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anticipation

Who acts: Anticipation, you, good goalkeeper, children, We, crowd · What happens: be, wait, expect, happen, get, guess · To what, where: excited feeling, something, advance, umbrellas, anticipation, penalty

«anticipation» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: anticipation in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Anticipation is the excited feeling of waiting for something you expect to happen, especially something nice.

The tree, 16 words
nsubjcopdetamodmarknmodcaseoblnsubjacl:relclmarkxcomppunctadvmodparataxisamodpunctrootAnticipationNOUNisAUXtheDETexcitedADJfeelingNOUNofSCONJwaitingVERBforADPsomethingPRONyouPRONexpectVERBtoPARThappenVERB,PUNCTespeciallyADVsomethingPRONniceADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AnticipationanticipationNOUNNumber=Sing5 feelingnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 feelingcop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 feelingdet
4excitedexcitedADJDegree=Pos5 feelingamod
5feelingfeelingNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6ofofSCONJ_7 waitingmark
7waitingwaitVERBVerbForm=Ger5 feelingnmod
8forforADP_9 somethingcase
9somethingsomethingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind7 waitingobl
10youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs11 expectnsubj
11expectexpectVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 somethingacl:relcl
12totoPART_13 happenmark
13happenhappenVERBVerbForm=Inf11 expectxcomp
14,,PUNCT_16 somethingpunct
15especiallyespeciallyADV_16 somethingadvmod
16somethingsomethingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind5 feelingparataxis
17niceniceADJDegree=Pos16 somethingamod
18..PUNCT_5 feelingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentAnticipationthe excited feelingtree rules
2waitgerundfor somethingvn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3expectpresentyouvn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
4happen not said to happento-infinitiveyou not said herevn occur-48.3-1 «NP 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.

Meaning 2

Anticipation is also expecting something and getting ready for it: «in anticipation of rain».

The tree, 14 words
nsubjauxadvmodobjccconjxcompcaseoblpunctpunctcaseparataxiscasenmodpunctpunctrootAnticipationNOUNisAUXalsoADVexpectingVERBsomethingPRONandCCONJgettingVERBreadyADJforADPitPRON:PUNCT«PUNCTinADPanticipationNOUNofADPrainNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AnticipationanticipationNOUNNumber=Sing4 expectingnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 expectingaux
3alsoalsoADV_4 expectingadvmod
4expectingexpectVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
5somethingsomethingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind4 expectingobj
6andandCCONJ_7 gettingcc
7gettinggetVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part4 expectingconj
8readyreadyADJDegree=Pos7 gettingxcomp
9forforADP_10 itcase
10ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs8 readyobl
11::PUNCT_14 anticipationpunct
12««PUNCT_14 anticipationpunct
13ininADP_14 anticipationcase
14anticipationanticipationNOUNNumber=Sing4 expectingparataxis
15ofofADP_16 raincase
16rainrainNOUNNumber=Sing14 anticipationnmod
17»»PUNCT_14 anticipationpunct
18..PUNCT_4 expectingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1expectpresent · progressiveAnticipationsomethingtree rules
2getgerundAnticipation not said hereready propertyvn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Meaning 3

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Guessing in advance what will happen, as a good goalkeeper does.

csubjcaseoblnsubjauxpunctmarkdetamodnsubjadvclpunctrootGuessingVERBinADPadvanceNOUNwhatPRONwillAUXhappenVERB,PUNCTasSCONJaDETgoodADJgoalkeeperNOUNdoesVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1GuessingguessVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part6 happencsubj
2ininADP_3 advancecase
3advanceadvanceNOUNNumber=Sing1 Guessingobl
4whatwhatPRONPronType=Int6 happennsubj
5willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin6 happenaux
6happenhappenVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
7,,PUNCT_12 doespunct
8asasSCONJ_12 doesmark
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art11 goalkeeperdet
10goodgoodADJDegree=Pos11 goalkeeperamod
11goalkeepergoalkeeperNOUNNumber=Sing12 doesnsubj
12doesdoVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 happenadvcl
13..PUNCT_6 happenpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1guessgerundadvancevn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2happenfuturevn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3dopresenta good goalkeepervn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The children waited for Christmas morning with great anticipation.

