apprehension Who acts: something, Apprehension, She, he, Talking, They · What happens: be, happen, mean, feel, open, take · To what, where: Apprehension worry, fear, arrest, understanding, apprehension, new school
«apprehension» 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: apprehension in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Apprehension is worry or fear that something bad might happen.
compound cop cc conj mark nsubj amod aux acl punct root Apprehension NOUN is AUX worry NOUN or CCONJ fear NOUN that SCONJ something PRON bad ADJ might AUX happen VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Apprehension apprehension NOUN Number=Sing 3 worry compound 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 worry cop 3 worry worry NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 fear cc 5 fear fear NOUN Number=Sing 3 worry conj 6 that that SCONJ _ 10 happen mark 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 happen nsubj 8 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 7 something amod 9 might might AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 happen aux 10 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 fear acl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 worry punct
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1 is a present Apprehension worry or fear tree rules 2 happen might something fear not said here tree rules
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 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Apprehension is the arrest of someone.
nsubj cop det case nmod punct root Apprehension NOUN is AUX the DET arrest NOUN of ADP someone PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Apprehension apprehension NOUN Number=Sing 4 arrest nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 arrest cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 arrest det 4 arrest arrest NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 someone case 6 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 arrest nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 arrest punct
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1 is a present Apprehension the arrest of someone tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Apprehension can also mean understanding.
nsubj aux advmod obj punct root Apprehension NOUN can AUX also ADV mean VERB understanding NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Apprehension apprehension NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 3 also also ADV _ 4 mean advmod 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 understanding understanding NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can Apprehension understanding vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent understanding=Topic
Example 1 She felt apprehension before her first day at a new school.
nsubj obj case nmod:poss amod obl case det amod obl punct root She PRON felt VERB apprehension NOUN before ADP her PRON first ADJ day NOUN at ADP a DET new ADJ school NOUN . PUNCT 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 felt nsubj 2 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 apprehension apprehension NOUN Number=Sing 2 felt obj 4 before before ADP _ 7 day case 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 day nmod:poss 6 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 7 day amod 7 day day NOUN Number=Sing 2 felt obl 8 at at ADP _ 11 school case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 school det 10 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 11 school amod 11 school school NOUN Number=Sing 2 felt obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 felt punct
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1 feel past She apprehension a new school day vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent apprehension=Theme at school=Location
Example 2 With apprehension, he opened the door.
case obl punct nsubj det obj punct root With ADP apprehension NOUN , PUNCT he PRON opened VERB the DET door NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 With with ADP _ 2 apprehension case 2 apprehension apprehension NOUN Number=Sing 5 opened obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 apprehension punct 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 opened nsubj 5 opened open VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 door det 7 door door NOUN Number=Sing 5 opened obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 opened punct
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1 open past he the door with apprehension vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent door=Patient with apprehension=Instrument
Example 3 The apprehension of the robber took weeks.
det nsubj case det nmod obj punct root The DET apprehension NOUN of ADP the DET robber NOUN took VERB weeks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 apprehension det 2 apprehension apprehension NOUN Number=Sing 6 took nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 robber case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 robber det 5 robber robber NOUN Number=Sing 2 apprehension nmod 6 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 weeks week NOUN Number=Plur 6 took obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 took punct
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1 take past the apprehension of the robber week vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 apprehend the robber nom apprehension «feeling transitive»: of=patient
Example 4 There was apprehension in his voice.
expl nsubj case nmod:poss obl punct root There PRON was VERB apprehension NOUN in ADP his PRON voice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 was expl 2 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 apprehension apprehension NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 4 in in ADP _ 6 voice case 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 voice nmod:poss 6 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 2 was obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be past apprehension apprehension's voice; there vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in voice=Location
Example 5 Talking to someone can ease apprehension.
csubj case obl aux obj punct root Talking VERB to ADP someone PRON can AUX ease VERB apprehension NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Talking talk VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 ease csubj 2 to to ADP _ 3 someone case 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Talking obl 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 ease aux 5 ease ease VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 apprehension apprehension NOUN Number=Sing 5 ease obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 ease punct
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1 talk gerund to someone vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to someone=Co-Agent 2 ease can Talking apprehension vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent apprehension=Patient
Example 6 They waited for the results with apprehension.
nsubj case det obl case obl punct root They PRON waited VERB for ADP the DET results NOUN with ADP apprehension NOUN . PUNCT 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 waited nsubj 2 waited wait VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 for for ADP _ 5 results case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 results det 5 results result NOUN Number=Plur 2 waited obl 6 with with ADP _ 7 apprehension case 7 apprehension apprehension NOUN Number=Sing 2 waited obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 waited punct
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1 wait past They for the results; with apprehension vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 Her confusion changed to apprehension, her color from scarlet to white.
nmod:poss nsubj case obl punct nmod:poss appos case nmod case nmod punct root Her PRON confusion NOUN changed VERB to ADP apprehension NOUN , PUNCT her PRON color NOUN from ADP scarlet NOUN to ADP white ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 confusion nmod:poss 2 confusion confusion NOUN Number=Sing 3 changed nsubj 3 changed change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 5 apprehension case 5 apprehension apprehension NOUN Number=Sing 3 changed obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 color punct 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 color nmod:poss 8 color color NOUN Number=Sing 5 apprehension appos 9 from from ADP _ 10 scarlet case 10 scarlet scarlet NOUN Number=Sing 8 color nmod 11 to to ADP _ 12 white case 12 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 8 color nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 changed punct
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1 change past Her confusion to apprehension result vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Agent to apprehension=Result 2 confuse Her = she nom confusion «state transitive»: poss=agent
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