erase

Who acts: you, teacher, I, my, rain, She · What happens: rub out, delete, remove, forget, go, erase · To what, where: writing, something, memory, feeling, wrong answer, board · Speech: someone speaks here

«erase» 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: erase in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

To rub out writing or marks, for example with a rubber or an eraser.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 rub	mark
2	rub	rub	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 rub	compound:prt
4	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rub	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 marks	cc
6	marks	mark	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 writing	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 example	punct
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 example	case
9	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rub	obl
10	with	with	ADP	_	12 rubber	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 rubber	det
12	rubber	rubber	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rub	obl
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 eraser	cc
14	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 eraser	det
15	eraser	eraser	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 rubber	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 rub	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rub out	to-infinitive		writing or marks				for example; with a rubber or a eraser	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent writing=Destination with rubber=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

To delete something completely, such as a file, message or recording.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 delete	mark
2	delete	delete	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 delete	obj
4	completely	completely	ADV	_	3 something	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 file	punct
6	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	9 file	case
7	as	as	ADP	_	6 such	fixed
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 file	det
9	file	file	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 something	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 message	punct
11	message	message	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 something	nmod
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 recording	cc
13	recording	recording	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 message	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 delete	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	delete	to-infinitive		something such as a file message or recording					vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme

Everyday, meaning 3

To remove a memory or feeling so it is forgotten or gone.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 remove	mark
2	remove	remove	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 memory	det
4	memory	memory	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 remove	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 feeling	cc
6	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 memory	conj
7	so	so	SCONJ	_	10 forgotten	mark
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 forgotten	nsubj:pass
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 forgotten	aux:pass
10	forgotten	forget	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 remove	advcl
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 gone	cc
12	gone	go	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 forgotten	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 remove	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	remove	to-infinitive	a memory or feeling	vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent memory=Theme
2	forget	present · passive	feeling	tree rules
3	go	participle		vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

Erase the wrong answer and try again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Erase	erase	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 answer	det
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 answer	amod
4	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Erase	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 try	cc
6	try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Erase	conj
7	again	again	ADV	_	6 try	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Erase	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	erase	imperative	you not said here	the wrong answer					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent answer=Source
2	try	infinitive	you not said here				again		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 2

The teacher erased the board at the end of the lesson.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 erased	nsubj
3	erased	erase	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 board	det
5	board	board	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 erased	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 end	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 end	det
8	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 erased	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 lesson	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 lesson	det
11	lesson	lesson	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 end	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 erased	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	erase	past	the teacher	the board			at the end of the lesson		vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent board=Source

Example 3

Don't erase the photos before you save them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 erase	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 erase	advmod
3	erase	erase	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 photos	det
5	photos	photo	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 erase	obj
6	before	before	SCONJ	_	8 save	mark
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 save	nsubj
8	save	save	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 erase	advcl
9	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 save	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 erase	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not erase	imperative · do-support	you not said here	the photos					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent photo=Source
2	save	present	you	photos = photo					vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme

Example 4

I erased my mistake neatly.

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 erased	nsubj
2	erased	erase	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 mistake	nmod:poss
4	mistake	mistake	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 erased	obj
5	neatly	neatly	ADV	_	2 erased	advmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 erased	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	erase	past	I	my mistake				neatly property	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent mistake=Source
2	mistake		my						nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

The rain erased the chalk drawings on the playground.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rain	det
2	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 erased	nsubj
3	erased	erase	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 drawings	det
5	chalk	chalk	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 drawings	compound
6	drawings	drawing	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 erased	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 playground	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 playground	det
9	playground	playground	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 erased	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 erased	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	erase	past	the rain	the chalk drawings		the playground			vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent drawing=Source

Example 6

She wished she could erase that embarrassing moment.

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	2 wished	nsubj
2	wished	wish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 erase	nsubj
4	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 erase	aux
5	erase	erase	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 wished	ccomp
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 moment	mark
7	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 moment	amod
8	moment	moment	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 erase	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wished	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wish	past	She						vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	erase	could	she				moment		vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent

Example 7

Press this button to erase the recording.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Press	press	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 button	det
3	button	button	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Press	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 erase	mark
5	erase	erase	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Press	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 recording	det
7	recording	recording	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 erase	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Press	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	press	imperative	you not said here	this button					vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent button=Theme
2	erase	to-infinitive	you not said here	the recording					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent recording=Source

