capture

Who acts: animal, act, police, knights, I, photo · What happens: catch, keep, not escape, take, record, hold · To what, where: person, animal, control, piece, game, something

«capture» in the school dictionary: its 6 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: capture in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To catch a person or animal and keep it so it cannot escape.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 catch	mark
2	catch	catch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 person	det
4	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 catch	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 animal	cc
6	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 person	conj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 keep	cc
8	keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 catch	conj
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 keep	obj
10	so	so	SCONJ	_	14 escape	mark
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 escape	nsubj
12	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 escape	aux
13	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 escape	advmod
14	escape	escape	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 keep	advcl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 catch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	catch	to-infinitive		a person or animal	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme
2	keep	infinitive		animal	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
3	not escape	can	animal		vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=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

To take control of a place or thing by force, like a castle in a battle.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 take	mark
2	take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	control	control	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 take	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 place	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 place	det
6	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 control	nmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 thing	cc
8	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 place	conj
9	by	by	ADP	_	10 force	case
10	force	force	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 take	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 castle	punct
12	like	like	ADP	_	14 castle	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 castle	det
14	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 take	obl
15	in	in	ADP	_	17 battle	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 battle	det
17	battle	battle	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 castle	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 take	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	to-infinitive		control of a place or thing				by force; like a castle in a battle	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent control=Theme

Meaning 3

To take a piece in a game such as chess or draughts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 take	mark
2	take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 piece	det
4	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 take	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 game	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 game	det
7	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 take	obl
8	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	10 chess	case
9	as	as	ADP	_	8 such	fixed
10	chess	chess	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 game	nmod
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 draughts	cc
12	draughts	draught	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 chess	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 take	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	to-infinitive		a piece		a game such chess or draughts			vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent piece=Value in game=Location

Meaning 4

To record something in a photo, film or words.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 record	mark
2	record	record	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 record	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 photo	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 photo	det
6	photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 record	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 film	punct
8	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 photo	conj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 words	cc
10	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 photo	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 record	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	record	to-infinitive		something		a photo and film or words			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent something=Theme in photo=Destination

Meaning 5

To catch and hold attention or interest.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 catch	mark
2	catch	catch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 hold	cc
4	hold	hold	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 catch	conj
5	attention	attention	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hold	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 interest	cc
7	interest	interest	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 attention	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 catch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	catch	to-infinitive							vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	hold	infinitive		attention or interest					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Theme

Meaning 6

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

The act of catching someone or something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 act	det
2	act	act	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 catching	mark
4	catching	catch	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 act	acl
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 catching	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 something	cc
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 someone	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 act	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	catch	gerund	the act not said here	someone					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme

Example 1

The police captured the robber.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 police	det
2	police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 captured	nsubj
3	captured	capture	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 robber	det
5	robber	robber	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 captured	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 captured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	capture	past	the police	the robber					vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent robber=Theme

Example 2

The knights captured the castle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 knights	det
2	knights	knight	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 captured	nsubj
3	captured	capture	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 castle	det
5	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 captured	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 captured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	capture	past	the knights	the castle					vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent castle=Theme

Example 3

I captured your queen!

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 captured	nsubj
2	captured	capture	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 queen	nmod:poss
4	queen	queen	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 captured	obj
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 captured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	capture	past	I	your queen					vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent queen=Theme

Example 4

The photo captured the moment the ball went in.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 photo	det
2	photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 captured	nsubj
3	captured	capture	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 moment	det
5	moment	moment	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 captured	obj
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ball	det
7	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 went	nsubj
8	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 captured	parataxis
9	in	in	ADV	_	8 went	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 captured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	capture	past	the photo				moment		vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	go in	past	the ball						vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

Let's play capture the flag at break.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	's	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	1 Let	obj
3	play	play	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Let	xcomp
4	capture	capture	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 play	obj
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 flag	det
6	flag	flag	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 play	obj
7	at	at	ADP	_	8 break	case
8	break	break	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 play	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	let	imperative	you not said here	's					tree rules
2	play	infinitive	's not said here	capture		break			vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent capture=Beneficiary flag=Theme

Example 6

The story captured my imagination.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 story	det
2	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 captured	nsubj
3	captured	capture	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 imagination	nmod:poss
5	imagination	imagination	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 captured	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 captured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	capture	past	the story	my imagination					vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent imagination=Theme
2	imagine		my						nom imagination «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

The zookeepers captured the escaped monkey.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 zookeepers	det
2	zookeepers	zookeeper	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 captured	nsubj
3	captured	capture	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 monkey	det
5	escaped	escape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 monkey	amod
6	monkey	monkey	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 captured	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 captured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	capture	past	the zookeepers	the escaped monkey					vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent monkey=Theme
2	escape	participle							vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 8

Leaves capture light from the sun.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 capture	nsubj
2	capture	capture	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 capture	obj
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 sun.	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 sun.	det
6	sun.	sun.	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 capture	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	capture	present	Leaves	light		the sun.			vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent light=Theme from sun.=Source

Example 9

The Fowler then ran up quickly and captured her.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Fowler	det
2	Fowler	fowler	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ran	nsubj
3	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	4 ran	advmod
4	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	up	up	ADP	_	4 ran	compound:prt
6	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	4 ran	advmod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 captured	cc
8	captured	capture	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 ran	conj
9	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 captured	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 ran	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run up	past	the Fowler				then	quickly property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	capture	past	the Fowler not said here	Fowler					vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme

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