variant

Who acts: Grey gray, We, you, tag, Scientists, flu virus · What happens: spell, change, form, be, play, freeze · To what, where: different form, word, new form, virus, variants, variant

«variant» 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: variant in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

A slightly different form or version of something, such as a different spelling of a word or a different version of a game.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 form	det
2	slightly	slightly	ADV	_	3 different	advmod
3	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 form	amod
4	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 version	cc
6	version	version	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 form	conj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 something	case
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 version	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 spelling	punct
10	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	14 spelling	case
11	as	as	ADP	_	10 such	fixed
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 spelling	det
13	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 spelling	amod
14	spelling	spelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 something	appos
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 word	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 word	det
17	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 spelling	nmod
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 version	cc
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 version	det
20	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 version	amod
21	version	version	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 word	conj
22	of	of	ADP	_	24 game	case
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 game	det
24	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 version	nmod
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 form	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
2	spell			a word or a different version of a game					nom spelling «communication transitive»: of=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

A new form of a virus or other living thing whose genes have changed a little, for example a Covid variant.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 form	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 form	amod
3	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 changed	nsubj:pass
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 virus	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 virus	det
6	virus	virus	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 form	nmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 thing	cc
8	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 thing	amod
9	living	living	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 thing	amod
10	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 changed	nsubj:pass
11	whose	whose	PRON	Poss=Yes PronType=Rel	12 genes	nmod:poss
12	genes	gene	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 changed	nsubj
13	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 changed	aux
14	changed	change	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 little	det
16	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 changed	obl:unmarked
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 example	punct
18	for	for	ADP	_	19 example	case
19	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 changed	obl
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 variant	det
21	Covid	Covid	PROPN	Number=Sing	22 variant	compound
22	variant	variant	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 changed	obl:unmarked
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 changed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	present · perfect · passive		a new form of a virus				for example; a little obl:unmarked; a Covid variant obl:unmarked; other living thing nsubj:pass; genes nsubj	vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: subject=Theme for example=Co-Theme
2	form			a virus					nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: adjective, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Different from the usual form.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	from	from	ADP	_	5 form	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 form	det
4	usual	usual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 form	amod
5	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Different	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Different	punct

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

Example 1

"Grey" and "gray" are variants of the same word.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Grey	punct
2	Grey	grey	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 gray	amod
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Grey	punct
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 gray	cc
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 gray	punct
6	gray	gray	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 variants	nsubj
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 gray	punct
8	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 variants	cop
9	variants	variant	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
10	of	of	ADP	_	13 word	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 word	det
12	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 word	amod
13	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 variants	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 variants	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Grey gray	variants				of the same word	tree rules

Example 2

We played a variant of tag where you freeze when caught.

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 played	nsubj
2	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 variant	det
4	variant	variant	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 played	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 tag	case
6	tag	tag	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 variant	nmod
7	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	9 freeze	advmod
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 freeze	nsubj
9	freeze	freeze	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 tag	acl:relcl
10	when	when	SCONJ	_	11 caught	mark
11	caught	catch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 freeze	advcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 played	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	play	past	We	a variant of tag	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent variant=Theme
2	freeze	present	you		vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3	catch	participle	you not said here		vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	vary		tag		nom variant «event intransitive»: of=agent

Example 3

Scientists are watching a new variant of the flu virus.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 watching	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 watching	aux
3	watching	watch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 variant	det
5	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 variant	amod
6	variant	variant	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 watching	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 virus	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 virus	det
9	flu	flu	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 virus	compound
10	virus	virus	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 variant	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 watching	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	present · progressive	Scientists	a new variant of the flu virus					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent variant=Theme
2	vary		the flu virus						nom variant «event intransitive»: of=agent

Example 4

This puzzle is a variant of the one we did yesterday, with bigger numbers.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 puzzle	det
2	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 variant	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 variant	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 variant	det
5	variant	variant	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 one	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 one	det
8	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 variant	nmod
9	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 did	nsubj
10	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 one	acl:relcl
11	yesterday	yesterday	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 did	obl:unmarked
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 numbers	punct
13	with	with	ADP	_	15 numbers	case
14	bigger	big	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	15 numbers	amod
15	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 variant	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 variant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	this puzzle	a variant and bigger numbers				of the one; bigger numbers conj	tree rules
2	do	past	we	the one not said here			yesterday		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Eventuality

Example 5

Chess has many variants, and some use a round board.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chess	chess	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 variants	amod
4	variants	variant	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 has	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 use	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 use	cc
7	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	8 use	nsubj
8	use	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 has	conj
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 board	det
10	round	round	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 board	amod
11	board	board	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 use	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Chess	many variants					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent variant=Patient
2	use	present	some	a round board					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent board=Patient

Example 6

The shop sells three variants of the toy car in different colours.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 shop	det
2	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sells	nsubj
3	sells	sell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 variants	nummod
5	variants	variant	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sells	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 car	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 car	det
8	toy	toy	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 car	compound
9	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 variants	nmod
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 colours	case
11	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 colours	amod
12	colours	colour	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sells	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sells	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sell	present	the shop	three variants of the toy car		different colours			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent variant=Theme
2	vary		the toy car						nom variant «event intransitive»: of=agent

Example 7

The new variant spread quickly through the town.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 variant	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 variant	amod
3	variant	variant	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spread	nsubj
4	spread	spread	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	4 spread	advmod
6	through	through	ADP	_	8 town	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 town	det
8	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spread	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 spread	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spread	past	the new variant			the town		quickly property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through town=Location

Example 8

However, the manuscript variant found in the present edition is certainly old, appearing already in the oldest extant versions of the SY in the commentary of Saadia Gaon. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

Sentence 1: However, the manuscript variant found in the present edition is certainly old, appearing already in the oldest extant versions of the SY in the commentary of Saadia Gaon.

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	However	however	ADV	_	13 old	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 However	punct
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 variant	det
4	manuscript	manuscript	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 variant	amod
5	variant	variant	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 old	nsubj
6	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 variant	acl
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 edition	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 edition	det
9	present	present	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 edition	amod
10	edition	edition	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 found	obl
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 old	cop
12	certainly	certainly	ADV	_	13 old	advmod
13	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 appearing	punct
15	appearing	appear	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	13 old	advcl
16	already	already	ADV	_	15 appearing	advmod
17	in	in	ADP	_	21 versions	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 versions	det
19	oldest	old	ADJ	Degree=Sup	21 versions	amod
20	extant	extant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 versions	amod
21	versions	version	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 appearing	obl
22	of	of	ADP	_	24 SY	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 SY	det
24	SY	SY	PROPN	Number=Sing	21 versions	nmod
25	in	in	ADP	_	27 commentary	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 commentary	det
27	commentary	commentary	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 versions	nmod
28	of	of	ADP	_	29 Saadia	case
29	Saadia	Saadia	PROPN	Number=Sing	27 commentary	nmod
30	Gaon	Gaon	PROPN	Number=Sing	29 Saadia	flat
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 old	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	find	participle		the manuscript variant not said here	the present edition		vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	the manuscript variant			certainly, however, old property	tree rules
3	appear	gerund	the manuscript variant not said here		the oldest extant versions of the SY in the commentary of Saadia		vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in version=Location
4	comment			Saadia			nom commentary «communication transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

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	_	7 translation	punct
5	Sefaria	Sefaria	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
6	community	community	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
7	translation	translation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	appos
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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

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📖 variant

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

Example 1

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