detnsubjcasecompoundoblcaseamodoblpunctrootTheDETchildrenNOUNwaitedVERBforADPChristmasPROPNmorningNOUNwithADPgreatADJanticipationNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 childrendet
2childrenchildNOUNNumber=Plur3 waitednsubj
3waitedwaitVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4forforADP_6 morningcase
5ChristmasChristmasPROPNNumber=Sing6 morningcompound
6morningmorningNOUNNumber=Sing3 waitedobl
7withwithADP_9 anticipationcase
8greatgreatADJDegree=Pos9 anticipationamod
9anticipationanticipationNOUNNumber=Sing3 waitedobl
10..PUNCT_3 waitedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1waitpastthe childrenmorningwith great anticipationvn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

We packed umbrellas in anticipation of rain.

nsubjobjcaseoblcasenmodpunctrootWePRONpackedVERBumbrellasNOUNinADPanticipationNOUNofADPrainNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 packednsubj
2packedpackVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3umbrellasumbrellaNOUNNumber=Plur2 packedobj
4ininADP_5 anticipationcase
5anticipationanticipationNOUNNumber=Sing2 packedobl
6ofofADP_7 raincase
7rainrainNOUNNumber=Sing5 anticipationnmod
8..PUNCT_2 packedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1packpastWeumbrellasanticipation of rainvn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent umbrella=Theme in anticipation=Destination

Example 3

The crowd was full of anticipation before the match.

detnsubjcopcaseoblcasedetoblpunctrootTheDETcrowdNOUNwasAUXfullADJofADPanticipationNOUNbeforeADPtheDETmatchNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 crowddet
2crowdcrowdNOUNNumber=Sing4 fullnsubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 fullcop
4fullfullADJDegree=Posrootroot
5ofofADP_6 anticipationcase
6anticipationanticipationNOUNNumber=Sing4 fullobl
7beforebeforeADP_9 matchcase
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 matchdet
9matchmatchNOUNNumber=Sing4 fullobl
10..PUNCT_4 fullpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe crowdbefore the matchof anticipation; full propertytree rules

Example 4

The goalkeeper's anticipation stopped the penalty.

detnmod:posscasensubjdetobjpunctrootTheDETgoalkeeperNOUN'sPARTanticipationNOUNstoppedVERBtheDETpenaltyNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 goalkeeperdet
2goalkeepergoalkeeperNOUNNumber=Sing4 anticipationnmod:poss
3's'sPART_2 goalkeepercase
4anticipationanticipationNOUNNumber=Sing5 stoppednsubj
5stoppedstopVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 penaltydet
7penaltypenaltyNOUNNumber=Sing5 stoppedobj
8..PUNCT_5 stoppedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1stoppastthe goalkeeper's anticipationthe penaltyvn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality penalty=Eventuality

Example 5

In anticipation of the test, we revised every evening.

caseoblcasedetnmodpunctnsubjdetobl:unmarkedpunctrootInADPanticipationNOUNofADPtheDETtestNOUN,PUNCTwePRONrevisedVERBeveryDETeveningNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_2 anticipationcase
2anticipationanticipationNOUNNumber=Sing8 revisedobl
3ofofADP_5 testcase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 testdet
5testtestNOUNNumber=Sing2 anticipationnmod
6,,PUNCT_2 anticipationpunct
7wewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs8 revisednsubj
8revisedreviseVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
9everyeveryDETPronType=Tot10 eveningdet
10eveningeveningNOUNNumber=Sing8 revisedobl:unmarked
11..PUNCT_8 revisedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1revisepastweanticipation of the testeveningvn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent

Example 6

The anticipation was almost better than the trip itself.

detnsubjcopadvmodcasedetoblnmod:unmarkedpunctrootTheDETanticipationNOUNwasAUXalmostADVbetterADJthanADPtheDETtripNOUNitselfPRON.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 anticipationdet
2anticipationanticipationNOUNNumber=Sing5 betternsubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 bettercop
4almostalmostADV_5 betteradvmod
5bettergoodADJDegree=Cmprootroot
6thanthanADP_8 tripcase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 tripdet
8triptripNOUNNumber=Sing5 betterobl
9itselfitselfPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes8 tripnmod:unmarked
10..PUNCT_5 betterpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe anticipationthan the trip anticipation; almost, good propertytree rules

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