await Who acts: surprise, We, your, big surprise, children, Danger · What happens: await, be, mean, wait, reply · To what, where: you, reply, home, holidays, results, explorers · Speech: someone speaks here
«await» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: await in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To await is to wait for something.
mark csubj cop mark case obl punct root To PART await VERB is AUX to PART wait VERB for ADP something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 await mark 2 await await VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 wait csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 wait cop 4 to to PART _ 5 wait mark 5 wait wait VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 for for ADP _ 7 something case 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 wait obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 wait punct
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1 await to-infinitive tree rules 2 is present for something; wait property 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 To await can mean to be ready or waiting for someone.
mark aux aux mark cop ccomp cc conj case obl punct root To PART await AUX can AUX mean VERB to PART be AUX ready ADJ or CCONJ waiting VERB for ADP someone PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 await mark 2 await await AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 to to PART _ 7 ready mark 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 ready cop 7 ready ready ADJ Degree=Pos 4 mean ccomp 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 waiting cc 9 waiting wait VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 ready conj 10 for for ADP _ 11 someone case 11 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 waiting obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can · infinitive vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 is not said to happen to-infinitive ready property tree rules 3 wait gerund for someone vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
A surprise awaits you.
det nsubj obj punct root A DET surprise NOUN awaits VERB you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 surprise det 2 surprise surprise NOUN Number=Sing 3 awaits nsubj 3 awaits await VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 awaits obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 awaits punct
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1 await present a surprise you tree rules
Example 1 We await your reply.
nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root We PRON await VERB your PRON reply NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 await nsubj 2 await await VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 reply nmod:poss 4 reply reply NOUN Number=Sing 2 await obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 await punct
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1 await present We your reply tree rules 2 reply your nom reply «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 A big surprise awaits you at home.
det amod nsubj obj case obl punct root A DET big ADJ surprise NOUN awaits VERB you PRON at ADP home NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 surprise det 2 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 3 surprise amod 3 surprise surprise NOUN Number=Sing 4 awaits nsubj 4 awaits await VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 awaits obj 6 at at ADP _ 7 home case 7 home home NOUN Number=Sing 4 awaits obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 awaits punct
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1 await present a big surprise you home tree rules
Example 3 The children eagerly awaited the holidays.
det nsubj advmod det obj punct root The DET children NOUN eagerly ADV awaited VERB the DET holidays NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 children det 2 children child NOUN Number=Plur 4 awaited nsubj 3 eagerly eagerly ADV _ 4 awaited advmod 4 awaited await VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 holidays det 6 holidays holiday NOUN Number=Plur 4 awaited obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 awaited punct
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1 await past the children the holidays eagerly property tree rules
Example 4 The results are still awaited.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod punct root The DET results NOUN are AUX still ADV awaited VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 results det 2 results result NOUN Number=Plur 5 awaited nsubj:pass 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 awaited aux:pass 4 still still ADV _ 5 awaited advmod 5 awaited await VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 awaited punct
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1 await present · passive the results still tree rules
Example 5 Danger awaited the explorers in the cave.
nsubj det obj case det obl punct root Danger PROPN awaited VERB the DET explorers NOUN in ADP the DET cave NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Danger Danger PROPN Number=Sing 2 awaited nsubj 2 awaited await VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 explorers det 4 explorers explorer NOUN Number=Plur 2 awaited obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 cave case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 cave det 7 cave cave NOUN Number=Sing 2 awaited obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 awaited punct
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1 await past Danger the explorers the cave tree rules
Example 6 (formal) Please await further instructions.
punct nsubj punct discourse amod obj punct root ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT Please INTJ await VERB further ADJ instructions NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 2 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 await nsubj 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 4 Please please INTJ _ 5 await discourse 5 await await VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 further further ADJ Degree=Pos 7 instructions amod 7 instructions instruction NOUN Number=Plur 5 await obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 await punct
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1 await infinitive formal further instructions tree rules
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