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ambulate

Who acts: patient, nurse, Grandpa, He, Patients, robot · What happens: ambulate, be, move about, begin, help, ambulate down · To what, where: Grandpa, corridor, Patients, two legs

«ambulate» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: ambulate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

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

To ambulate is to walk or move about.

markcsubjcopmarkccconjadvmodpunctrootToPARTambulateVERBisAUXtoPARTwalkVERBorCCONJmoveVERBaboutADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 ambulatemark
2ambulateambulateVERBVerbForm=Inf5 walkcsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 walkcop
4totoPART_5 walkmark
5walkwalkVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
6ororCCONJ_7 movecc
7movemoveVERBVerbForm=Inf5 walkconj
8aboutaboutADV_7 moveadvmod
9..PUNCT_5 walkpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ambulateto-infinitivevn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2ispresentwalk propertytree rules
3move aboutinfinitiveabout propertyvn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=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.

Example 1

After the operation, the patient began to ambulate with help.

casedetoblpunctdetnsubjmarkxcompcaseoblpunctrootAfterADPtheDEToperationNOUN,PUNCTtheDETpatientNOUNbeganVERBtoPARTambulateVERBwithADPhelpNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AfterafterADP_3 operationcase
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 operationdet
3operationoperationNOUNNumber=Sing7 beganobl
4,,PUNCT_3 operationpunct
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 patientdet
6patientpatientNOUNNumber=Sing7 begannsubj
7beganbeginVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
8totoPART_9 ambulatemark
9ambulateambulateVERBVerbForm=Inf7 beganxcomp
10withwithADP_11 helpcase
11helphelpNOUNNumber=Sing9 ambulateobl
12..PUNCT_7 beganpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1beginpastthe patientafter the operationvn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2ambulateto-infinitivethe patient not said herewith helpvn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

The nurse helped Grandpa ambulate down the corridor.

detnsubjobjxcompcompound:prtdetobjpunctrootTheDETnurseNOUNhelpedVERBGrandpaPROPNambulateVERBdownADPtheDETcorridorNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 nursedet
2nursenurseNOUNNumber=Sing3 helpednsubj
3helpedhelpVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4GrandpaGrandpaPROPNNumber=Sing3 helpedobj
5ambulateambulateVERBVerbForm=Inf3 helpedxcomp
6downdownADP_5 ambulatecompound:prt
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 corridordet
8corridorcorridorNOUNNumber=Sing5 ambulateobj
9..PUNCT_3 helpedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1helppastthe nurseGrandpavn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent grandpa=Beneficiary clause=Theme
2ambulate downinfinitiveGrandpa not said herethe corridorvn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location corridor=Theme

Example 3

He can now ambulate without crutches.

nsubjauxadvmodcaseoblpunctrootHePRONcanAUXnowADVambulateVERBwithoutADPcrutchesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs4 ambulatensubj
2cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin4 ambulateaux
3nownowADVPronType=Dem4 ambulateadvmod
4ambulateambulateVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5withoutwithoutADP_6 crutchescase
6crutchescrutchNOUNNumber=Plur4 ambulateobl
7..PUNCT_4 ambulatepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ambulatecanHenowwithout crutchesvn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

Patients are encouraged to ambulate soon after surgery.

nsubj:passaux:passmarkxcompadvmodcaseoblpunctrootPatientsNOUNareAUXencouragedVERBtoPARTambulateVERBsoonADVafterADPsurgeryNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PatientspatientNOUNNumber=Plur3 encouragednsubj:pass
2arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 encouragedaux:pass
3encouragedencourageVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
4totoPART_5 ambulatemark
5ambulateambulateVERBVerbForm=Inf3 encouragedxcomp
6soonsoonADVDegree=Pos5 ambulateadvmod
7afterafterADP_8 surgerycase
8surgerysurgeryNOUNNumber=Sing5 ambulateobl
9..PUNCT_3 encouragedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1encouragepresent · passivePatientsvn advise-37.9 «NP V NP how S_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic
2ambulate not said to happento-infinitivePatients not said hereafter surgerysoon propertyvn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

The robot could ambulate on two legs.

detnsubjauxcasenummodoblpunctrootTheDETrobotNOUNcouldAUXambulateVERBonADPtwoNUMlegsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 robotdet
2robotrobotNOUNNumber=Sing4 ambulatensubj
3couldcouldAUXVerbForm=Fin4 ambulateaux
4ambulateambulateVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5ononADP_7 legscase
6twotwoNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card7 legsnummod
7legslegNOUNNumber=Plur4 ambulateobl
8..PUNCT_4 ambulatepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ambulatecouldthe robottwo legsvn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on leg=Trajectory

Example 6

The doctor checked how well she could ambulate.

detnsubjadvmodadvmodnsubjauxadvclpunctrootTheDETdoctorNOUNcheckedVERBhowADVwellADVshePRONcouldAUXambulateVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 doctordet
2doctordoctorNOUNNumber=Sing3 checkednsubj
3checkedcheckVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4howhowADVPronType=Int5 welladvmod
5wellwellADVDegree=Pos8 ambulateadvmod
6sheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs8 ambulatensubj
7couldcouldAUXVerbForm=Fin8 ambulateaux
8ambulateambulateVERBVerbForm=Inf3 checkedadvcl
9..PUNCT_3 checkedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1checkpastthe doctorvn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2ambulatecoulddoctorwell propertyvn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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