tangled

Who acts: messy way, She, story, you, He, they · What happens: tangle, mean, twist, be, undo, tangle up · To what, where: messy way, string, something, it, headphones, tangled hair · Speech: someone speaks here

«tangled» 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: tangled in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Tangled means twisted together in a messy way that is hard to undo, like string, hair or wires.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tangled	tangle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	twisted	twist	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 means	ccomp
4	together	together	ADV	_	3 twisted	advmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 way	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 way	det
7	messy	messy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 way	amod
8	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 twisted	obl
9	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 hard	nsubj
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 hard	cop
11	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 way	acl:relcl
12	to	to	PART	_	13 undo	mark
13	undo	undo	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 hard	xcomp
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 string	punct
15	like	like	ADP	_	16 string	case
16	string	string	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 undo	obj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 hair	punct
18	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 string	conj
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	20 wires	cc
20	wires	wire	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 string	conj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	tangle	participle					tree rules
2	mean	present					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	twist	participle			a messy way	together property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in way=Trajectory
4	is	present	a messy way			hard property	tree rules
5	undo	to-infinitive	a messy way not said here	string and hair or wires			vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent string=Patient

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

Tangled can mean complicated and confusing, like a tangled story.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tangled	tangle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	complicated	complicated	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 mean	xcomp
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 confusing	cc
6	confusing	confusing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 complicated	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 story	punct
8	like	like	ADP	_	11 story	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 story	det
10	tangled	tangle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 story	amod
11	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	parataxis
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	other	roles by
1	tangle	participle		tree rules
2	mean	can	a tangled story parataxis; complicated property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
3	tangle	participle		tree rules

Everyday, meaning 3

To get tangled up in something means to get caught in it or involved in it.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	3 tangled	mark
2	get	get	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	3 tangled	aux:pass
3	tangled	tangle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 means	advcl
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 tangled	compound:prt
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 something	case
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 tangled	obl
7	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	to	to	PART	_	10 caught	mark
9	get	get	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 caught	aux:pass
10	caught	catch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 means	ccomp
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 it	case
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 caught	obl
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 involved	cc
14	involved	involved	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 caught	conj
15	in	in	ADP	_	16 it	case
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 involved	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	where	roles by
1	tangle up	to-infinitive · passive	something	tree rules
2	mean	present		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	catch not said to happen	to-infinitive · passive	it	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»

Example 1

My headphones are all tangled.

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	2 headphones	nmod:poss
2	headphones	headphone	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 tangled	nsubj:pass
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 tangled	aux:pass
4	all	all	ADV	_	5 tangled	advmod
5	tangled	tangle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 tangled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tangle	present · passive		My headphones				all property	tree rules

Example 2

She brushed her tangled hair.

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 brushed	nsubj
2	brushed	brush	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 hair	nmod:poss
4	tangled	tangled	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 hair	amod
5	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 brushed	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 brushed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	brush	past	She	her tangled hair					vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hair=Theme

Example 3

The kite string got tangled in the tree.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 string	det
2	kite	kite	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 string	compound
3	string	string	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tangled	nsubj:pass
4	got	get	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 tangled	aux:pass
5	tangled	tangle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 tree	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 tree	det
8	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tangled	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 tangled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tangle	past · passive		the kite string		the tree			tree rules

Example 4

Turtles can get tangled in fishing nets.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Turtles	turtle	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 tangled	nsubj:pass
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 tangled	aux
3	get	get	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 tangled	aux:pass
4	tangled	tangle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 nets	case
6	fishing	fishing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 nets	compound
7	nets	net	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 tangled	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 tangled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tangle	can · passive		Turtles		fishing nets			tree rules

Example 5

The story was a tangled web of lies.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

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

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the story	a tangled web				of lies	tree rules

Example 6

The dog got tangled up in its lead.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dog	det
2	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tangled	nsubj:pass
3	got	get	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 tangled	aux:pass
4	tangled	tangle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	up	up	ADP	_	4 tangled	compound:prt
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 lead	case
7	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 lead	nmod:poss
8	lead	lead	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tangled	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 tangled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tangle up	past · passive		the dog		dog's lead			tree rules

Example 7

Untangle the wool before you knit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Untangle	untangle	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 wool	det
3	wool	wool	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Untangle	obj
4	before	before	SCONJ	_	6 knit	mark
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 knit	nsubj
6	knit	knit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Untangle	advcl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Untangle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	untangle	imperative	you not said here	the wool					tree rules
2	knit	present	you						vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 8

He fell into some tangled wood where he was held fast.

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 fell	nsubj
2	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	into	into	ADP	_	6 wood	case
4	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	6 wood	det
5	tangled	tangle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 wood	amod
6	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fell	obl
7	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	10 held	advmod
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 held	nsubj
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 held	aux:pass
10	held	hold	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 wood	acl:relcl
11	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	10 held	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	fall	past	He		into some tangled wood result	vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into wood=Result
2	tangle	participle				tree rules
3	hold	past · passive		he	fast property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 9

For though they be like tangled thorns, and be drunken according to their drink, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry. (Prophets NAM.1.10, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: For though they be like tangled thorns, and be drunken according to their drink, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	7 thorns	case
2	though	though	ADV	_	7 thorns	advmod
3	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 thorns	nsubj
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 thorns	cop
5	like	like	ADP	_	7 thorns	case
6	tangled	tangle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 thorns	amod
7	thorns	thorn	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 devoured	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 drunken	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 drunken	cc
10	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	11 drunken	cop
11	drunken	drunken	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 thorns	conj
12	according	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	15 drink	case
13	to	to	ADP	_	12 according	fixed
14	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 drink	nmod:poss
15	drink	drink	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 drunken	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 thorns	punct
17	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 devoured	nsubj
18	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	20 devoured	aux
19	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	20 devoured	aux:pass
20	devoured	devour	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
21	as	as	ADP	_	22 stubble	case
22	stubble	stubble	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 devoured	obl
23	fully	fully	ADV	_	24 dry	advmod
24	dry	dry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 devoured	xcomp
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	20 devoured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	tangle	participle				tree rules
2	is	infinitive	they		for tangled thorns; though property	tree rules
3	is	infinitive	they not said here		accord thorns's drink; drunken property	tree rules
4	accord	gerund				vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
5	devour	shall · passive		thorns = thorn	as stubble; dry property	vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Sentence 2: (Prophets NAM.1.10, 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	NAM.1.10	NAM.1.10	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NAM.1.10	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 NAM.1.10	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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📖 tangled

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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