browse

Who acts: Giraffes, I, We, thanks, you, teacher · What happens: look, browse, feed, have, like, help · To what, where: web, acacia trees, browse, library, you, top leaves · Speech: someone speaks here

«browse» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: browse in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To look through things in a relaxed way, without looking for something particular: «browse in a bookshop».

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 look	mark
2	look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	through	through	ADP	_	4 things	case
4	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 look	obl
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 way	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 way	det
7	relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 way	amod
8	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 look	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 looking	punct
10	without	without	SCONJ	_	11 looking	mark
11	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 look	advcl
12	for	for	ADP	_	13 something	case
13	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	11 looking	obl
14	particular	particular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 something	amod
15	:	:	PUNCT	_	17 browse	punct
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 browse	punct
17	browse	browse	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 something	appos
18	in	in	ADP	_	20 bookshop	case
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 bookshop	det
20	bookshop	bookshop	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 browse	nmod
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 browse	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	to-infinitive						in a relaxed way; through things	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent through thing=Theme
2	look	gerund						for something	vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for something=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

Usage: computing — kept apart, not parsed.

To look at web pages on the internet: «browse the web».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 look	mark
2	look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	at	at	ADP	_	5 pages	case
4	web	web	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pages	compound
5	pages	page	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 look	obl
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 internet	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 internet	det
8	internet	internet	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pages	nmod
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 browse	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 browse	punct
11	browse	browse	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 look	conj
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 web	det
13	web	web	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 browse	obj
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 browse	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	to-infinitive						at web pages on the internet	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at page=Theme
2	browse in a quote	infinitive		the web					tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: of animals — kept apart, not parsed.

To feed on leaves and twigs of bushes and trees: «Giraffes browse on acacia trees.».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 feed	mark
2	feed	feed	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	4 leaves	case
4	leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 feed	obl
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 twigs	cc
6	twigs	twig	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 leaves	conj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 bushes	case
8	bushes	bush	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 twigs	nmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 trees	cc
10	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 leaves	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 browse	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 browse	punct
13	Giraffes	giraffe	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 browse	nsubj
14	browse	browse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 feed	advcl
15	on	on	ADP	_	17 trees	case
16	acacia	acacia	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 trees	compound
17	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 browse	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 browse	punct
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 browse	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 feed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feed	to-infinitive						on leaves and twigs of bushes and trees	vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on leaf=Patient
2	browse in a quote	present	Giraffes			acacia trees			tree rules

Meaning 4

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A relaxed look: «have a browse».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 look	det
2	relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 look	amod
3	look	look	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 have	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 have	punct
6	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 look	parataxis
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 browse	det
8	browse	browse	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 have	obj
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 have	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have in a quote	infinitive		a browse					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent browse=Patient

Example 1

I like to browse in the library on Saturdays.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 like	nsubj
2	like	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 browse	mark
4	browse	browse	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 like	xcomp
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 library	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 library	det
7	library	library	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 browse	obl
8	on	on	ADP	_	9 Saturdays	case
9	Saturdays	Saturday	PROPN	Number=Plur	4 browse	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 like	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	present	I						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	browse not said to happen	to-infinitive	I not said here			the library	saturday		tree rules

Example 2

We browsed the web for facts about volcanoes.

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 browsed	nsubj
2	browsed	browse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 web	det
4	web	web	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 browsed	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 facts	case
6	facts	fact	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 browsed	obl
7	about	about	ADP	_	8 volcanoes	case
8	volcanoes	volcano	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 facts	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 browsed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	browse	past	We	the web				for facts about volcanoes	tree rules

Example 3

«Can I help you?» «No thanks, I'm just browsing.»

Sentence 1: «Can I help you?»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 help	punct
2	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 help	aux
3	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 help	nsubj
4	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 help	obj
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 help	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 help	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help in a quote	can	I		you				vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary

Sentence 2: «No thanks, I'm just browsing.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 browsing	punct
2	No	no	DET	PronType=Neg	3 thanks	det
3	thanks	thanks	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 browsing	nsubj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 thanks	punct
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 browsing	nsubj
6	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 browsing	aux
7	just	just	ADV	_	8 browsing	advmod
8	browsing	browse	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 browsing	punct
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 browsing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	browse in a quote	present · progressive	no thanks						tree rules

Example 4

Giraffes browse on the top leaves of trees.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Giraffes	giraffe	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 browse	nsubj
2	browse	browse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	6 leaves	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 leaves	det
5	top	top	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 leaves	amod
6	leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 browse	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 trees	case
8	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 leaves	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 browse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	browse	present	Giraffes			the top leaves of trees			tree rules

Example 5

Have a browse through this catalogue.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Have	have	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 browse	det
3	browse	browse	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Have	obj
4	through	through	ADP	_	6 catalogue	case
5	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 catalogue	det
6	catalogue	catalogue	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Have	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	imperative	you not said here	a browse		this catalogue			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent browse=Patient

Example 6

Only browse websites your teacher says are safe.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Only	only	ADV	_	2 browse	advmod
2	browse	browse	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	websites	website	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 safe	nsubj
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 teacher	nmod:poss
5	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 says	nsubj
6	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 websites	acl:relcl
7	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 safe	cop
8	safe	safe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 browse	ccomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 browse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	browse	imperative	you not said here			tree rules
2	say speech: assert	present	your teacher	websites not said here		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent website=Topic
3	is	present	websites		safe property	tree rules

Example 7

Weary of seeking his way, he flung himself down under a tree, leaving his horse to browse at will, and fell asleep.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Weary	weary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	of	of	SCONJ	_	3 seeking	mark
3	seeking	seek	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Weary	advcl
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 way	nmod:poss
5	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seeking	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 flung	punct
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 flung	nsubj
8	flung	fling	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Weary	parataxis
9	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	8 flung	obj
10	down	down	ADP	_	8 flung	compound:prt
11	under	under	ADP	_	13 tree	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 tree	det
13	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 flung	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 leaving	punct
15	leaving	leave	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 flung	advcl
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 horse	nmod:poss
17	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 leaving	obj
18	to	to	PART	_	19 browse	mark
19	browse	browse	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 leaving	xcomp
20	at	at	ADP	_	21 will	case
21	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	19 browse	advcl
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 fell	punct
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 fell	cc
24	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 flung	conj
25	asleep	asleep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 fell	xcomp
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Weary	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	seek	gerund		his way			vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme
2	fling down	past	he	himself = he	a tree		vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent himself=Theme under tree=Destination
3	leave	gerund	he not said here	his horse			tree rules
4	browse	to-infinitive	his horse not said here				tree rules
5	fall	past	he not said here			asleep property	vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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