br

Who acts: Br, brb, tag, Thomas, We, our · What happens: be, mean, start, write, show, stand · To what, where: chemical symbol, chat shorthand, tag, web pages, new line, r r · Speech: someone speaks here

«br» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: br in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: abbreviation — kept apart, not parsed.

«Br» is the chemical symbol for bromine, a dark red liquid element.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Br	punct
2	Br	br	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 symbol	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Br	punct
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 symbol	cop
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 symbol	det
6	chemical	chemical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 symbol	amod
7	symbol	symbol	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 bromine	case
9	bromine	bromine	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 symbol	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 element	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 element	det
12	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 element	amod
13	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 element	amod
14	liquid	liquid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 element	amod
15	element	element	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 symbol	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 symbol	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Br	the chemical symbol and a dark red liquid element				for bromine	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: abbreviation — kept apart, not parsed.

«Br.» can be short for «British», «Brother» (a monk or member of a religious order, as in «Br. John») or «branch».

Sentence 1: «Br.» can be short for «British», «Brother» (a monk or member of a religious order, as in «Br.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Br	punct
2	Br	br	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 short	nsubj
3	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Br	punct
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Br	punct
5	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 short	aux
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 short	cop
7	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 British	case
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 British	punct
10	British	British	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 short	obl
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 British	punct
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 Brother	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 Brother	punct
14	Brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 short	parataxis
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 Brother	punct
16	(	(	PUNCT	_	18 monk	punct
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 monk	det
18	monk	monk	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 Brother	conj
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	20 member	cc
20	member	member	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 monk	conj
21	of	of	ADP	_	24 order	case
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 order	det
23	religious	religious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 order	amod
24	order	order	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 member	nmod
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 Br	punct
26	as	as	ADP	_	29 Br	case
27	in	in	ADP	_	29 Br	case
28	«	«	PUNCT	_	29 Br	punct
29	Br	br	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 monk	conj
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 short	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	can	Br					for British; short property	tree rules

Sentence 2: John») or «branch».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	John	John	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	»	»	PUNCT	_	1 John	punct
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	1 John	punct
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 branch	cc
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 branch	punct
6	branch	branch	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 John	conj
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 branch	punct
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 John	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Usage: texting — kept apart, not parsed.

«br» or «brb» is chat shorthand: «brb» means «be right back».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 br	punct
2	br	br	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 shorthand	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 br	punct
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 brb	cc
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 brb	punct
6	brb	brb	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 br	conj
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 br	punct
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 shorthand	cop
9	chat	chat	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 shorthand	compound
10	shorthand	shorthand	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 means	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 brb	punct
13	brb	brb	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 means	nsubj
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 brb	punct
15	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 shorthand	parataxis
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 back	punct
17	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	19 back	cop
18	right	right	ADV	_	19 back	advmod
19	back	back	ADV	_	15 means	advmod
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 back	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 shorthand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	br or brb	chat shorthand		tree rules
2	mean	present	brb			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
3	is in a quote	infinitive			back, right property	tree rules

Meaning 4

Usage: computing — kept apart, not parsed.

In web pages, «<br>» is a tag that starts a new line.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 pages	case
2	web	web	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pages	compound
3	pages	page	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 tag	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 pages	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 br	punct
6	<	<	PUNCT	_	7 br	punct
7	br	br	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 tag	nsubj
8	>	>	PUNCT	_	7 br	punct
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 br	punct
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 tag	cop
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 tag	det
12	tag	tag	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
13	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 starts	nsubj
14	starts	start	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 tag	acl:relcl
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 line	det
16	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 line	amod
17	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 starts	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 tag	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	br	a tag		web pages			tree rules
2	start	present	a tag	a new line					vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Eventuality

