christen Who acts: baby, They, We, everyone · What happens: christen, be, pour, name, go on, wear · To what, where: baby, church ceremony, water, head, something, it
«christen» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: christen in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To christen a baby is to give it its name in a church ceremony, with water poured on its head.
The tree, 20 words mark advcl det obj cop mark obj nmod:poss obj case det compound obl punct case conj acl case nmod:poss obl punct root To PART christen VERB a DET baby NOUN is AUX to PART give VERB it PRON its PRON name NOUN in ADP a DET church NOUN ceremony NOUN , PUNCT with ADP water NOUN poured VERB on ADP its PRON head NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 christen mark 2 christen christen VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 give advcl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 baby det 4 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 2 christen obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 give cop 6 to to PART _ 7 give mark 7 give give VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 give obj 9 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 name nmod:poss 10 name name NOUN Number=Sing 7 give obj 11 in in ADP _ 14 ceremony case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 ceremony det 13 church church NOUN Number=Sing 14 ceremony compound 14 ceremony ceremony NOUN Number=Sing 7 give obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 water punct 16 with with ADP _ 17 water case 17 water water NOUN Number=Sing 14 ceremony conj 18 poured pour VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 17 water acl 19 on on ADP _ 21 head case 20 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 21 head nmod:poss 21 head head NOUN Number=Sing 18 poured obl 22 . . PUNCT _ 7 give punct
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1 christen to-infinitive a baby vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Theme 2 is present a church ceremony and water give property tree rules 3 pour participle water not said here baby's head vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source 4 name baby nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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 christen something is to use or name it for the first time: christen the new boat.
The tree, 17 words mark advcl obj cop mark cc conj obj case det amod obl punct conj det amod obj punct root To PART christen VERB something PRON is AUX to PART use VERB or CCONJ name VERB it PRON for ADP the DET first ADJ time NOUN : PUNCT christen VERB the DET new ADJ boat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 christen mark 2 christen christen VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 use advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 christen obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 use cop 5 to to PART _ 6 use mark 6 use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 name cc 8 name name VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 use conj 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 name obj 10 for for ADP _ 13 time case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 time det 12 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 13 time amod 13 time time NOUN Number=Sing 8 name obl 14 : : PUNCT _ 15 christen punct 15 christen christen VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 use conj 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 boat det 17 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 18 boat amod 18 boat boat NOUN Number=Sing 15 christen obj 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 use punct
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1 christen to-infinitive something vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 is present use property tree rules 3 name infinitive it time vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 4 christen infinitive the new boat vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Theme
Example 1 The baby was christened in the old stone church.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case det amod compound obl punct root The DET baby NOUN was AUX christened VERB in ADP the DET old ADJ stone NOUN church NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baby det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 4 christened nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 christened aux:pass 4 christened christen VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 9 church case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 church det 7 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 9 church amod 8 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 9 church compound 9 church church NOUN Number=Sing 4 christened obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 christened punct
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1 christen past · passive the baby the old stone church vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 2 The boy was christened John.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass obj punct root The DET boy NOUN was AUX christened VERB John PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 boy det 2 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 4 christened nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 christened aux:pass 4 christened christen VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 John John PROPN Number=Sing 4 christened obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 christened punct
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1 christen past · passive the boy vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme john=Result
Example 3 They christened each other and then went on.
nsubj obj fixed cc advmod conj advmod punct root They PRON christened VERB each DET other ADJ and CCONJ then ADV went VERB on ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 christened nsubj 2 christened christen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 each each DET ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp 2 christened obj 4 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 3 each fixed 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 went cc 6 then then ADV PronType=Dem 7 went advmod 7 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 christened conj 8 on on ADV _ 7 went advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 christened punct
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1 christen past They each vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Theme 2 go on past They not said here then vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 We christened our new boat Sunshine.
nsubj nmod:poss amod obj appos punct root We PRON christened VERB our PRON new ADJ boat NOUN Sunshine PROPN . PUNCT 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 christened nsubj 2 christened christen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 boat nmod:poss 4 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 5 boat amod 5 boat boat NOUN Number=Sing 2 christened obj 6 Sunshine Sunshine PROPN Number=Sing 5 boat appos 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 christened punct
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1 christen past We our new boat vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Theme
Example 5 At the christening, everyone wore their best clothes.
case det obl punct nsubj nmod:poss amod obj punct root At ADP the DET christening NOUN , PUNCT everyone PRON wore VERB their PRON best ADJ clothes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 3 christening case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 christening det 3 christening christening NOUN Number=Sing 6 wore obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 christening punct 5 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 6 wore nsubj 6 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 clothes nmod:poss 8 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 9 clothes amod 9 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 6 wore obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 wore punct
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1 wear past everyone their best clothes the christening vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent clothes=Source
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