compensate Who acts: company, they, speed, airline, glasses, you · What happens: pay, give, lose, hurt, do, compensate · To what, where: someone, something, them, work, family, us
«compensate» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: compensate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To pay someone or give them something because they have lost something, been hurt or done work: «The company compensated the family for the damage.».
The tree, 25 words mark advcl obj cc conj iobj obj mark nsubj aux advcl obj punct aux:pass acl cc conj obj punct punct det nsubj det obj case det nmod punct punct punct root To PART pay VERB someone PRON or CCONJ give VERB them PRON something PRON because SCONJ they PRON have AUX lost VERB something PRON , PUNCT been AUX hurt VERB or CCONJ done VERB work NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET company NOUN compensated VERB the DET family NOUN for ADP the DET damage NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 pay mark 2 pay pay VERB VerbForm=Inf 23 compensated advcl 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 pay obj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 give cc 5 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 pay conj 6 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 give iobj 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 give obj 8 because because SCONJ _ 11 lost mark 9 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 lost nsubj 10 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 lost aux 11 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 5 give advcl 12 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 lost obj 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 hurt punct 14 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 15 hurt aux:pass 15 hurt hurt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 something acl 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 done cc 17 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 hurt conj 18 work work NOUN Number=Sing 17 done obj 19 : : PUNCT _ 23 compensated punct 20 « « PUNCT _ 23 compensated punct 21 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 company det 22 company company NOUN Number=Sing 23 compensated nsubj 23 compensated compensate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 24 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 25 family det 25 family family NOUN Number=Sing 23 compensated obj 26 for for ADP _ 28 damage case 27 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 28 damage det 28 damage damage NOUN Number=Sing 25 family nmod 29 . . PUNCT _ 23 compensated punct 30 » » PUNCT _ 23 compensated punct 31 . . PUNCT _ 23 compensated punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pay to-infinitive the company not said here someone vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Asset 2 give infinitive the company not said here something them = they vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient something=Theme 3 lose present · perfect they something vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 4 hurt participle · passive vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» 5 do participle work vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality 6 compensate in a quote past the company the family for the damage vn equip-13.4.2-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: agent=Theme family=Recipient
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 make up for something bad or missing with something good: «His speed compensated for his size.».
The tree, 17 words mark compound:prt case obl amod cc conj case obl amod punct punct nmod:poss nsubj advcl case nmod:poss obl punct punct punct root To PART make VERB up ADP for ADP something PRON bad ADJ or CCONJ missing ADJ with ADP something PRON good ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT His PRON speed NOUN compensated VERB for ADP his PRON size NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 make mark 2 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 make compound:prt 4 for for ADP _ 5 something case 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 make obl 6 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 5 something amod 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 missing cc 8 missing missing ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bad conj 9 with with ADP _ 10 something case 10 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 bad obl 11 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 10 something amod 12 : : PUNCT _ 16 compensated punct 13 « « PUNCT _ 16 compensated punct 14 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 speed nmod:poss 15 speed speed NOUN Number=Sing 16 compensated nsubj 16 compensated compensate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 make advcl 17 for for ADP _ 19 size case 18 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 size nmod:poss 19 size size NOUN Number=Sing 16 compensated obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 16 compensated punct 21 » » PUNCT _ 16 compensated punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 make punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make up to-infinitive for something vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme 2 compensate in a quote past His speed for speed's size vn equip-13.4.2-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To pay for work.
mark case obl punct root To PART pay VERB for ADP work NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 pay mark 2 pay pay VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 for for ADP _ 4 work case 4 work work NOUN Number=Sing 2 pay obl 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 pay punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pay to-infinitive for work vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for work=Theme
Example 1 The airline compensated us for the lost suitcase.
det nsubj obj case det amod obl punct root The DET airline NOUN compensated VERB us PRON for ADP the DET lost VERB suitcase NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 airline det 2 airline airline NOUN Number=Sing 3 compensated nsubj 3 compensated compensate 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 compensated obj 5 for for ADP _ 8 suitcase case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 suitcase det 7 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 suitcase amod 8 suitcase suitcase NOUN Number=Sing 3 compensated obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 compensated punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 compensate past the airline us for the lost suitcase vn equip-13.4.2-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: agent=Theme we=Recipient 2 lose participle vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 My glasses compensate for my poor eyesight.
nmod:poss nsubj case nmod:poss amod obl punct root My PRON glasses NOUN compensate VERB for ADP my PRON poor ADJ eyesight NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 glasses nmod:poss 2 glasses glass NOUN Number=Plur 3 compensate nsubj 3 compensate compensate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 for for ADP _ 7 eyesight case 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 eyesight nmod:poss 6 poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos 7 eyesight amod 7 eyesight eyesight NOUN Number=Sing 3 compensate obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 compensate punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 compensate present My glasses for my poor eyesight vn equip-13.4.2-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: agent=Theme
Example 3 To add 99, add 100 and compensate by taking away 1.
mark advcl obj punct obj cc conj mark advcl advmod obj punct root To PART add VERB 99 NUM , PUNCT add VERB 100 NUM and CCONJ compensate VERB by SCONJ taking VERB away ADV 1 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 add mark 2 add add VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 add advcl 3 99 99 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 add obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 add punct 5 add add VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 100 100 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 add obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 compensate cc 8 compensate compensate VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 add conj 9 by by SCONJ _ 10 taking mark 10 taking take VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 compensate advcl 11 away away ADV _ 10 taking advmod 12 1 1 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 taking obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 add punct
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1 add speech: assert to-infinitive you not said here 99 vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 99=Patient 2 add speech: assert imperative you not said here 100 vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 100=Patient 3 compensate infinitive you not said here vn equip-13.4.2-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: agent=Theme 4 take away gerund you not said here 1 away property vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 1=Theme
Example 4 He worked extra hard to compensate for missing a week of school.
nsubj advmod xcomp mark xcomp mark advcl det obj case nmod punct root He PRON worked VERB extra ADV hard ADJ to PART compensate VERB for SCONJ missing VERB a DET week NOUN of ADP school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 worked nsubj 2 worked work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 extra extra ADV _ 4 hard advmod 4 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 2 worked xcomp 5 to to PART _ 6 compensate mark 6 compensate compensate VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 hard xcomp 7 for for SCONJ _ 8 missing mark 8 missing miss VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 compensate advcl 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 week det 10 week week NOUN Number=Sing 8 missing obj 11 of of ADP _ 12 school case 12 school school NOUN Number=Sing 10 week nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 worked punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 work past He hard property vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 compensate to-infinitive He not said here vn equip-13.4.2-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: agent=Theme 3 miss gerund He not said here week vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
Example 5 The shop compensated her with a free cake.
det nsubj obj case det amod obl punct root The DET shop NOUN compensated VERB her PRON with ADP a DET free ADJ cake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shop det 2 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 3 compensated nsubj 3 compensated compensate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 compensated obj 5 with with ADP _ 8 cake case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 cake det 7 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 8 cake amod 8 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 3 compensated obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 compensated punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 compensate past the shop her = she with a free cake vn equip-13.4.2-1-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient with cake=Theme
Example 6 Nothing can compensate for losing a friend.
nsubj aux mark advcl det obj punct root Nothing PRON can AUX compensate VERB for SCONJ losing VERB a DET friend NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 3 compensate nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 compensate aux 3 compensate compensate VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 for for SCONJ _ 5 losing mark 5 losing lose VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 compensate advcl 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 friend det 7 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 5 losing obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 compensate punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 compensate can Nothing vn equip-13.4.2-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: agent=Theme 2 lose gerund Nothing not said here a friend vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Eventuality
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