instant

Who acts: nobody, you, instant, magic potion, We, lights · What happens: happen, make, add, move, call, arrive · To what, where: hot water, short moment, me, instant effect, instant noodles, instant · Speech: someone speaks here

«instant» in the English dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: instant in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Happening at once, with no wait: «an instant reply».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Happening	happen	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 wait	csubj
2	at	at	ADP	_	3 once	case
3	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	1 Happening	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 wait	punct
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 wait	case
6	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	7 wait	det
7	wait	wait	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 wait	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 reply	punct
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 reply	det
11	instant	instant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 reply	amod
12	reply	reply	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wait	parataxis
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 reply	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 wait	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	happen	gerund							vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at once=Location

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: of food or drink — kept apart, not parsed.

Made very quickly, usually by adding hot water: «instant noodles».

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 quickly	advmod
3	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	1 Made	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 adding	punct
5	usually	usually	ADV	_	7 adding	advmod
6	by	by	SCONJ	_	7 adding	mark
7	adding	add	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Made	advcl
8	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 water	amod
9	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 adding	obj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 noodles	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 noodles	punct
12	instant	instant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 noodles	amod
13	noodles	noodle	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 adding	obj
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 noodles	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle						quickly property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	add speech: assert	gerund		hot water				instant noodles obj; usually property	tree rules

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A very short moment: «For an instant, nobody moved».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 moment	det
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 short	advmod
3	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 moment	amod
4	moment	moment	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 moved	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 moved	punct
7	For	for	ADP	_	9 instant	case
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 instant	det
9	instant	instant	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 moved	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 instant	punct
11	nobody	nobody	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	12 moved	nsubj
12	moved	move	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 moment	acl
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 moved	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 moment	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move in a quote	past	nobody	a short moment not said here				for a instant	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent moment=Theme

Everyday, meaning 4

Usage: the instant — kept apart, not parsed.

As soon as: «Call me the instant you arrive».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADV	ExtPos=CCONJ	6 Call	cc
2	soon	soon	ADV	Degree=Pos	1 As	fixed
3	as	as	ADP	_	1 As	fixed
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 Call	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 Call	punct
6	Call	call	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 Call	obj
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 instant	det
9	instant	instant	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 arrive	nsubj
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 arrive	nsubj
11	arrive	arrive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 Call	parataxis
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 arrive	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 Call	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call speech: assert in a quote	imperative	you not said here		me				vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient
2	arrive in a quote	present	the instant					you nsubj	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

The magic potion had an instant effect.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 potion	det
2	magic	magic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 potion	amod
3	potion	potion	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	nsubj
4	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 effect	det
6	instant	instant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 effect	amod
7	effect	effect	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the magic potion	a instant effect					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Patient

Example 2

We had instant noodles for lunch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	instant	instant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 noodles	amod
4	noodles	noodle	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 had	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 lunch	case
6	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	We	instant noodles				for lunch	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent noodle=Patient

Example 3

In an instant, the lights went out.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 instant	case
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 instant	det
3	instant	instant	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 went	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 instant	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 lights	det
6	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 went	nsubj
7	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	out	out	ADV	_	7 went	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go out	past	the lights			a instant		out property	vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Come here this instant!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Come	come	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	1 Come	advmod
3	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 instant	det
4	instant	instant	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Come	obj
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	imperative	you not said here	this instant		here			vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location instant=Theme

Example 5

Call me the instant the cake is ready.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Call	call	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	1 Call	obj
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 instant	det
4	instant	instant	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Call	xcomp
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 cake	det
6	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 ready	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 ready	cop
8	ready	ready	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Call	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Call	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	imperative	you not said here		me			the instant xcomp	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient
2	is	present	the cake					ready property	tree rules

Example 6

The film was an instant success.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 film	det
2	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 success	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 success	cop
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 success	det
5	instant	instant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 success	amod
6	success	success	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 success	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the film	a instant success					tree rules

Example 7

For an instant, I thought I saw a ghost.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	3 instant	case
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 instant	det
3	instant	instant	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 thought	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 instant	punct
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 thought	nsubj
6	thought	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 saw	nsubj
8	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 thought	ccomp
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 ghost	det
10	ghost	ghost	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 saw	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 thought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	past	I					for a instant	vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	see	past	I	a ghost					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ghost=Stimulus

Example 8

In an instant he was there.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 instant	case
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 instant	det
3	instant	instant	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 there	obl
4	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 there	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 there	cop
6	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 there	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	he			a instant		there property	tree rules

Example 9

And at one instant I may speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it; (Prophets JER.18.9, JPS 1917)

