compete Who acts: example shops, living things, Ten runners, school, Plants, Shops · What happens: compete, mean, try, win, be, live · To what, where: race, nature, football, prices, more fun, This · Speech: someone speaks here
«compete» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: compete in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To compete means to try to win against others in a race, game or contest.
The tree, 15 words mark csubj mark ccomp mark xcomp case obl case det obl punct conj cc conj punct root To PART compete VERB means VERB to PART try VERB to PART win VERB against ADP others NOUN in ADP a DET race NOUN , PUNCT game NOUN or CCONJ contest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 compete mark 2 compete compete VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means csubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 try mark 5 try try VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means ccomp 6 to to PART _ 7 win mark 7 win win VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 try xcomp 8 against against ADP _ 9 others case 9 others other NOUN Number=Plur 7 win obl 10 in in ADP _ 12 race case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 race det 12 race race NOUN Number=Sing 7 win obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 game punct 14 game game NOUN Number=Sing 12 race conj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 contest cc 16 contest contest NOUN Number=Sing 12 race conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 compete to-infinitive vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 try not said to happen to-infinitive vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 4 win not said to happen to-infinitive a race and game or contest against others vn succeed-74-2 «NP V PP.eventuality S_ING»: agent=Agent in race=Eventuality
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 compete means to try to be more successful than others, for example shops competing for customers.
The tree, 17 words mark csubj mark ccomp mark cop advmod ccomp case obl punct case compound nmod acl case obl punct root To PART compete VERB means VERB to PART try VERB to PART be AUX more ADV successful ADJ than ADP others NOUN , PUNCT for ADP example NOUN shops NOUN competing VERB for ADP customers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 compete mark 2 compete compete VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means csubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 try mark 5 try try VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means ccomp 6 to to PART _ 9 successful mark 7 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 successful cop 8 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 9 successful advmod 9 successful successful ADJ Degree=Pos 5 try ccomp 10 than than ADP _ 11 others case 11 others other NOUN Number=Plur 9 successful obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 shops punct 13 for for ADP _ 15 shops case 14 example example NOUN Number=Sing 15 shops compound 15 shops shop NOUN Number=Plur 11 others nmod 16 competing compete VERB VerbForm=Ger 15 shops acl 17 for for ADP _ 18 customers case 18 customers customer NOUN Number=Plur 16 competing obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 compete to-infinitive vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 try not said to happen to-infinitive vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 4 is not said to happen to-infinitive than others for example shops; successful property tree rules 5 compete gerund example shops not said here for customers vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 In nature, living things compete for food, water, light and space.
The tree, 11 words case obl punct amod nsubj case obl punct conj punct conj cc conj punct root In ADP nature NOUN , PUNCT living VERB things NOUN compete VERB for ADP food NOUN , PUNCT water NOUN , PUNCT light NOUN and CCONJ space NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 nature case 2 nature nature NOUN Number=Sing 6 compete obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 nature punct 4 living live VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 things amod 5 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 6 compete nsubj 6 compete compete VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 for for ADP _ 8 food case 8 food food NOUN Number=Sing 6 compete obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 water punct 10 water water NOUN Number=Sing 8 food conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 light punct 12 light light NOUN Number=Sing 8 food conj 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 space cc 14 space space NOUN Number=Sing 8 food conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 compete punct
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1 live gerund vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 compete present living things nature for food and water and light and space vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Ten runners will compete in the race.
nummod nsubj aux case det obl punct root Ten NUM runners NOUN will AUX compete VERB in ADP the DET race NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 runners nummod 2 runners runner NOUN Number=Plur 4 compete nsubj 3 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 compete aux 4 compete compete VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 race case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 race det 7 race race NOUN Number=Sing 4 compete obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 compete punct
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1 compete future Ten runners the race vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Our school competes against other schools in football.
nmod:poss nsubj case amod obl case obl punct root Our PRON school NOUN competes VERB against ADP other ADJ schools NOUN in ADP football NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 school nmod:poss 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 competes nsubj 3 competes compete VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 against against ADP _ 6 schools case 5 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 6 schools amod 6 schools school NOUN Number=Plur 3 competes obl 7 in in ADP _ 8 football case 8 football football NOUN Number=Sing 3 competes obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 competes punct
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1 compete present Our school football against other schools vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Plants compete for sunlight.