Example 8

Write in pencil so you can erase it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	3 pencil	case
3	pencil	pencil	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obl
4	so	so	SCONJ	_	7 erase	mark
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 erase	nsubj
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 erase	aux
7	erase	erase	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Write	advcl
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 erase	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	imperative	you not said here			pencil			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in pencil=Destination
2	erase	can	you	pencil					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme

Example 9

The person created had a knife in his hand, and was erasing the letter Aleph of the word Emet. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

Sentence 1: The person created had a knife in his hand, and was erasing the letter Aleph of the word Emet.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	nsubj
3	created	create	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 person	acl
4	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 knife	det
6	knife	knife	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 hand	case
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 hand	nmod:poss
9	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 erasing	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 erasing	cc
12	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 erasing	aux
13	erasing	erase	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 had	advcl
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 letter	det
15	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 erasing	obj
16	Aleph	Aleph	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 letter	appos
17	of	of	ADP	_	19 word	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 word	det
19	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 letter	nmod
20	Emet	Emet	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 word	appos
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	create	past	the person not said here			vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	have	past	the person	a knife	person's hand	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knife=Patient
3	erase	past · progressive	the person not said here	the letter of the word		vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent letter=Source
4	letter			the word		nom letter «communication transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Mordell	punct
2	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Origin	punct
4	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Origin	det
5	Origin	Origin	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Mordell	appos
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 Letters	case
7	Letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 Origin	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 Numerals	cc
9	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 Letters	conj
10	according	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 Sefer	case
11	to	to	ADP	_	10 according	fixed
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Mordell	nmod
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 Sefer	flat
14	(	(	PUNCT	_	15 1914	punct
15	1914	1914	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Mordell	list
16	))	))	PUNCT	_	2 Mordell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	accord	gerund							vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent

Example 10

Then the one whom they had created said to them: 'God created Adam, and when He wanted to put him to death, he erased a letter fro7n the wind p]met and it became Met (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

The tree, 47 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	36 met	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 one	det
3	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	36 met	nsubj
4	whom	whom	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 created	obj
5	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 created	nsubj:pass
6	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 created	aux
7	created	create	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 one	acl:relcl
8	said	say	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 created	conj
9	to	to	ADP	_	10 them	case
10	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 said	obl
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 created	punct
12	'	'	PUNCT	_	14 created	punct
13	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 created	nsubj
14	created	create	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 created	parataxis
15	Adam	Adam	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 created	obj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	28 erased	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	28 erased	cc
18	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	20 wanted	advmod
19	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 wanted	nsubj
20	wanted	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	28 erased	advcl
21	to	to	PART	_	22 put	mark
22	put	put	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	20 wanted	xcomp
23	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 put	obj
24	to	to	ADP	_	25 death	case
25	death	death	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 put	obl
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 wanted	punct
27	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	28 erased	nsubj
28	erased	erase	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 created	conj
29	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	31 fro7n	det
30	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 fro7n	compound
31	fro7n	fro7n	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 erased	obj
32	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	34 p	det
33	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 p	compound
34	p	p	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 erased	obl
35	]	]	PUNCT	_	28 erased	punct
36	met	meet	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
37	and	and	CCONJ	_	39 became	cc
38	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	39 became	nsubj
39	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	36 met	conj
40	Met	Met	PROPN	Number=Sing	39 became	xcomp
41	(	(	PUNCT	_	42 Mordell	punct
42	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	Number=Sing	40 Met	conj
43	,	,	PUNCT	_	45 Origin	punct
44	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	45 Origin	det
45	Origin	Origin	PROPN	Number=Sing	42 Mordell	appos
46	of	of	ADP	_	47 Letters	case
47	Letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	45 Origin	nmod
48	and	and	CCONJ	_	49 Numerals	cc
49	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	Number=Plur	47 Letters	conj
50	according	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	52 Sefer	case
51	to	to	ADP	_	50 according	fixed
52	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	47 Letters	nmod
53	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	52 Sefer	flat
54	(	(	PUNCT	_	55 1914	punct
55	1914	1914	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	36 met	obl
56	))	))	PUNCT	_	55 1914	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	when	other	roles by
1	create	past · perfect · passive		they			the one obj	tree rules
2	say speech: assert	participle			them = they			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to they=Recipient
3	create	past	God	Adam				vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent adam=Result
4	want	past	God					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
5	put not said to happen	to-infinitive	God not said here		God		to death	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal
6	erase	past	God	a letter fro7n			the wind p obl	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent fro7n=Source
7	meet	past	the one	1914		then		vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
8	become	past	fro7n				Met and Mordell xcomp	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
9	accord	gerund						vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent

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📖 erase

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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