lesser

Who acts: Lesser, you, lesser amount, Staying, He, cold · What happens: mean, be, spot, name, subtract, choose · To what, where: smaller kind, animals, lesser number, 12, lesser prize, science · Speech: someone speaks here

«lesser» 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: lesser in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Lesser means smaller in amount or size: the lesser of two numbers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lesser	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	smaller	small	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 means	xcomp
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 amount	case
5	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 smaller	obl
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 size	cc
7	size	size	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 amount	conj
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 lesser	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 lesser	det
10	lesser	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 means	parataxis
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 numbers	case
12	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	13 numbers	nummod
13	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 lesser	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Lesser					small property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

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

Lesser means less important or not as good: a lesser prize.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lesser	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	less	less	ADV	Degree=Cmp	4 important	advmod
4	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	ccomp
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 good	cc
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 good	advmod
7	as	as	ADV	_	8 good	advmod
8	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 important	conj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 prize	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 prize	det
11	lesser	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	12 prize	amod
12	prize	prize	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	parataxis
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Lesser					a lesser prize parataxis	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Everyday, meaning 3

«The lesser of two evils» is the less bad of two bad choices.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 lesser	punct
2	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 lesser	det
3	lesser	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	11 bad	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 evils	case
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 evils	nummod
6	evils	evil	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 lesser	obl
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 lesser	punct
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 bad	cop
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 bad	det
10	less	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	11 bad	amod
11	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
12	of	of	ADP	_	15 choices	case
13	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 choices	nummod
14	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 choices	amod
15	choices	choice	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 bad	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 bad	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the lesser of two evils					of two bad choices; bad property	tree rules

Everyday, meaning 4

In names of animals and plants, lesser means the smaller kind: the lesser spotted woodpecker.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 names	case
2	names	name	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 means	obl
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 animals	case
4	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 names	nmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 plants	cc
6	plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 animals	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 lesser	punct
8	lesser	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 animals	amod
9	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 kind	det
11	smaller	small	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	12 kind	amod
12	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 means	obj
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 lesser	punct
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 lesser	det
15	lesser	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	9 means	conj
16	spotted	spot	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	17 woodpecker	amod
17	woodpecker	woodpecker	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 lesser	nsubj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present	the smaller kind	in names of animals and plants	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot kind=Theme in name=Attribute
2	spot	participle			vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»
3	name		animals and plants		nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

Which is the lesser number, 34 or 43?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 number	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 number	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 number	det
4	lesser	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 number	amod
5	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 34	punct
7	34	34	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 number	appos
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 43	cc
9	43	43	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 34	conj
10	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 number	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		the lesser number				Which nsubj; 34 appos	tree rules

Example 2

Subtract the lesser number from the greater.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Subtract	subtract	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 number	det
3	lesser	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 number	amod
4	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Subtract	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 greater	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 greater	det
7	greater	great	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	1 Subtract	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Subtract	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	subtract	imperative	you not said here	the lesser number				from the greater	vn multiply-108-2 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent number=Theme from great=Co-Theme

Example 3

The lesser amount is 12.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 amount	det
2	lesser	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 amount	amod
3	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 12	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 12	cop
5	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 12	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the lesser amount	12					tree rules

Example 4

Choose the lesser of the two prices.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Choose	choose	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 lesser	det
3	lesser	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	1 Choose	xcomp
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 prices	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 prices	det
6	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 prices	nummod
7	prices	price	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 lesser	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Choose	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	choose	imperative	you not said here					less property	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Staying home was the lesser of two evils.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Staying	stay	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 lesser	csubj
2	home	home	ADV	_	1 Staying	advmod
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 lesser	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 lesser	det
5	lesser	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 evils	case
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 evils	nummod
8	evils	evil	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 lesser	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 lesser	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stay	gerund						home property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	past	Staying					of two evils; less property	tree rules

Example 6

He won a lesser prize at the science fair.

