bid
Who acts: I, someone, you, bid, She, king · What happens: bid, be, ask, do, come in, come · To what, where: farewell, them, something, auction, offer, gate · Speech: someone speaks here
«bid» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: bid in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
To bid farewell is to say goodbye.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 bid | mark |
| 2 | bid | bid | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 say | advcl |
| 3 | farewell | farewell | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 bid | obj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 say | cop |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 say | mark |
| 6 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | goodbye | goodbye | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 say | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 say | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bid | to-infinitive | farewell | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | is | present | say 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
Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.
To bid someone is to order or ask them to do something: «I bid you come in.».
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 bid | mark |
| 2 | bid | bid | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 16 bid | advcl |
| 3 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 6 order | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 order | cop |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 order | mark |
| 6 | order | order | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 bid | ccomp |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 ask | cc |
| 8 | ask | ask | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 bid | conj |
| 9 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 ask | iobj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 do | mark |
| 11 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 ask | xcomp |
| 12 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 11 do | obj |
| 13 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 2 bid | punct |
| 14 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 16 bid | punct |
| 15 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 16 bid | nsubj |
| 16 | bid | bid | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 17 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 18 come | nsubj |
| 18 | come | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 bid | ccomp |
| 19 | in | in | ADV | _ | 18 come | advmod |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 16 bid | punct |
| 21 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 16 bid | punct |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 16 bid | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bid | to-infinitive | I not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | is | present | someone | order property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | ask speech: ask | infinitive | I not said here | them = they | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 4 | do not said to happen | to-infinitive | I not said here | something | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality | ||||
| 5 | bid in a quote | past | I | tree rules | |||||
| 6 | come in in a quote | present | you | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Meaning 3
At an auction, to bid is to offer a price, and a bid is that offer.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At | at | ADP | _ | 3 auction | case |
| 2 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 auction | det |
| 3 | auction | auction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 offer | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 auction | punct |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 bid | mark |
| 6 | bid | bid | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 , | advcl |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 offer | cop |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 offer | mark |
| 9 | offer | offer | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 price | det |
| 11 | price | price | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 offer | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 offer | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 offer | cc |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 bid | det |
| 15 | bid | bid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 offer | nsubj |
| 16 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 offer | cop |
| 17 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 18 offer | det |
| 18 | offer | offer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 offer | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 offer | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bid | to-infinitive | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | is | present | a auction | offer property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | is a | present | a bid | that offer | tree rules |
Example 1
She bid farewell to her friends at the gate.
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 bid | nsubj |
| 2 | bid | bid | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | farewell | farewell | ADV | _ | 2 bid | advmod |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 friends | case |
| 5 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 friends | nmod:poss |
| 6 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 bid | obl |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 gate | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 gate | det |
| 9 | gate | gate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 bid | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 bid | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bid | past | She | the gate | to her friends; farewell property | tree rules |
Example 2
«Come now,» the king bid him.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 Come | punct |
| 2 | Come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 bid | ccomp |
| 3 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 2 Come | advmod |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Come | punct |
| 5 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 Come | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 king | det |
| 7 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bid | nsubj |
| 8 | bid | bid | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 bid | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 bid | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come in a quote | infinitive | the king not said here | now | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | bid | past | the king | him = he | tree rules |
Example 3
At the auction, Ann made the highest bid for the painting.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At | at | ADP | _ | 3 auction | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 auction | det |
| 3 | auction | auction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 made | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 auction | punct |
| 5 | Ann | Ann | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 made | nsubj |
| 6 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 bid | det |
| 8 | highest | high | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 9 bid | amod |
| 9 | bid | bid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 made | obj |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 painting | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 painting | det |
| 12 | painting | painting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 bid | nmod |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past | Ann | the highest bid | the auction | for the painting | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent bid=Product for painting=Asset |
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