nsubj case obl punct root Plants NOUN compete VERB for ADP sunlight NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 2 compete nsubj 2 compete compete VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 for for ADP _ 4 sunlight case 4 sunlight sunlight NOUN Number=Sing 2 compete obl 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 compete punct
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1 compete present Plants for sunlight vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Shops compete for customers by lowering prices.
nsubj case obl mark advcl obj punct root Shops NOUN compete VERB for ADP customers NOUN by SCONJ lowering VERB prices NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Shops shop NOUN Number=Plur 2 compete nsubj 2 compete compete VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 for for ADP _ 4 customers case 4 customers customer NOUN Number=Plur 2 compete obl 5 by by SCONJ _ 6 lowering mark 6 lowering lower VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 compete advcl 7 prices price NOUN Number=Plur 6 lowering obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 compete punct
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1 compete present Shops for customers vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 lower gerund Shops not said here prices vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent price=Theme
Example 5 She competed in the spelling bee.
nsubj case det compound obl punct root She PRON competed VERB in ADP the DET spelling NOUN bee NOUN . PUNCT 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 competed nsubj 2 competed compete VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 6 bee case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 bee det 5 spelling spelling NOUN Number=Sing 6 bee compound 6 bee bee NOUN Number=Sing 2 competed obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 competed punct
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1 compete past She in the spelling bee vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 It's more fun to compete fairly.
nsubj cop amod mark acl advmod punct root It PRON 's AUX more ADJ fun NOUN to PART compete VERB fairly ADV . PUNCT 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 4 fun nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 fun cop 3 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 fun amod 4 fun fun NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 to to PART _ 6 compete mark 6 compete compete VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 fun acl 7 fairly fairly ADV _ 6 compete advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 fun punct
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1 is a present It more fun tree rules 2 compete to-infinitive fairly property vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 Birds compete for the best nesting places.
nsubj case det amod compound obl punct root Birds NOUN compete VERB for ADP the DET best ADJ nesting NOUN places NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 2 compete nsubj 2 compete compete VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 for for ADP _ 7 places case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 places det 5 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 7 places amod 6 nesting nesting NOUN Number=Sing 7 places compound 7 places place NOUN Number=Plur 2 compete obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 compete punct
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1 compete present Birds for the best nesting places vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 8 This was reported to the man who declared he would compete, ‘but,’ he said, ‘I shall let my servant run for me.’
The tree, 23 words nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl nsubj acl:relcl nsubj aux ccomp punct conj cc punct punct nsubj conj punct punct nsubj aux ccomp nmod:poss obj xcomp case obl punct punct root This PRON was AUX reported VERB to ADP the DET man NOUN who PRON declared VERB he PRON would AUX compete VERB , PUNCT ‘ VERB but CCONJ , PUNCT ’ PUNCT he PRON said VERB , PUNCT ‘ PUNCT I PRON shall AUX let VERB my PRON servant NOUN run VERB for ADP me PRON . PUNCT ’ PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 reported nsubj:pass 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 reported aux:pass 3 reported report VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 to to ADP _ 6 man case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 man det 6 man man NOUN Number=Sing 3 reported obl 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 declared nsubj 8 declared declare VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 man acl:relcl 9 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 compete nsubj 10 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 compete aux 11 compete compete VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 declared ccomp 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 ‘ punct 13 ‘ ‘ VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 compete conj 14 but but CCONJ _ 18 said cc 15 , , PUNCT _ 14 but punct 16 ’ ' PUNCT _ 18 said punct 17 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 said nsubj 18 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 compete conj 19 , , PUNCT _ 23 let punct 20 ‘ ' PUNCT _ 23 let punct 21 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 23 let nsubj 22 shall shall AUX VerbForm=Fin 23 let aux 23 let let VERB VerbForm=Inf 18 said ccomp 24 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 25 servant nmod:poss 25 servant servant NOUN Number=Sing 23 let obj 26 run run VERB VerbForm=Inf 23 let xcomp 27 for for ADP _ 28 me case 28 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 26 run obl 29 . . PUNCT _ 3 reported punct 30 ’ ' PUNCT _ 3 reported punct
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1 report past · passive This the man vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to man=Recipient 2 declare speech: other past the man vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 compete would man vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 ‘ infinitive man not said here tree rules 5 say speech: assert past man vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 6 let shall I my servant tree rules 7 run infinitive my servant not said here for me vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for i=Beneficiary
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