alert

Who acts: they, you, meerkat, phone, message, town · What happens: watch, listen, notice, act, warn, tell · To what, where: danger, someone, them, road, alert, flood alert · Speech: someone speaks here

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

Meaning 1

Watching and listening carefully, awake and ready to notice danger or act quickly.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Watching	watch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 listening	cc
3	listening	listen	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Watching	conj
4	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	6 awake	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 awake	punct
6	awake	awake	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Watching	advcl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 ready	cc
8	ready	ready	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 awake	conj
9	to	to	PART	_	10 notice	mark
10	notice	notice	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 ready	xcomp
11	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 notice	obj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 act	cc
13	act	act	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 notice	conj
14	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	13 act	advmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Watching	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	watch	gerund			vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent
2	listen	gerund			vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
3	notice	to-infinitive	danger		vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer danger=Stimulus
4	act	infinitive		quickly property	vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

A warning signal or message about danger or something important (a weather alert, a phone alert).

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 signal	det
2	warning	warning	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 signal	compound
3	signal	signal	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 message	cc
5	message	message	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 signal	conj
6	about	about	ADP	_	7 danger	case
7	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 message	nmod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 something	cc
9	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 danger	conj
10	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 something	amod
11	(	(	PUNCT	_	14 alert	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 alert	det
13	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 alert	compound
14	alert	alert	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 something	appos
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 alert	punct
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 alert	det
17	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 alert	compound
18	alert	alert	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 alert	conj
19	)	)	PUNCT	_	14 alert	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 signal	punct

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

Meaning 3

To warn someone or tell them about something so they can act.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 warn	mark
2	warn	warn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 warn	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 tell	cc
5	tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 warn	conj
6	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 tell	iobj
7	about	about	ADP	_	8 something	case
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 tell	obl
9	so	so	SCONJ	_	12 act	mark
10	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 act	nsubj
11	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 act	aux
12	act	act	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 tell	advcl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 warn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	to whom	other	roles by
1	warn speech: warn	to-infinitive		someone		vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient
2	tell speech: assert	infinitive		them = they	about something	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent they=Recipient about something=Topic
3	act	can	they			vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

On the alert / on high alert: ready and watching for danger.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	3 alert	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 alert	det
3	alert	alert	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	/	/	SYM	_	7 alert	cc
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 alert	case
6	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 alert	amod
7	alert	alert	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 alert	conj
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 ready	punct
9	ready	ready	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 alert	amod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 watching	cc
11	watching	watch	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 ready	conj
12	for	for	ADP	_	13 danger	case
13	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 watching	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 alert	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	gerund						for danger	vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for danger=Theme

Example 1

Stay alert when you cross the road.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stay	stay	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	alert	alert	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Stay	xcomp
3	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	5 cross	advmod
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 cross	nsubj
5	cross	cross	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Stay	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 road	det
7	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cross	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stay	imperative	you not said here					alert property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	cross	present	you	the road					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Patient

Example 2

The meerkat stood up, alert for eagles.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 meerkat	det
2	meerkat	meerkat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stood	nsubj
3	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 stood	compound:prt
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 alert	punct
6	alert	alert	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 stood	conj
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 eagles	case
8	eagles	eagle	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 alert	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stood	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand up	past	the meerkat						vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	alert speech: other	infinitive	the meerkat not said here					for eagles	vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent

Example 3

My phone gave an alert when the message arrived.

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 phone	nmod:poss
2	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 alert	det
5	alert	alert	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
6	when	when	SCONJ	_	9 arrived	mark
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 message	det
8	message	message	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 arrived	nsubj
9	arrived	arrive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 gave	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	My phone	a alert					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alert=Theme
2	arrive	past	the message						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

The town got a flood alert after the heavy rain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 town	det
2	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 got	nsubj
3	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 alert	det
5	flood	flood	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 alert	compound
6	alert	alert	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 got	obj
7	after	after	ADP	_	10 rain	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 rain	det
9	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 rain	amod
10	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 got	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	past	the town	a flood alert			after the heavy rain		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer alert=Stimulus

Example 5

A neighbour smelled smoke and alerted the fire brigade.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 neighbour	det
2	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 alerted	nsubj
3	smelled	smell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 neighbour	acl
4	smoke	smoke	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 smelled	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 smelled	cc
6	alerted	alert	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 brigade	det
8	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 brigade	compound
9	brigade	brigade	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 alerted	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 alerted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	smell	participle	a neighbour not said here	smoke					vn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer smoke=Stimulus
2	alert speech: other	past	a neighbour	the fire brigade					vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent brigade=Recipient

Example 6

The guard dog was alert all night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 dog	det
2	guard	guard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dog	compound
3	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 alert	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 alert	cop
5	alert	alert	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	7 night	det
7	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 alert	obl:unmarked
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 alert	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the guard dog				night	alert property	tree rules

Example 7

After a good sleep you feel more alert in class.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	4 sleep	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 sleep	det
3	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 sleep	amod
4	sleep	sleep	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 feel	obl
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 feel	nsubj
6	feel	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	8 alert	amod
8	alert	alert	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 feel	xcomp
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 class	case
10	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 feel	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 feel	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	present	you				after a good sleep	in class; alert property	vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Theme in class=Attribute

Example 8

Police are on high alert during the parade.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 alert	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 alert	cop
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 alert	case
4	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 alert	amod
5	alert	alert	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	during	during	ADP	_	8 parade	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 parade	det
8	parade	parade	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 alert	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 alert	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Police			high alert	during the parade		tree rules

Example 9

His alert eye caught sight of a rawhide rope staked to the water's brink, which led away toward a small round hut in the distance.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 eye	nmod:poss
2	alert	alert	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 eye	amod
3	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sight	nsubj
4	caught	catch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 sight	amod
5	sight	sight	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 rope	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 rope	det
8	rawhide	rawhide	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 rope	compound
9	rope	rope	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sight	nmod
10	staked	stake	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 rope	acl
11	to	to	ADP	_	15 brink	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 water	det
13	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 brink	nmod:poss
14	's	's	PART	_	13 water	case
15	brink	brink	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 staked	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 led	punct
17	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	18 led	nsubj
18	led	lead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 brink	acl:relcl
19	away	away	ADV	_	18 led	advmod
20	toward	toward	ADP	_	24 hut	case
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 hut	det
22	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 hut	amod
23	round	round	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 hut	amod
24	hut	hut	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 led	obl
25	in	in	ADP	_	27 distance	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 distance	det
27	distance	distance	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 hut	nmod
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sight	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	catch	participle					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	stake	participle		a rawhide rope not said here		to the water's brink result	vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent to brink=Result
3	lead away	past	the water's brink		a small round hut in the distance	away property	vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent toward hut=Destination
4	sight			a rawhide rope			nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient

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