approving Who acts: you, Showing, act, teacher, Dad, I · What happens: show, think, be, approve, agree, give · To what, where: something, approving nod, me, room, noises, ball · Speech: someone speaks here
«approving» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: approving in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Showing that you think something is good or right, like an approving smile or nod.
The tree, 15 words csubj mark nsubj ccomp obj cop cc conj punct case det amod conj cc conj punct root Showing VERB that SCONJ you PRON think VERB something PRON is AUX good ADJ or CCONJ right ADJ , PUNCT like ADP an DET approving VERB smile NOUN or CCONJ nod NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Showing show VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 good csubj 2 that that SCONJ _ 4 think mark 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 think nsubj 4 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Showing ccomp 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 think obj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 good cop 7 good good ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 right cc 9 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 7 good conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 smile punct 11 like like ADP _ 14 smile case 12 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 smile det 13 approving approve VERB VerbForm=Ger 14 smile amod 14 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing 7 good conj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 nod cc 16 nod nod NOUN Number=Sing 14 smile conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 7 good punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 show gerund vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 think speech: other present you something vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot something=Theme 3 is present Showing good property tree rules 4 be Showing not said here tree rules 5 approve gerund vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
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: verb form — kept apart, not parsed.
In the act of officially agreeing to something.
case det mark advmod acl case obl punct root In ADP the DET act NOUN of SCONJ officially ADV agreeing VERB to ADP something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 act case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 act det 3 act act NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 of of SCONJ _ 6 agreeing mark 5 officially officially ADV _ 6 agreeing advmod 6 agreeing agree VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 act acl 7 to to ADP _ 8 something case 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 agreeing obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 act punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 agree speech: agree gerund the act not said here to something; officially property vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The teacher gave me an approving nod.
det nsubj iobj det amod obj punct root The DET teacher NOUN gave VERB me PRON an DET approving VERB nod NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 gave iobj 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 nod det 6 approving approve VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 nod amod 7 nod nod NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 give past the teacher a approving nod me vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient nod=Theme 2 approve gerund vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Example 2 Dad smiled in an approving way when I tidied my room.
nsubj case det amod obl advmod nsubj advcl nmod:poss obj punct root Dad NOUN smiled VERB in ADP an DET approving VERB way NOUN when ADV I PRON tidied VERB my PRON room NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 smiled nsubj 2 smiled smile VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 6 way case 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 way det 5 approving approve VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 way amod 6 way way NOUN Number=Sing 2 smiled obl 7 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 tidied advmod 8 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 tidied nsubj 9 tidied tidy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 smiled advcl 10 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 room nmod:poss 11 room room NOUN Number=Sing 9 tidied obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 smiled punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 smile past Dad in a approving way vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in way=Theme 2 approve gerund vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 3 tidy past I my room tree rules
Example 3 The crowd made approving noises.
det nsubj xcomp obj punct root The DET crowd NOUN made VERB approving VERB noises NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 crowd det 2 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 approving approve VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 made xcomp 5 noises noise NOUN Number=Plur 4 approving obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make past the crowd tree rules 2 approve gerund the crowd not said here noises vn allow-64.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent noise=Beneficiary
Example 4 Grandma looked at my drawing with an approving eye.
nsubj case nmod:poss obl case det amod nmod punct root Grandma NOUN looked VERB at ADP my PRON drawing NOUN with ADP an DET approving VERB eye NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 looked nsubj 2 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 at at ADP _ 5 drawing case 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 drawing nmod:poss 5 drawing drawing NOUN Number=Sing 2 looked obl 6 with with ADP _ 9 eye case 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 eye det 8 approving approve VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 eye amod 9 eye eye NOUN Number=Sing 5 drawing nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 looked punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 look past Grandma at my drawing with a approving eye vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at drawing=Theme 2 approve gerund vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 3 draw my with a approving eye nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent with=obl
Example 5 The coach nodded approvingly as we passed the ball.
det nsubj advmod mark nsubj advcl det obj punct root The DET coach NOUN nodded VERB approvingly ADV as SCONJ we PRON passed VERB the DET ball NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 coach det 2 coach coach NOUN Number=Sing 3 nodded nsubj 3 nodded nod VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 approvingly approvingly ADV _ 3 nodded advmod 5 as as SCONJ _ 7 passed mark 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 passed nsubj 7 passed pass VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 nodded advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 ball det 9 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 7 passed obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 nodded punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 nod past the coach approvingly property vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 pass past we the ball vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ball=Trajectory
Example 6 The council is approving new rules this week.
det nsubj aux amod obj det obl:unmarked punct root The DET council NOUN is AUX approving VERB new ADJ rules NOUN this DET week NOUN . PUNCT 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 4 approving nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 approving aux 4 approving approve VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 6 rules amod 6 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 4 approving obj 7 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 week det 8 week week NOUN Number=Sing 4 approving obl:unmarked 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 approving punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 approve present · progressive the council new rules week vn allow-64.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Beneficiary
Example 7 Her approving words made me feel proud.
nmod:poss amod nsubj obj xcomp xcomp punct root Her PRON approving VERB words NOUN made VERB me PRON feel VERB proud 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 3 words nmod:poss 2 approving approve VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 words amod 3 words word NOUN Number=Plur 4 made nsubj 4 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 made obj 6 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 made xcomp 7 proud proud ADJ Degree=Pos 6 feel xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 approve gerund vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 2 make past Her approving words me tree rules 3 feel infinitive me not said here proud property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 4 word Her = she nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 “You are very clever,” said the demon chief, giving his horns an approving nod.
The tree, 14 words punct nsubj cop advmod ccomp punct punct det compound obj punct advcl nmod:poss obj det amod obj punct root “ PUNCT You PRON are AUX very ADV clever ADJ , PUNCT ” PUNCT said VERB the DET demon NOUN chief NOUN , PUNCT giving VERB his PRON horns NOUN an DET approving VERB nod NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 5 clever punct 2 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 clever nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 clever cop 4 very very ADV _ 5 clever advmod 5 clever clever ADJ Degree=Pos 8 said ccomp 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 clever punct 7 ” " PUNCT _ 5 clever punct 8 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 chief det 10 demon demon NOUN Number=Sing 11 chief compound 11 chief chief NOUN Number=Sing 8 said obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 giving punct 13 giving give VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 said advcl 14 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 horns nmod:poss 15 horns horn NOUN Number=Plur 13 giving obj 16 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 nod det 17 approving approve VERB VerbForm=Ger 18 nod amod 18 nod nod NOUN Number=Sing 13 giving obj 19 . . PUNCT _ 8 said punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is in a quote present You clever property tree rules 2 say speech: assert past the demon chief vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 3 give gerund the demon chief not said here his horns vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent horn=Recipient nod=Theme 4 approve gerund vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
← previous approvednext → approximate↑ back to A in school dictionary This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approving/