best
Who acts: best, you, She, This, I, shop · What happens: mean, do, like, work, try, be · To what, where: most, best, best friend, best cake, best price, class · Speech: someone speaks here
«best» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: best in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Better than all others.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Better | good | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| 2 | than | than | ADP | _ | 4 others | case |
| 3 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 4 others | det |
| 4 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Better | obl |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Better | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"the best player".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 player | punct |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 player | det |
| 3 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 4 player | amod |
| 4 | player | player | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 player | punct |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 player | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
In the most suitable way.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 5 way | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 way | det |
| 3 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 4 suitable | advmod |
| 4 | suitable | suitable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 way | amod |
| 5 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 way | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"Do what works best."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Do | punct |
| 2 | Do | do | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 works | nsubj |
| 4 | works | work | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 Do | ccomp |
| 5 | best | well | ADV | Degree=Sup | 4 works | advmod |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 Do | punct |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do in a quote | imperative | you not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | work in a quote | present | well property | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Meaning 3
"Your best" means the most you can do.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 best | punct |
| 2 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 best | nmod:poss |
| 3 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 means | nsubj |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 best | punct |
| 5 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 most | det |
| 7 | most | most | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 means | obl |
| 8 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 do | nsubj |
| 9 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 do | aux |
| 10 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 most | acl:relcl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Your best | the most | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | do | can | you | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"Try your best."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Try | punct |
| 2 | Try | try | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 best | nmod:poss |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 2 Try | obj |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 Try | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Try | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | try in a quote | imperative | you not said here | your best | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Eventuality |
Meaning 4
Most liked.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Most | most | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 2 liked | obj |
| 2 | liked | like | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 3 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 liked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | like | participle | Most | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot most=Theme |
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"my best friend".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 friend | punct |
| 2 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 friend | nmod:poss |
| 3 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 4 friend | amod |
| 4 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 friend | punct |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 friend | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
She is my best friend.
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 | 5 friend | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 friend | cop |
| 3 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 friend | nmod:poss |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 friend | amod |
| 5 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 friend | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | She | my best friend | tree rules |
Example 2
Try your best on the test.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Try | try | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 best | nmod:poss |
| 3 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 1 Try | obj |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 test | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 test | det |
| 6 | test | test | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 best | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Try | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | try | imperative | you not said here | your best | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Eventuality |
Example 3
This is the best cake I have ever had.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 cake | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 cake | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 cake | det |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 cake | amod |
| 5 | cake | cake | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 9 had | nsubj |
| 7 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 had | aux |
| 8 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 9 had | advmod |
| 9 | had | have | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 5 cake | acl:relcl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 cake | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | This | the best cake | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | have | present · perfect | I | the best cake not said here | ever | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Patient |
Example 4
Which shop has the best price?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 shop | det |
| 2 | shop | shop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 price | det |
| 5 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 6 price | amod |
| 6 | price | price | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | obj |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | which shop | the best price | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent price=Patient |
Example 5
Who runs best in our class?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 2 runs | nsubj |
| 2 | runs | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | best | well | ADV | Degree=Sup | 2 runs | advmod |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 class | case |
| 5 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 class | nmod:poss |
| 6 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 runs | obl |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 runs | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run | present | our class | well property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in class=Trajectory |
Example 6
All the best for your birthday.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 best | det:predet |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 best | det |
| 3 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | root | root |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 birthday | case |
| 5 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 birthday | nmod:poss |
| 6 | birthday | birthday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 best | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 best | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 7
Make the best of a rainy day.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Make | make | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 best | det |
| 3 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 1 Make | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 day | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 day | det |
| 6 | rainy | rainy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 day | amod |
| 7 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 best | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Make | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | imperative | you not said here | the best | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset good=Product |
Example 8
Red is the colour I like best.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red | Red | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 colour | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 colour | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 colour | det |
| 4 | colour | colour | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 like | nsubj |
| 6 | like | like | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 colour | acl:relcl |
| 7 | best | well | ADV | Degree=Sup | 6 like | advmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 colour | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Red | the colour | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | like | present | I | the colour not said here | well property | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot colour=Theme |
Example 9
However, I will do my best.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | However | however | ADV | _ | 5 do | advmod |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 However | punct |
| 3 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 do | nsubj |
| 4 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 do | aux |
| 5 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 best | nmod:poss |
| 7 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 do | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | future | I | my best | however property | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Eventuality |
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