approximately
Who acts: 200 people, journey, bag, class, you, many beans · What happens: be, take, weigh, walk, estimate · To what, where: 100, 5 kilograms, jar
«approximately» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: approximately in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Close to an exact amount, number or time, but not exactly; about.
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Close | close | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 amount | case |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 amount | det |
| 4 | exact | exact | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 amount | amod |
| 5 | amount | amount | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Close | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 number | punct |
| 7 | number | number | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 amount | conj |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 time | cc |
| 9 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 amount | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 exactly | punct |
| 11 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 13 exactly | cc |
| 12 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 exactly | advmod |
| 13 | exactly | exactly | ADV | _ | 1 Close | conj |
| 14 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 1 Close | punct |
| 15 | about | about | ADV | _ | 1 Close | advmod |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Close | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
There were approximately 200 people at the concert.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | There | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 2 were | expl |
| 2 | were | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | approximately | approximately | ADV | _ | 4 200 | advmod |
| 4 | 200 | 200 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 people | nummod |
| 5 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 were | nsubj |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 concert | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 concert | det |
| 8 | concert | concert | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 people | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 were | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be | past | 200 people at the concert | there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 2
The journey takes approximately two hours.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 journey | det |
| 2 | journey | journey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 takes | nsubj |
| 3 | takes | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | approximately | approximately | ADV | _ | 5 two | advmod |
| 5 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 hours | nummod |
| 6 | hours | hour | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 takes | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 takes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | present | the journey | hour | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Example 3
49 + 52 is approximately 100.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | 49 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | root | root |
| 2 | + | + | SYM | _ | 3 52 | cc |
| 3 | 52 | 52 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 1 49 | conj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 100 | cop |
| 5 | approximately | approximately | ADV | _ | 6 100 | advmod |
| 6 | 100 | 100 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 1 49 | conj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 49 | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | 100 | approximately property | tree rules |
Example 4
Round 3.87 to approximately 4.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Round | round | ADV | _ | 2 3.87 | advmod |
| 2 | 3.87 | 3.87 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Frac | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 4 | case |
| 4 | approximately | approximately | ADV | _ | 5 4 | advmod |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 2 3.87 | nmod |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 3.87 | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 5
The bag weighs approximately 5 kilograms.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 bag | det |
| 2 | bag | bag | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 weighs | nsubj |
| 3 | weighs | weigh | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | approximately | approximately | ADV | _ | 5 5 | advmod |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 6 kilograms | nummod |
| 6 | kilograms | kilogram | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 weighs | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 weighs | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | weigh | present | the bag | 5 kilograms | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme kilogram=Value |
Example 6
Approximately half the class walk to school.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Approximately | approximately | ADV | _ | 5 walk | advmod |
| 2 | half | half | DET | NumForm=Word NumType=Frac PronType=Ind | 4 class | det:predet |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 class | det |
| 4 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 walk | nsubj |
| 5 | walk | walk | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 school | case |
| 7 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 walk | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 walk | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | walk | infinitive | half class | to school result; approximately property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to school=Result |
Example 7
Estimate approximately how many beans are in the jar.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estimate | estimate | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | approximately | approximately | ADV | _ | 1 Estimate | advmod |
| 3 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 many | advmod |
| 4 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 beans | amod |
| 5 | beans | bean | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 jar | nsubj |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 jar | cop |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 jar | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 jar | det |
| 9 | jar | jar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Estimate | parataxis |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Estimate | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | estimate | imperative | you not said here | approximately property | vn estimate-34.2-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | is | present | many beans | the jar | tree rules |
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