reversal

Who acts: reversal, team, children, charge, new rule, Freezing · What happens: be, make, obey, freeze, melt, order · To what, where: change, sudden change, reversal, amazing reversal, second half, role reversal

«reversal» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: reversal in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

A reversal is a change to the opposite direction, order or result.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 reversal	det
2	reversal	reversal	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 change	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 change	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 change	det
5	change	change	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	to	to	ADP	_	9 direction	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 direction	det
8	opposite	opposite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 direction	amod
9	direction	direction	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 change	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 order	punct
11	order	order	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 direction	conj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 result	cc
13	result	result	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 direction	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 change	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a reversal	a change				to the opposite direction and order or result	tree rules

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

A reversal can be a sudden change of fortune, often from good to bad.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 reversal	det
2	reversal	reversal	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 change	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 change	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 change	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 change	det
6	sudden	sudden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 change	amod
7	change	change	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 fortune	case
9	fortune	fortune	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 change	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 good	punct
11	often	often	ADV	_	13 good	advmod
12	from	from	ADP	_	13 good	case
13	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 change	conj
14	to	to	ADP	_	15 bad	case
15	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 good	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 change	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	can	a reversal	a sudden change				of fortune	tree rules
2	be		a reversal not said here					to bad; often property	tree rules

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.

A reversal is when a decision is changed by a higher authority.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 reversal	det
2	reversal	reversal	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 changed	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 changed	cop
4	when	when	SCONJ	_	8 changed	mark
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 decision	det
6	decision	decision	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 changed	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 changed	aux:pass
8	changed	change	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	by	by	ADP	_	12 authority	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 authority	det
11	higher	high	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	12 authority	amod
12	authority	authority	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 changed	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 changed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present · passive		a reversal				by a higher authority; a decision nsubj; change property	tree rules

Example 1

The team made an amazing reversal in the second half.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 team	det
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 reversal	det
5	amazing	amazing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 reversal	amod
6	reversal	reversal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 half	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 half	det
9	second	second	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	10 half	amod
10	half	half	NOUN	Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac	3 made	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the team	a amazing reversal		the second half			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset reversal=Product

Example 2

In the play there was a role reversal: the children were in charge and the parents obeyed.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 play	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 play	det
3	play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 reversal	obl
4	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	5 was	expl
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 reversal	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 reversal	det
7	role	role	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 reversal	compound
8	reversal	reversal	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 charge	punct
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 children	det
11	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 charge	nsubj
12	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 charge	cop
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 charge	case
14	charge	charge	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 obeyed	nsubj
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 parents	cc
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 parents	det
17	parents	parent	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 charge	conj
18	obeyed	obey	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 reversal	acl:relcl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 reversal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is a	past		a role reversal	the play		tree rules
2	is	past	the children		charge and the parents	the parents conj	tree rules
3	obey	past	charge and the parents	a role reversal not said here			vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reversal=Theme

Example 3

The new rule was a reversal of the old one.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 rule	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 rule	amod
3	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 reversal	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 reversal	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 reversal	det
6	reversal	reversal	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 one	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 one	det
9	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 one	amod
10	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 reversal	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 reversal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the new rule	a reversal				of the old one	tree rules

Example 4

The reversal of 47 is 74.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 reversal	det
2	reversal	reversal	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 74	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 47	case
4	47	47	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 reversal	nmod
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 74	cop
6	74	74	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 74	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the reversal of 47	74					tree rules

Example 5

Freezing melted ice again is a reversal of the change.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Freezing	freeze	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 reversal	csubj
2	melted	melt	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 ice	amod
3	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Freezing	obj
4	again	again	ADV	_	1 Freezing	advmod
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 reversal	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 reversal	det
7	reversal	reversal	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 change	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 change	det
10	change	change	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 reversal	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 reversal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	freeze	gerund		melted ice	again		vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient ice=Result
2	melt	participle					vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3	is a	present	Freezing	a reversal		of the change	tree rules

Example 6

(law) The higher court ordered a reversal of the decision.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 law	punct
2	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ordered	obl
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 law	punct
4	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 court	det
5	higher	high	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 court	amod
6	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ordered	nsubj
7	ordered	order	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 reversal	det
9	reversal	reversal	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ordered	obj
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 decision	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 decision	det
12	decision	decision	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 reversal	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 ordered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	order	past	the higher court	law				a reversal of the decision obj	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reversal=Theme
2	reverse			the decision					nom reversal «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 7

Losing his job was a sad reversal of fortune.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Losing	lose	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 reversal	csubj
2	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 job	nmod:poss
3	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Losing	obj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 reversal	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 reversal	det
6	sad	sad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 reversal	amod
7	reversal	reversal	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 fortune	case
9	fortune	fortune	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 reversal	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 reversal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	lose	gerund		his job		vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality
2	is a	past	Losing	a sad reversal	of fortune	tree rules
3	job		his = he			nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 8

The Kabalistic principles involved in the reversal of Hebrew letters, and their substitution by others, on definite schemes, should also be studied and borne in mind. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

Sentence 1: The Kabalistic principles involved in the reversal of Hebrew letters, and their substitution by others, on definite schemes, should also be studied and borne in mind.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 principles	det
2	Kabalistic	kabalistic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 principles	amod
3	principles	principle	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 involved	nsubj
4	involved	involved	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 reversal	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 reversal	det
7	reversal	reversal	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 involved	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 letters	case
9	Hebrew	hebrew	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 letters	amod
10	letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 reversal	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 studied	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 studied	cc
13	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 substitution	nmod:poss
14	substitution	substitution	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 studied	nsubj:pass
15	by	by	ADP	_	16 others	case
16	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 substitution	nmod
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 schemes	punct
18	on	on	ADP	_	20 schemes	case
19	definite	definite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 schemes	amod
20	schemes	scheme	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 substitution	conj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 substitution	punct
22	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	25 studied	aux
23	also	also	ADV	_	25 studied	advmod
24	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	25 studied	aux:pass
25	studied	study	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 involved	conj
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 borne	cc
27	borne	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	25 studied	conj
28	in	in	ADP	_	29 mind	case
29	mind	mind	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 borne	obl
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 involved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	study	should · passive		principles's substitution by others and definite schemes		vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic
2	bear	participle			mind	vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
4	reverse			Hebrew letters		nom reversal «act transitive»: of=patient
5	substitute		principles = principle			nom substitution «event intransitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

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 Westcott	punct
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1893	1893	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Westcott	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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📖 reversal

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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