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adopt

Who acts: way, They, We, school, class, council · What happens: take, raise, care, start, use, behave · To what, where: child, family, them, pet, shelter, new idea

«adopt» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: adopt in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To take a child into your family legally and raise them as your own.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 take	mark
2	take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 child	det
4	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 take	obj
5	into	into	ADP	_	7 family	case
6	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 family	nmod:poss
7	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 take	obl
8	legally	legally	ADV	_	2 take	advmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 raise	cc
10	raise	raise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 take	conj
11	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 raise	obj
12	as	as	ADP	_	14 own	case
13	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 own	nmod:poss
14	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 raise	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 take	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	to-infinitive		a child		your family		legally property	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent child=Theme into family=Destination
2	raise	infinitive		them = they				as your own	vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme

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 take a pet home from a shelter to care for.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 take	mark
2	take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 pet	det
4	pet	pet	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 take	obj
5	home	home	ADV	_	2 take	advmod
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 shelter	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 shelter	det
8	shelter	shelter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 take	obl
9	to	to	PART	_	10 care	mark
10	care	care	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 take	advcl
11	for	for	ADP	_	10 care	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 take	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	to-infinitive		a pet		a shelter		home property	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent pet=Theme from shelter=Initial_Location
2	care	to-infinitive							vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Meaning 3

To start using a new idea, plan, method or way of behaving.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 start	mark
2	start	start	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	using	use	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 start	xcomp
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 idea	det
5	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 idea	amod
6	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 using	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 plan	punct
8	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 idea	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 method	punct
10	method	method	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 idea	conj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 way	cc
12	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 method	conj
13	of	of	SCONJ	_	14 behaving	mark
14	behaving	behave	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	12 way	acl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 start	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	start	to-infinitive							vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	use	gerund		a new idea and plan and method or way					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Patient
3	behave	gerund	way not said here						vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To vote to accept a plan or law.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 vote	mark
2	vote	vote	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 accept	mark
4	accept	accept	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 vote	xcomp
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 plan	det
6	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 accept	obj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 law	cc
8	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 plan	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 vote	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	vote	to-infinitive							tree rules
2	accept	to-infinitive		a plan or law					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Theme

Example 1

They adopted a baby girl from overseas.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 adopted	nsubj
2	adopted	adopt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 girl	det
4	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 girl	compound
5	girl	girl	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 adopted	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	7 overseas	case
7	overseas	overseas	ADV	_	2 adopted	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 adopted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	adopt	past	They	a baby girl					vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent girl=Theme

Example 2

We adopted a cat from the animal shelter.

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 adopted	nsubj
2	adopted	adopt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 cat	det
4	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 adopted	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	8 shelter	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 shelter	det
7	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 shelter	compound
8	shelter	shelter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 adopted	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 adopted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	adopt	past	We	a cat		the animal shelter			vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Theme

Example 3

The school adopted a new uniform.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 school	det
2	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 adopted	nsubj
3	adopted	adopt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 uniform	det
5	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 uniform	amod
6	uniform	uniform	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 adopted	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 adopted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	adopt	past	the school	a new uniform					vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent uniform=Theme

Example 4

Our class adopted a penguin at the zoo.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 class	nmod:poss
2	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 adopted	nsubj
3	adopted	adopt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 penguin	det
5	penguin	penguin	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 adopted	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 zoo	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 zoo	det
8	zoo	zoo	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 adopted	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 adopted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	adopt	past	Our class	a penguin		the zoo			vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent penguin=Theme

Example 5

The council adopted the plan to build a park.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 council	det
2	council	council	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 adopted	nsubj
3	adopted	adopt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 plan	det
5	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 adopted	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 build	mark
7	build	build	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 plan	acl
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 park	det
9	park	park	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 build	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 adopted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	adopt	past	the council	the plan					vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Theme
2	build	to-infinitive	the council not said here	a park					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset park=Product

Example 6

She adopted a new way of studying and her marks improved.

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 adopted	nsubj
2	adopted	adopt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 way	det
4	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 way	amod
5	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 adopted	obj
6	of	of	SCONJ	_	7 studying	mark
7	studying	study	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 way	acl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 improved	cc
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 marks	nmod:poss
10	marks	mark	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 improved	nsubj
11	improved	improve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 adopted	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 adopted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	adopt	past	She	a new way					vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme
2	study	gerund	a new way not said here						vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	improve	past	her marks						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
4	mark		her = she						nom mark «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

I have been recommended to adopt a diction not too remote from that of the Authorised Version.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 recommended	nsubj
2	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 recommended	aux
3	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 recommended	aux:pass
4	recommended	recommend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 adopt	mark
6	adopt	adopt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 recommended	xcomp
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 diction	det
8	diction	diction	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 adopt	obj
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 remote	advmod
10	too	too	ADV	_	11 remote	advmod
11	remote	remote	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 adopt	advcl
12	from	from	ADP	_	13 that	case
13	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	11 remote	obl
14	of	of	ADP	_	17 Version	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 Version	det
16	Authorised	authorise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	17 Version	amod
17	Version	version	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 that	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 recommended	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	recommend	present · perfect · passive		I					tree rules
2	adopt	to-infinitive		a diction					vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diction=Theme
3	authorise	participle							tree rules

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