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	7 speak	cc
2	at	at	ADP	_	4 instant	case
3	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 instant	nummod
4	instant	instant	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 speak	obl
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 speak	nsubj
6	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 speak	aux
7	speak	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	concerning	concern	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 speak	xcomp
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 nation	det
10	nation	nation	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 concerning	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 build	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 build	cc
13	concerning	concern	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	18 build	csubj
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 kingdom	det
15	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 concerning	obj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 build	punct
17	to	to	PART	_	18 build	mark
18	build	build	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 speak	conj
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 plant	cc
20	to	to	PART	_	21 plant	mark
21	plant	plant	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 build	conj
22	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 plant	obj
23	;	;	PUNCT	_	25 Prophets	punct
24	(	(	PUNCT	_	25 Prophets	punct
25	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 speak	obl
26	JER.18.9	JER.18.9	PROPN	Number=Sing	25 Prophets	appos
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	28 JPS	punct
28	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	26 JER.18.9	flat
29	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	26 JER.18.9	flat
30	)	)	PUNCT	_	25 Prophets	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	speak speech: other	may	I	Prophets	one instant	tree rules
2	concern	gerund	I not said here	a nation		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus nation=Experiencer
3	concern	gerund		a kingdom		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus kingdom=Experiencer
4	build	to-infinitive	concerning			vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
5	plant	to-infinitive	concerning not said here	kingdom		vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Example 10

At one instant I may speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it; (Prophets JER.18.7, JPS 1917)

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	At	at	ADP	_	3 instant	case
2	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 instant	nummod
3	instant	instant	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 speak	obl
4	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 speak	nsubj
5	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 speak	aux
6	speak	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	concerning	concern	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 speak	xcomp
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 nation	det
9	nation	nation	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 concerning	obj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 pluck	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 pluck	cc
12	concerning	concern	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	17 pluck	csubj
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 kingdom	det
14	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 concerning	obj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 pluck	punct
16	to	to	PART	_	17 pluck	mark
17	pluck	pluck	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 speak	conj
18	up	up	ADP	_	17 pluck	compound:prt
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 break	cc
20	to	to	PART	_	21 break	mark
21	break	break	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 pluck	conj
22	down	down	ADP	_	21 break	compound:prt
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 destroy	cc
24	to	to	PART	_	25 destroy	mark
25	destroy	destroy	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	21 break	conj
26	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	25 destroy	obj
27	;	;	PUNCT	_	29 Prophets	punct
28	(	(	PUNCT	_	29 Prophets	punct
29	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 speak	obl
30	JER.18.7	JER.18.7	PROPN	Number=Sing	29 Prophets	appos
31	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 JPS	punct
32	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	30 JER.18.7	flat
33	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	30 JER.18.7	flat
34	)	)	PUNCT	_	29 Prophets	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	speak speech: other	may	I	Prophets	one instant	tree rules
2	concern	gerund	I not said here	a nation		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus nation=Experiencer
3	concern	gerund		a kingdom		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus kingdom=Experiencer
4	pluck up	to-infinitive	concerning			vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent
5	break down	to-infinitive	concerning not said here			vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
6	destroy	to-infinitive	concerning not said here	kingdom		vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Example 11

Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant. (Prophets ISA.30.13, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Therefore	therefore	ADV	_	11 ready	advmod
2	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 iniquity	det
3	iniquity	iniquity	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 you	nsubj
4	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 you	aux
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 you	cop
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 you	case
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 ready	nsubj
8	as	as	ADP	_	10 breach	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 breach	det
10	breach	breach	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 you	nmod
11	ready	ready	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
12	to	to	PART	_	13 fall	mark
13	fall	fall	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 ready	xcomp
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 swelling	punct
15	swelling	swell	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 ready	parataxis
16	out	out	ADP	_	15 swelling	compound:prt
17	in	in	ADP	_	20 wall	case
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 wall	det
19	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 wall	amod
20	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 swelling	obl
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 cometh	punct
22	whose	whose	PRON	Poss=Yes PronType=Rel	24 cometh	nsubj
23	breaking	break	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	24 cometh	nsubj
24	cometh	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 swelling	conj
25	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	_	24 cometh	advmod
26	at	at	ADP	_	28 instant	case
27	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	28 instant	det
28	instant	instant	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 cometh	obl
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 ready	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	is	shall	this iniquity		to you; as a breach	tree rules
2	fall	to-infinitive				vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	swell out	gerund			in a high wall	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in wall=Attribute
4	break	gerund				vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
5	come	present		a instant	whose nsubj; suddenly property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at instant=Location

Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.30.13, 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.30.13	ISA.30.13	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ISA.30.13	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ISA.30.13	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

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📖 instant

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

Everyday, meaning 4

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