chief

Who acts: chief, fire chief, everyone, chief worry, Our, She · What happens: welcome, tell, leave, be, worry, stay · To what, where: us, everyone, building, weather, chief executive, chief reason · Speech: someone speaks here

«chief» 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: chief in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The leader or head of a group, such as a tribe, organisation or police force (the fire chief).

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 leader	det
2	leader	leader	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 head	cc
4	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 leader	conj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 group	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 group	det
7	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 leader	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 tribe	punct
9	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	12 tribe	case
10	as	as	ADP	_	9 such	fixed
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 tribe	det
12	tribe	tribe	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 leader	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 organisation	punct
14	organisation	organisation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 leader	conj
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 force	cc
16	police	police	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 force	compound
17	force	force	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 organisation	conj
18	(	(	PUNCT	_	21 chief	punct
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 chief	det
20	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 chief	compound
21	chief	chief	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 force	appos
22	)	)	PUNCT	_	21 chief	punct
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 leader	punct

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

Meaning 2

Most important; main (the chief reason).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	2 important	amod
2	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	;	;	PUNCT	_	4 main	punct
4	main	main	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 important	conj
5	(	(	PUNCT	_	8 reason	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 reason	det
7	chief	chief	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 reason	amod
8	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 main	parataxis
9	)	)	PUNCT	_	8 reason	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 important	punct

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

Meaning 3

Highest in rank (chief executive, chief inspector).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Highest	high	ADJ	Degree=Sup	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	3 rank	case
3	rank	rank	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Highest	obl
4	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 inspector	punct
5	chief	chief	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 inspector	amod
6	executive	executive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 inspector	amod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 executive	punct
8	chief	chief	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 inspector	amod
9	inspector	inspector	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 rank	appos
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 inspector	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Highest	punct

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

Meaning 4

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A friendly word for a man, like «mate» or «boss» (Alright, chief?).

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 word	det
2	friendly	friendly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 word	amod
3	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 man	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 man	det
6	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 word	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 mate	punct
8	like	like	ADP	_	10 mate	case
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 mate	punct
10	mate	mate	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 word	appos
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 mate	punct
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 boss	cc
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 boss	punct
14	boss	boss	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 word	conj
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 boss	punct
16	(	(	PUNCT	_	19 chief	punct
17	Alright	alright	INTJ	_	19 chief	discourse
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 chief	punct
19	chief	chief	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 boss	appos
20	?	?	PUNCT	_	19 chief	punct
21	)	)	PUNCT	_	19 chief	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 word	punct

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

Example 1

The chief of the village welcomed us.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 chief	det
2	chief	chief	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 welcomed	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 village	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 village	det
5	village	village	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 chief	nmod
6	welcomed	welcome	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 welcomed	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 welcomed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	welcome	past	the chief of the village	us					vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme

Example 2

The fire chief told everyone to leave the building.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 chief	det
2	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 chief	compound
3	chief	chief	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 told	nsubj
4	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	4 told	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 leave	mark
7	leave	leave	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 told	xcomp
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 building	det
9	building	building	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 leave	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 told	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	past	the fire chief	everyone					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient clause=Topic
2	leave not said to happen	to-infinitive	everyone not said here	the building					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent building=Theme

Example 3

Our chief worry is the weather.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 worry	nmod:poss
2	chief	chief	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 worry	amod
3	worry	worry	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 weather	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 weather	cop
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 weather	det
6	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 weather	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Our chief worry	the weather					tree rules
2	worry		Our						nom worry «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

She is the chief executive of a big company.

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	5 executive	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 executive	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 executive	det
4	chief	chief	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 executive	amod
5	executive	executive	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 company	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 company	det
8	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 company	amod
9	company	company	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 executive	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 executive	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	She	the chief executive				of a big company	tree rules

Example 5

Rain was the chief reason we stayed inside.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 reason	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 reason	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 reason	det
4	chief	chief	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 reason	amod
5	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 stayed	nsubj
7	stayed	stay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 reason	acl:relcl
8	inside	inside	ADV	_	7 stayed	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 reason	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Rain	the chief reason					tree rules
2	stay	past	we	the chief reason not said here				inside property	vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme reason=Location

Example 6

Cheers, chief! (informal)

Sentence 1: Cheers, chief!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cheers	cheer	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 chief	punct
3	chief	chief	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Cheers	conj
4	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Cheers	punct

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

Sentence 2: (informal)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 informal	punct
2	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 informal	punct

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

Example 7

“Stay with us, Chief,” Caelte begged.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	2 Stay	punct
2	Stay	stay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 begged	ccomp
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 us	case
4	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 Stay	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 Chief	punct
6	Chief	Chief	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Stay	vocative
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Stay	punct
8	”	"	PUNCT	_	2 Stay	punct
9	Caelte	Caelte	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 begged	nsubj
10	begged	beg	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 begged	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stay in a quote	infinitive						with us; Chief vocative	vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with we=Location
2	beg speech: request	past	Caelte						vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

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