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	2 won	nsubj
2	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 prize	det
4	lesser	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 prize	amod
5	prize	prize	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 won	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 science	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 science	det
8	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 won	obl
9	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 won	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 won	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	win	past	He	a lesser prize		the science			vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent prize=Theme at science=Asset

Example 7

The lesser panda is also called the red panda.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 panda	det
2	lesser	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 panda	amod
3	panda	panda	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 called	nsubj:pass
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 called	aux:pass
5	also	also	ADV	_	6 called	advmod
6	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 panda	det
8	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 panda	amod
9	panda	panda	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 called	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present · passive		the lesser panda				the red panda xcomp	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 8

To a lesser degree, the cold also hurt the crops.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	ADP	_	4 degree	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 degree	det
3	lesser	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 degree	amod
4	degree	degree	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 hurt	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 degree	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 cold	det
7	cold	cold	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 hurt	nsubj
8	also	also	ADV	_	9 hurt	advmod
9	hurt	hurt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 crops	det
11	crops	crop	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 hurt	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 hurt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hurt	past	the cold	the crops				to a lesser degree	vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer crop=Patient

Example 9

There were two festivals of this name, the Lesser and the Greater Panathenaea.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 were	expl
2	were	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 festivals	nummod
4	festivals	festival	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 were	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 name	case
6	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 name	det
7	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 festivals	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 Lesser	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Lesser	det
10	Lesser	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 festivals	parataxis
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 Greater	cc
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 Greater	det
13	Greater	great	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	10 Lesser	conj
14	Panathenaea	Panathenaea	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 Greater	flat
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 were	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	two festivals of this name			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 10

And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars. (Torah GEN.1.16, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 made	cc
2	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 lights	det
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 lights	nummod
6	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 lights	amod
7	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	obj
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 light	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 light	det
10	greater	great	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	11 light	amod
11	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl
12	to	to	PART	_	13 rule	mark
13	rule	rule	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 light	acl
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 day	det
15	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 rule	obl:unmarked
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 light	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 light	cc
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 light	det
19	lesser	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	20 light	amod
20	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 light	conj
21	to	to	PART	_	22 rule	mark
22	rule	rule	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	20 light	acl
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 night	det
24	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 rule	obl:unmarked
25	;	;	PUNCT	_	28 stars	punct
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	28 stars	cc
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 stars	det
28	stars	star	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	obl
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	God	the two great lights		the greater light and the lesser light obl; the stars obl	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent light=Product
2	rule	to-infinitive	God not said here	the greater light and the lesser light not said here	day		vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	rule	to-infinitive	God not said here	the lesser light not said here	night		vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.1.16, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.1.16	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.1.16	compound
3	GEN.1.16	GEN.1.16	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.1.16	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.1.16	punct

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

Example 11

And from the bottom upon the ground to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth a cubit. (Prophets EZK.43.14, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And from the bottom upon the ground to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth a cubit.

The tree, 38 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 bottom	cc
2	from	from	ADP	_	4 bottom	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 bottom	det
4	bottom	bottom	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 cubits	nsubj
5	upon	upon	ADP	_	7 ground	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ground	det
7	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bottom	nmod
8	to	to	ADP	_	11 settle	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 settle	det
10	lower	low	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	11 settle	amod
11	settle	settle	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ground	nmod
12	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 cubits	aux
13	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	15 cubits	cop
14	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 cubits	nummod
15	cubits	cubit	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 cubit	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 cubit	cc
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 breadth	det
19	breadth	breadth	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 cubit	nsubj
20	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	21 cubit	nummod
21	cubit	cubit	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 cubits	conj
22	;	;	PUNCT	_	27 settle	punct
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 settle	cc
24	from	from	ADP	_	27 settle	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 settle	det
26	lesser	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	27 settle	amod
27	settle	settle	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 cubits	appos
28	to	to	ADP	_	31 settle	case
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	31 settle	det
30	greater	great	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	31 settle	amod
31	settle	settle	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 settle	nmod
32	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	35 cubits	aux
33	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	35 cubits	cop
34	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	35 cubits	nummod
35	cubits	cubit	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 settle	nmod
36	,	,	PUNCT	_	39 breadth	punct
37	and	and	CCONJ	_	39 breadth	cc
38	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	39 breadth	det
39	breadth	breadth	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 settle	conj
40	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	41 cubit	det
41	cubit	cubit	NOUN	Number=Sing	39 breadth	obj
42	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 cubits	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	shall	the bottom upon the ground to the lower settle	two cubits and one cubit	the lesser settle to the greater settle and the breadth a cubit appos	tree rules
2	cubit		the breadth			tree rules
3	is a	shall		four cubits		tree rules

Sentence 2: (Prophets EZK.43.14, 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	EZK.43.14	EZK.43.14	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EZK.43.14	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 EZK.43.14	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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📖 lesser

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

Everyday, meaning 4

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