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averting

Who acts: quick thinking, pilot, She, Averting, They, he · What happens: stop, happen, turn, be, avert, think · To what, where: something, eyes, crash, scary film, flood, wall · Speech: someone speaks here

«averting» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: averting in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Stopping something bad from happening.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stopping	stop	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Stopping	obj
3	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 something	amod
4	from	from	SCONJ	_	5 happening	mark
5	happening	happen	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 bad	advcl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stopping	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	gerund		something					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality something=Eventuality
2	happen	gerund							vn 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

Turning your eyes or face away.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Turning	turn	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 eyes	nmod:poss
3	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Turning	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 face	cc
5	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 eyes	conj
6	away	away	ADV	_	1 Turning	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Turning	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	gerund		your eyes or face				away property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Theme

Example 1

The pilot's quick thinking was key to averting a crash.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 pilot	det
2	pilot	pilot	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 thinking	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 pilot	case
4	quick	quick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 thinking	amod
5	thinking	thinking	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 key	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 key	cop
7	key	key	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	to	to	SCONJ	_	9 averting	mark
9	averting	avert	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 key	advcl
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 crash	det
11	crash	crash	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 averting	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 key	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the pilot's quick thinking					key property	tree rules
2	avert	gerund	the pilot's quick thinking not said here	a crash					tree rules
3	think		the pilot						nom thinking «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

She kept averting her eyes from the scary film.

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 kept	nsubj
2	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	averting	avert	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 kept	xcomp
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 eyes	nmod:poss
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 averting	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	9 film	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 film	det
8	scary	scary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 film	amod
9	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 averting	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	past	She						tree rules
2	avert	gerund	She not said here	her eyes		the scary film			tree rules

Example 3

Averting a flood meant building a wall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Averting	avert	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 meant	csubj
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 flood	det
3	flood	flood	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Averting	obj
4	meant	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	building	build	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 meant	xcomp
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 wall	det
7	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 building	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 meant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	avert	gerund		a flood					tree rules
2	mean	past	Averting						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	build not said to happen	gerund	Averting not said here	a wall					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset wall=Product

Example 4

They succeeded in averting a strike.

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 succeeded	nsubj
2	succeeded	succeed	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	SCONJ	_	4 averting	mark
4	averting	avert	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 succeeded	advcl
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 strike	det
6	strike	strike	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 averting	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 succeeded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	succeed	past	They						vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	avert	gerund	They not said here	a strike					tree rules

Example 5

Averting his gaze, he said sorry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Averting	avert	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 said	advcl
2	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 gaze	nmod:poss
3	gaze	gaze	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Averting	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Averting	punct
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 said	nsubj
6	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	sorry	sorry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 said	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	avert	gerund	he not said here	his gaze					tree rules
2	say speech: apologize	past	he					sorry property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	gaze		his = he						nom gaze «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

Firefighters worked all night, averting disaster.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Firefighters	firefighter	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 worked	nsubj
2	worked	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	4 night	det
4	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 worked	obl:unmarked
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 averting	punct
6	averting	avert	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 worked	advcl
7	disaster	disaster	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 averting	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 worked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	past	Firefighters				night		vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	avert	gerund	Firefighters not said here	disaster					tree rules

Example 7

Nemesis was worshipped by the Romans, (who invoked her on the Capitol), as a divinity who possessed the power of averting the pernicious consequences of envy.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nemesis	nemesis	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 worshipped	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 worshipped	aux:pass
3	worshipped	worshipp	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 Romans	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Romans	det
6	Romans	Roman	PROPN	Number=Plur	3 worshipped	obl:agent
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 invoked	punct
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 invoked	punct
9	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 invoked	nsubj
10	invoked	invoke	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 worshipped	parataxis
11	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 invoked	obj
12	on	on	ADP	_	14 Capitol	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 Capitol	det
14	Capitol	Capitol	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 invoked	obl
15	)	)	PUNCT	_	10 invoked	punct
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 divinity	punct
17	as	as	ADP	_	19 divinity	case
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 divinity	det
19	divinity	divinity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 worshipped	parataxis
20	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	21 possessed	nsubj
21	possessed	possess	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	19 divinity	acl:relcl
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 power	det
23	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 possessed	obj
24	of	of	SCONJ	_	25 averting	mark
25	averting	avert	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	23 power	acl
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 consequences	det
27	pernicious	pernicious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	28 consequences	amod
28	consequences	consequence	NOUN	Number=Plur	25 averting	obj
29	of	of	ADP	_	30 envy	case
30	envy	envy	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 consequences	nmod
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 worshipped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	worshipp	past · passive	the Romans	Nemesis					tree rules
2	invoke	past		her = she		the Capitol			tree rules
3	possess	past	a divinity	the power					vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot power=Theme
4	avert	gerund	the power not said here	the pernicious consequences of envy					tree rules

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