entangle

Who acts: wire, you, kite string, headphone wires, He, their · What happens: catch, not get, twist, get, entangle, not let · To what, where: something, tangle, things, mess, someone, turtle

«entangle» 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: entangle in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

To catch something in a tangle of string, net, rope, hair or wire so it cannot get free.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 catch	mark
2	catch	catch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 catch	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 tangle	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 tangle	det
6	tangle	tangle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 catch	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 string	case
8	string	string	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tangle	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 net	punct
10	net	net	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tangle	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 rope	punct
12	rope	rope	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tangle	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 hair	punct
14	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tangle	conj
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 wire	cc
16	wire	wire	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 hair	conj
17	so	so	SCONJ	_	21 get	mark
18	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 get	nsubj
19	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	21 get	aux
20	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	21 get	advmod
21	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 catch	advcl
22	free	free	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 get	xcomp
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 catch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	catch	to-infinitive		something		a tangle of string and net and rope and hair or wire			vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme
2	not get	can	wire					free property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

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 twist things together in a mess.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 twist	mark
2	twist	twist	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 twist	obj
4	together	together	ADV	_	2 twist	advmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 mess	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 mess	det
7	mess	mess	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 twist	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 twist	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	twist	to-infinitive		things		a mess		together property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent thing=Theme

Everyday, meaning 3

To get someone involved in a difficult or messy situation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

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

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	to-infinitive		someone				involved property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Stimulus

Example 1

The turtle became entangled in an old fishing net.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 turtle	det
2	turtle	turtle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 entangled	nsubj:pass
3	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 entangled	aux:pass
4	entangled	entangle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	9 net	case
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 net	det
7	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 net	amod
8	fishing	fishing	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 net	compound
9	net	net	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 entangled	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 entangled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	entangle	past · passive		the turtle				in a old fishing net	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in net=Theme

Example 2

Don't let the kite string entangle the branches.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 let	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 let	advmod
3	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 string	det
5	kite	kite	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 string	compound
6	string	string	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 let	obj
7	entangle	entangle	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 let	xcomp
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 branches	det
9	branches	branch	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 entangle	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not let	imperative · do-support	you not said here	the kite string					tree rules
2	entangle	infinitive	the kite string not said here	the branches					vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent branch=Patient

Example 3

My headphone wires always entangle in my bag.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 wires	nmod:poss
2	headphone	headphone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wires	compound
3	wires	wire	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 entangle	nsubj
4	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	5 entangle	advmod
5	entangle	entangle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 bag	case
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 bag	nmod:poss
8	bag	bag	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 entangle	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 entangle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	entangle	present	My headphone wires					in my bag; always property	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in bag=Theme

Example 4

The fly was entangled in the spider's web.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fly	det
2	fly	fly	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 entangled	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 entangled	aux:pass
4	entangled	entangle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	9 web	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 spider	det
7	spider	spider	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 web	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 spider	case
9	web	web	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 entangled	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 entangled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	entangle	past · passive		the fly				in the spider's web	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in web=Theme

Example 5

Cut plastic rings so birds cannot get entangled in them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	plastic	plastic	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 rings	compound
3	rings	ring	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Cut	obj
4	so	so	SCONJ	_	9 entangled	mark
5	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 entangled	nsubj:pass
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 entangled	aux
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 entangled	advmod
8	get	get	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	9 entangled	aux:pass
9	entangled	entangle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Cut	advcl
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 them	case
11	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 entangled	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Cut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut	imperative	you not said here	plastic rings					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset ring=Product
2	not entangle	can · passive		birds				in rings = ring	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in they=Theme

Example 6

He didn't want to entangle himself in their argument.

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	4 want	nsubj
2	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 want	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 want	advmod
4	want	want	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 entangle	mark
6	entangle	entangle	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 want	xcomp
7	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	6 entangle	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 argument	case
9	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 argument	nmod:poss
10	argument	argument	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 entangle	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 want	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	not want	past · do-support	He			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	entangle not said to happen	to-infinitive	He not said here	himself = he	in their argument	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent himself=Destination in argument=Theme
3	argue		their = they			nom argument «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

The vines entangle the old fence.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 vines	det
2	vines	vine	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 entangle	nsubj
3	entangle	entangle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 fence	det
5	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fence	amod
6	fence	fence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 entangle	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 entangle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	entangle	present	the vines	the old fence					vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fence=Patient

Example 8

Upon my right hand rise the brood; they entangle my feet, and they cast up against me their ways of destruction. (Writings JOB.30.12, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Upon my right hand rise the brood; they entangle my feet, and they cast up against me their ways of destruction.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Upon	upon	ADP	_	4 hand	case
2	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 hand	nmod:poss
3	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 hand	amod
4	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 rise	obl
5	rise	rise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 brood	det
7	brood	brood	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 rise	obj
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 entangle	punct
9	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 entangle	nsubj
10	entangle	entangle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 rise	advcl
11	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 feet	nmod:poss
12	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 entangle	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 cast	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 cast	cc
15	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 cast	nsubj
16	cast	cast	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 entangle	conj
17	up	up	ADP	_	16 cast	compound:prt
18	against	against	ADP	_	19 me	case
19	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	16 cast	obl
20	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 ways	nmod:poss
21	ways	way	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 cast	obl
22	of	of	ADP	_	23 destruction	case
23	destruction	destruction	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 ways	nmod
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 rise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	rise	imperative	you not said here	the brood	upon my right hand	vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location brood=Theme
2	entangle	present	they	my feet		vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent foot=Patient
3	cast up	present	feet = foot	feet's ways of destruction	against me	vn throw-17.1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent against i=Destination

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.30.12, 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.30.12	JOB.30.12	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.30.12	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.30.12	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 9

They run like mighty men, they climb the wall like men of war; and they move on every one in his ways, and they entangle not their paths. (Prophets JOL.2.7, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: They run like mighty men, they climb the wall like men of war; and they move on every one in his ways, and they entangle not their paths.

The tree, 28 words

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 run	nsubj
2	run	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	like	like	ADP	_	5 men	case
4	mighty	mighty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 men	amod
5	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 run	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 climb	punct
7	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 climb	nsubj
8	climb	climb	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 run	conj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 wall	det
10	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 climb	obj
11	like	like	ADP	_	12 men	case
12	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 climb	obl
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 war	case
14	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 men	nmod
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	18 move	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 move	cc
17	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 move	nsubj
18	move	move	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 run	parataxis
19	on	on	ADP	_	21 one	case
20	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	21 one	det
21	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 move	obl
22	in	in	ADP	_	24 ways	case
23	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 ways	nmod:poss
24	ways	way	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 one	nmod
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	28 entangle	punct
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	28 entangle	cc
27	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	28 entangle	nsubj
28	entangle	entangle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 move	conj
29	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	28 entangle	advmod
30	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	31 paths	nmod:poss
31	paths	path	NOUN	Number=Plur	28 entangle	obj
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 run	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	run	present	They		like mighty men	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	climb	present	men = man	the wall	like men of war	vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location wall=Theme
3	move	present	men = man		on every one in his ways	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on one=Trajectory
4	not entangle	present	men = man	men's paths		vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent path=Patient

Sentence 2: (Prophets JOL.2.7, 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	JOL.2.7	JOL.2.7	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOL.2.7	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOL.2.7	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

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📖 entangle

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

Example 1

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