Meaning 5

“Br-r-r!” is written to show a shiver from cold.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	6 r	punct
2	Br	br	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 r	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 Br	punct
4	r	r	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 r	compound
5	-	-	PUNCT	_	6 r	punct
6	r	r	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 written	nsubj:pass
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	6 r	punct
8	”	"	PUNCT	_	6 r	punct
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 written	aux:pass
10	written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
11	to	to	PART	_	12 show	mark
12	show	show	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 written	advcl
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 shiver	det
14	shiver	shiver	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 show	obj
15	from	from	ADP	_	16 cold	case
16	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 show	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 written	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	present · passive		r r					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	show	to-infinitive		a shiver		cold			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent shiver=Recipient

Example 1

On the periodic table, Br stands for bromine.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	4 table	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 table	det
3	periodic	periodic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 table	amod
4	table	table	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 stands	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 table	punct
6	Br	Br	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 stands	nsubj
7	stands	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 bromine	case
9	bromine	bromine	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 stands	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 stands	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	present	Br			the periodic table		for bromine	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on table=Location

Example 2

Br. Thomas teaches at the monastery school.

Sentence 1: Br.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Br	br	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Br	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: Thomas teaches at the monastery school.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thomas	Thomas	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 teaches	nsubj
2	teaches	teach	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	at	at	ADP	_	6 school	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 school	det
5	monastery	monastery	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 school	compound
6	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 teaches	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 teaches	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	teach speech: other	present	Thomas			the monastery school			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

«brb» means «be right back».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 brb	punct
2	brb	brb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 means	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 brb	punct
4	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 back	punct
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 back	cop
7	right	right	ADV	_	8 back	advmod
8	back	back	ADV	_	4 means	ccomp
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 back	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	brb						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	is in a quote	infinitive						back, right property	tree rules

Example 4

We used a br tag to start a new line on our web page.

The tree, 14 words

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 used	nsubj
2	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 tag	det
4	br	br	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tag	compound
5	tag	tag	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 used	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 start	mark
7	start	start	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 used	advcl
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 line	det
9	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 line	amod
10	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 start	obj
11	on	on	ADP	_	14 page	case
12	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 page	nmod:poss
13	web	web	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 page	compound
14	page	page	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 start	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	use	past	We	a br tag		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tag=Patient
2	start	to-infinitive	We not said here	a new line	our web page	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Eventuality
3	page		our			nom page «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

On old train tickets, «BR» stood for British Rail.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	4 tickets	case
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 tickets	amod
3	train	train	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tickets	compound
4	tickets	ticket	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 stood	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 tickets	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 BR	punct
7	BR	br	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 stood	nsubj
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 BR	punct
9	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	for	for	ADP	_	12 Rail	case
11	British	British	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 Rail	amod
12	Rail	Rail	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 stood	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 stood	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	past	BR			old train tickets		for British Rail	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on ticket=Location

Example 6

Bromine, Br, is one of only two elements that are liquid at room temperature.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bromine	Bromine	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 one	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 Br	punct
3	Br	Br	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Bromine	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Bromine	punct
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 one	cop
6	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 elements	case
8	only	only	ADV	_	9 two	advmod
9	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 elements	nummod
10	elements	element	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 one	nmod
11	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 liquid	nsubj
12	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 liquid	cop
13	liquid	liquid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 elements	acl:relcl
14	at	at	ADP	_	16 temperature	case
15	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 temperature	compound
16	temperature	temperature	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 liquid	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 one	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Bromine	one				of two elements	tree rules
2	is	present	two elements			room temperature		liquid property	tree rules

Example 7

Br-r-r, so he began to beat his drum.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Br	br	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 r	nsubj
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	1 Br	punct
3	r	r	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 r	compound
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 r	punct
5	r	r	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 began	punct
7	so	so	ADV	_	9 began	advmod
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 began	nsubj
9	began	begin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 r	acl:relcl
10	to	to	PART	_	11 beat	mark
11	beat	beat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 began	xcomp
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 drum	nmod:poss
13	drum	drum	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 beat	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 r	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	begin	past	Br	r r not said here					tree rules
2	beat	to-infinitive	Br not said here	Br's drum					vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location drum=Theme

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