown				with gold stitching	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent gown=Theme

Example 2

Can you elaborate on why you think the character is sad?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 elaborate	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 elaborate	nsubj
3	elaborate	elaborate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	on	on	SCONJ	_	7 think	mark
5	why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	7 think	advmod
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 think	nsubj
7	think	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 elaborate	ccomp
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 character	det
9	character	character	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 sad	nsubj
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 sad	cop
11	sad	sad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 think	ccomp
12	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 elaborate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	elaborate speech: other	can	you		tree rules
2	think speech: other	present	you		vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	is	present	the character	sad property	tree rules

Example 3

The thieves made an elaborate plan to steal the jewels.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 thieves	det
2	thieves	thief	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 plan	det
5	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 plan	amod
6	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 steal	mark
8	steal	steal	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 plan	acl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 jewels	det
10	jewels	jewel	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 steal	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the thieves	a elaborate plan					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset plan=Product
2	steal	to-infinitive	the thieves not said here	the jewels					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location jewel=Theme

Example 4

Grandma baked an elaborate three-layer cake.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 baked	nsubj
2	baked	bake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 cake	det
4	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 cake	amod
5	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 layer	nummod
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 three	punct
7	layer	layer	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 cake	compound
8	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 baked	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 baked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bake	past	Grandma	a elaborate layer cake					vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Product

Example 5

The cathedral has elaborate carvings.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cathedral	det
2	cathedral	cathedral	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 carvings	amod
5	carvings	carving	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the cathedral	elaborate carvings					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carving=Patient

Example 6

"Please elaborate," said the teacher, "your answer is too short."

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 elaborate	punct
2	Please	please	INTJ	_	3 elaborate	discourse
3	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 said	ccomp
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 elaborate	punct
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 elaborate	punct
6	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 teacher	det
8	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 said	nsubj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 said	punct
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	15 short	punct
11	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 answer	nmod:poss
12	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 short	nsubj
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 short	cop
14	too	too	ADV	_	15 short	advmod
15	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 said	ccomp
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 short	punct
17	"	"	PUNCT	_	15 short	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the teacher		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is in a quote	present	your answer	short property	tree rules
3	answer in a quote		your		nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

The magician's trick was very elaborate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 magician	det
2	magician	magician	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 trick	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 magician	case
4	trick	trick	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 elaborate	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 elaborate	cop
6	very	very	ADV	_	7 elaborate	advmod
7	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 elaborate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the magician's trick					elaborate property	tree rules
2	trick		the magician						nom trick «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 8

It is a trifle too elaborate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 trifle	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 trifle	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 trifle	det
4	trifle	trifle	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	too	too	ADV	_	6 elaborate	advmod
6	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 trifle	amod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 trifle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	a trifle					tree rules

Example 9

But the time of its composition and the name of its author have not yet been ascertained, despite of the most elaborate researches of renowned archaeologists. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

Sentence 1: But the time of its composition and the name of its author have not yet been ascertained, despite of the most elaborate researches of renowned archaeologists.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	17 ascertained	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 time	det
3	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 ascertained	obl:unmarked
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 composition	case
5	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 composition	nmod:poss
6	composition	composition	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 time	nmod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 name	cc
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 name	det
9	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 composition	conj
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 author	case
11	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 author	nmod:poss
12	author	author	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 name	nmod
13	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 ascertained	aux
14	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	17 ascertained	advmod
15	yet	yet	ADV	_	17 ascertained	advmod
16	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	17 ascertained	aux:pass
17	ascertained	ascertain	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 researches	punct
19	despite	despite	ADP	_	24 researches	case
20	of	of	ADP	_	24 researches	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 researches	det
22	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	23 elaborate	advmod
23	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 researches	amod
24	researches	research	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 ascertained	conj
25	of	of	ADP	_	27 archaeologists	case
26	renowned	renowned	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 archaeologists	amod
27	archaeologists	archaeologist	NOUN	Number=Plur	24 researches	nmod
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	17 ascertained	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	not ascertain	present · perfect · passive		yet; time	the elaborate researches of renowned archaeologists conj	vn discover-84 «NP V how S»
2	name		name's author			nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient
3	research		renowned archaeologists			nom research «act transitive»: of=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

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📖 elaborate

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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