circumstances

Who acts: facts, money, you, police, family, same measures · What happens: affect, have, happen, open, cancel, do · To what, where: situation, difficult circumstances, door, circumstances, trip, 999 · Speech: someone speaks here

«circumstances» 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: circumstances in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The facts or conditions that affect a situation or an event.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 facts	det
2	facts	fact	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 conditions	cc
4	conditions	condition	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 facts	conj
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 affect	nsubj
6	affect	affect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 facts	acl:relcl
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 situation	det
8	situation	situation	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 affect	obj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 event	cc
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 event	det
11	event	event	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 situation	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 facts	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	affect	present	the facts or conditions	a situation or a event					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus situation=Experiencer

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

The money and living conditions a person has (in difficult circumstances).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 money	det
2	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 has	nsubj
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 conditions	cc
4	living	living	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 conditions	compound
5	conditions	condition	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 money	conj
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 person	det
7	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 conditions	appos
8	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	(	(	PUNCT	_	12 circumstances	punct
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 circumstances	case
11	difficult	difficult	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 circumstances	amod
12	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 has	obj
13	)	)	PUNCT	_	12 circumstances	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the money and living conditions	difficult circumstances					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent circumstance=Patient

Meaning 3

«Under no circumstances»: never, not at all.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 circumstances	punct
2	Under	under	ADP	_	4 circumstances	case
3	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	4 circumstances	det
4	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 circumstances	punct
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 never	punct
7	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	11 all	advmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 all	punct
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 all	advmod
10	at	at	ADP	_	11 all	case
11	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	4 circumstances	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 circumstances	punct

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

Meaning 4

«Under/In the circumstances»: because of what has happened.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 happened	punct
2	Under/In	under/in	ADP	_	4 circumstances	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 circumstances	det
4	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 happened	obl
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 circumstances	punct
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 happened	punct
7	because	because	SCONJ	_	11 happened	mark
8	of	of	ADP	_	7 because	fixed
9	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	11 happened	nsubj
10	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 happened	aux
11	happened	happen	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 happened	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	happen	present · perfect						under/in the circumstances	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

Under no circumstances should you open the door to a stranger.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Under	under	ADP	_	3 circumstances	case
2	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	3 circumstances	det
3	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 open	obl
4	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 open	aux
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 open	nsubj
6	open	open	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 door	det
8	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 open	obj
9	to	to	ADP	_	11 stranger	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 stranger	det
11	stranger	stranger	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 open	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 open	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	open	should	you	the door		no circumstances		to a stranger	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent door=Theme under circumstance=Location

Example 2

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the trip is cancelled.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Due	due	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	3 circumstances	case
2	to	to	ADP	_	1 Due	fixed
3	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 cancelled	obl
4	beyond	beyond	ADP	_	6 control	case
5	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 control	nmod:poss
6	control	control	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 circumstances	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 circumstances	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 trip	det
9	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 cancelled	nsubj:pass
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 cancelled	aux:pass
11	cancelled	cancel	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 cancelled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cancel	present · passive		the trip				due circumstances beyond our control	tree rules

Example 3

In the circumstances, you did very well.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 circumstances	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 circumstances	det
3	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 did	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 circumstances	punct
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 did	nsubj
6	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	very	very	ADV	_	8 well	advmod
8	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	6 did	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past	you			the circumstances		well property	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The police are looking into the circumstances of the crash.

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	4 looking	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 looking	aux
4	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	into	into	ADP	_	7 circumstances	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 circumstances	det
7	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 looking	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 crash	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 crash	det
10	crash	crash	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 circumstances	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 looking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present · progressive	the police					into the circumstances of the crash	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent into circumstance=Theme

Example 5

The family lives in difficult circumstances.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 family	det
2	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lives	nsubj
3	lives	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 circumstances	case
5	difficult	difficult	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 circumstances	amod
6	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 lives	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	present	the family			difficult circumstances			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in circumstance=Location

Example 6

In some circumstances, you may need to call 999.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 circumstances	case
2	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	3 circumstances	det
3	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 need	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 circumstances	punct
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 need	nsubj
6	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 need	aux
7	need	need	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	to	to	PART	_	9 call	mark
9	call	call	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 need	xcomp
10	999	999	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 call	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 need	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need	may	you			some circumstances			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	call not said to happen	to-infinitive	you not said here	999					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent 999=Recipient

Example 7

The same measures will not suit all circumstances.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 measures	det
2	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 measures	amod
3	measures	measure	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 suit	nsubj
4	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 suit	aux
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 suit	advmod
6	suit	suit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	8 circumstances	det
8	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 suit	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 suit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not suit	future	the same measures	all circumstances					tree rules

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