caution

Who acts: warning, caution, you, sign, police, teacher · What happens: avoid, say, warn, be, not do, use · To what, where: danger, Caution, someone, something, informal word, road · Speech: someone speaks here

«caution» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: caution in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Great care to avoid danger or mistakes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 care	amod
2	care	care	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 avoid	mark
4	avoid	avoid	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 care	acl
5	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 avoid	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 mistakes	cc
7	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 danger	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 care	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	avoid	to-infinitive		danger or mistakes					vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent danger=Location

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

A warning, like a sign saying "Caution: wet floor".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 warning	det
2	warning	warning	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 warning	punct
4	like	like	ADP	_	6 sign	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 sign	det
6	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 warning	nmod
7	saying	say	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 warning	acl
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	9 Caution	punct
9	Caution	caution	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 saying	obj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 floor	punct
11	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 floor	amod
12	floor	floor	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 Caution	conj
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	9 Caution	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 warning	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	gerund	a warning like a sign not said here	Caution and wet floor					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent caution=Topic

Meaning 3

Usage: law, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

An official warning from the police instead of a charge.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 warning	det
2	official	official	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 warning	amod
3	warning	warning	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 police	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 police	det
6	police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 warning	nmod
7	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	10 charge	case
8	of	of	ADP	_	7 instead	fixed
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 charge	det
10	charge	charge	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 warning	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 warning	punct

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

Meaning 4

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To warn someone to be careful or not to do something again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 warn	mark
2	warn	warn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 warn	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	6 careful	mark
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 careful	cop
6	careful	careful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 warn	ccomp
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 do	cc
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 do	advmod
9	to	to	PART	_	10 do	mark
10	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 careful	conj
11	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 do	obj
12	again	again	ADV	_	10 do	advmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 warn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	to whom	when	other	roles by
1	warn speech: warn	to-infinitive		someone			vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient
2	is	to-infinitive				careful property	tree rules
3	not do	to-infinitive	something		again		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

Meaning 5

A caution can also be an informal word for something or someone surprising, funny or remarkable.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 caution	det
2	caution	caution	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 word	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 word	aux
4	also	also	ADV	_	8 word	advmod
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 word	cop
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 word	det
7	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 word	amod
8	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 something	case
10	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 word	nmod
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 someone	cc
12	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 something	conj
13	surprising	surprising	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 something	amod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 funny	punct
15	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 surprising	conj
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 remarkable	cc
17	remarkable	remarkable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 surprising	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	can	a caution	a informal word				for something	tree rules

Example 1

Use caution when crossing the road.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	caution	caution	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Use	obj
3	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	4 crossing	advmod
4	crossing	cross	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Use	advcl
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 road	det
6	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 crossing	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	imperative	you not said here	caution					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent caution=Patient
2	cross	gerund	you not said here	the road					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Patient

Example 2

The sign said "Caution: wet floor."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sign	det
2	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 Caution	punct
5	Caution	caution	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	obj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 floor	punct
7	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 floor	amod
8	floor	floor	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 Caution	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 Caution	punct
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 Caution	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the sign	Caution and wet floor					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent caution=Topic

Example 3

Handle the glass beakers with caution.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Handle	handle	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 beakers	det
3	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 beakers	compound
4	beakers	beaker	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Handle	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 caution	case
6	caution	caution	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 beakers	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Handle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	handle	imperative	you not said here	the glass beakers				with caution	vn confront-98 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent beaker=Theme with caution=Instrument

Example 4

The police gave him a caution for shouting in the street.

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 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 gave	iobj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 caution	det
6	caution	caution	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
7	for	for	SCONJ	_	8 shouting	mark
8	shouting	shout	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 gave	advcl
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 street	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 street	det
11	street	street	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 shouting	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the police	a caution	him = he				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient caution=Theme
2	shout speech: express	gerund	the police not said here			the street			vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

The teacher cautioned us not to run in the corridor.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cautioned	nsubj
3	cautioned	caution	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 cautioned	obj
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 run	advmod
6	to	to	PART	_	7 run	mark
7	run	run	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 cautioned	advcl
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 corridor	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 corridor	det
10	corridor	corridor	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 run	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cautioned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	caution speech: other	past	the teacher		us				vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent we=Recipient
2	not run	to-infinitive	the teacher not said here			the corridor			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in corridor=Trajectory

Example 6

She threw caution to the wind and jumped into the lake.

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 threw	nsubj
2	threw	throw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	caution	caution	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 threw	obj
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 wind	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 wind	det
6	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 threw	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 jumped	cc
8	jumped	jump	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 threw	conj
9	into	into	ADP	_	11 lake	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 lake	det
11	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 jumped	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 threw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	throw	past	She	caution		the wind			vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent caution=Theme to wind=Destination
2	jump	past	She not said here					into the lake result	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into lake=Result

Example 7

It's best to err on the side of caution and take a coat.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 best	expl
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 best	cop
3	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 err	mark
5	err	err	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 best	csubj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 side	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 side	det
8	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 err	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 caution	case
10	caution	caution	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 side	nmod
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 take	cc
12	take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 err	conj
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 coat	det
14	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 take	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 best	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is	present			good property	tree rules
2	err	to-infinitive		the side of caution		tree rules
3	take	infinitive	a coat			vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coat=Theme

Example 8

I 'clar' ter grashus ef dat jug ain't a caution!"

The tree, 11 words

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	3 clar	nsubj
2	'	'	PUNCT	_	3 clar	punct
3	clar	clar	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	'	'	PUNCT	_	3 clar	punct
5	ter	ter	X	Foreign=Yes	13 caution	nsubj
6	grashus	grashus	X	Foreign=Yes	5 ter	flat:foreign
7	ef	ef	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ter	flat
8	dat	dat	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 ai	amod
9	jug	jug	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 ai	compound
10	ai	ai	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ter	conj
11	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 caution	advmod
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 caution	det
13	caution	caution	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 clar	conj
14	!	!	PUNCT	_	13 caution	punct
15	"	"	PUNCT	_	13 caution	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not caution speech: other		ter and dat jug ai						tree rules

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