accelerate Who acts: car, something, rain, velocity, light, ball · What happens: go, make, accelerate, happen, change, include · To what, where: something, rusting, velocity, direction, slope, bike
«accelerate» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: accelerate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To go faster or to make something go faster: the car accelerated.
mark advcl advmod cc mark conj obj xcomp advmod punct det nsubj punct root To PART go VERB faster ADV or CCONJ to PART make VERB something PRON go VERB faster ADV : PUNCT the DET car NOUN accelerated VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 go mark 2 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 accelerated advcl 3 faster fast ADV Degree=Cmp 2 go advmod 4 or or CCONJ _ 6 make cc 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 go conj 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 make obj 8 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 make xcomp 9 faster fast ADV Degree=Cmp 8 go advmod 10 : : PUNCT _ 13 accelerated punct 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 car det 12 car car NOUN Number=Sing 13 accelerated nsubj 13 accelerated accelerate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 14 . . PUNCT _ 13 accelerated punct
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1 go to-infinitive the car not said here fast property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 make to-infinitive the car not said here something tree rules 3 go infinitive something not said here fast property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 accelerate past the car vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=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.
Meaning 2 To make something happen sooner or more quickly: rain accelerated the rusting.
mark advcl obj xcomp advmod cc conj advmod punct nsubj det obj punct root To PART make VERB something PRON happen VERB sooner ADV or CCONJ more ADV quickly ADV : PUNCT rain NOUN accelerated VERB the DET rusting NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 make mark 2 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 accelerated advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 make obj 4 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 make xcomp 5 sooner soon ADV Degree=Cmp 4 happen advmod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 more cc 7 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 5 sooner conj 8 quickly quickly ADV _ 4 happen advmod 9 : : PUNCT _ 11 accelerated punct 10 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 11 accelerated nsubj 11 accelerated accelerate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 rusting det 13 rusting rusting NOUN Number=Sing 11 accelerated obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 11 accelerated punct
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1 make to-infinitive rain not said here something tree rules 2 happen infinitive something not said here quickly, soon property vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 accelerate past rain the rusting vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent rusting=Patient
Meaning 3 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
To change velocity, which includes speeding up, slowing down or changing direction.
The tree, 12 words mark obj punct nsubj acl:relcl xcomp compound:prt punct conj compound:prt cc conj obj punct root To PART change VERB velocity NOUN , PUNCT which PRON includes VERB speeding VERB up ADP , PUNCT slowing VERB down ADP or CCONJ changing VERB direction NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 change mark 2 change change VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 velocity velocity NOUN Number=Sing 2 change obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 includes punct 5 which which PRON PronType=Rel 6 includes nsubj 6 includes include VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 velocity acl:relcl 7 speeding speed VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 includes xcomp 8 up up ADP _ 7 speeding compound:prt 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 slowing punct 10 slowing slow VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 speeding conj 11 down down ADP _ 10 slowing compound:prt 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 changing cc 13 changing change VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 slowing conj 14 direction direction NOUN Number=Sing 13 changing obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 change punct
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1 change to-infinitive velocity vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent velocity=Patient 2 include present velocity tree rules 3 speed up gerund velocity not said here vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 slow down gerund velocity not said here vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 5 change gerund velocity not said here direction vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent direction=Patient
Example 1 The car accelerated when the light turned green.
det nsubj mark det nsubj advcl xcomp punct root The DET car NOUN accelerated VERB when SCONJ the DET light NOUN turned VERB green ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 car det 2 car car NOUN Number=Sing 3 accelerated nsubj 3 accelerated accelerate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 when when SCONJ _ 7 turned mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 light det 6 light light NOUN Number=Sing 7 turned nsubj 7 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 accelerated advcl 8 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 7 turned xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 accelerated punct
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1 accelerate past the car vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 turn past the light green property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 A ball accelerates as it rolls down a slope.
det nsubj mark nsubj advcl compound:prt det obj punct root A DET ball NOUN accelerates VERB as SCONJ it PRON rolls VERB down ADP a DET slope NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 ball det 2 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 3 accelerates nsubj 3 accelerates accelerate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 as as SCONJ _ 6 rolls mark 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 rolls nsubj 6 rolls roll VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 accelerates advcl 7 down down ADP _ 6 rolls compound:prt 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 slope det 9 slope slope NOUN Number=Sing 6 rolls obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 accelerates punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 accelerate present a ball vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 roll down present ball a slope vn run-51.3.2-2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location slope=Theme
Example 3 Pedal harder to accelerate on your bike.
obl:unmarked mark xcomp case nmod:poss obl punct root Pedal NOUN harder ADJ to PART accelerate VERB on ADP your PRON bike NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pedal pedal NOUN Number=Sing 2 harder obl:unmarked 2 harder hard ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 3 to to PART _ 4 accelerate mark 4 accelerate accelerate VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 harder xcomp 5 on on ADP _ 7 bike case 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 bike nmod:poss 7 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 4 accelerate obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 harder punct
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1 accelerate to-infinitive your bike vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 4 Warm weather accelerates the growth of mould.
amod nsubj det obj case nmod punct root Warm ADJ weather NOUN accelerates VERB the DET growth NOUN of ADP mould NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 2 weather amod 2 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 3 accelerates nsubj 3 accelerates accelerate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 growth det 5 growth growth NOUN Number=Sing 3 accelerates obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 mould case 7 mould mould NOUN Number=Sing 5 growth nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 accelerates punct
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1 accelerate present Warm weather the growth of mould vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent growth=Patient 2 grow mould nom growth «process intransitive»: of=agent
Example 5 The rocket accelerated into space.
det acl case obl punct root The DET rocket NOUN accelerated VERB into ADP space NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rocket det 2 rocket rocket NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 accelerated accelerate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 rocket acl 4 into into ADP _ 5 space case 5 space space NOUN Number=Sing 3 accelerated obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 rocket punct
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1 accelerate participle the rocket not said here space vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 6 A runner accelerates at the start of a race.
det nsubj case det obl case det nmod punct root A DET runner NOUN accelerates VERB at ADP the DET start NOUN of ADP a DET race NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 runner det 2 runner runner NOUN Number=Sing 3 accelerates nsubj 3 accelerates accelerate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 at at ADP _ 6 start case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 start det 6 start start NOUN Number=Sing 3 accelerates obl 7 of of ADP _ 9 race case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 race det 9 race race NOUN Number=Sing 6 start nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 accelerates punct
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1 accelerate present a runner the start of a race vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 start a race nom start «event transitive»: of=patient
Example 7 (formal) The plan was accelerated to finish sooner.
punct amod punct det nsubj:pass aux:pass mark xcomp advmod punct root ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT The DET plan NOUN was AUX accelerated VERB to PART finish VERB sooner ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 2 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 plan amod 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 4 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 plan det 5 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 7 accelerated nsubj:pass 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 accelerated aux:pass 7 accelerated accelerate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 to to PART _ 9 finish mark 9 finish finish VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 accelerated xcomp 10 sooner soon ADV Degree=Cmp 9 finish advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 accelerated punct
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1 accelerate past · passive the formal plan tree rules 2 finish to-infinitive soon property vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
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