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competitive

Who acts: brother, Football, shop, Getting, class, team · What happens: want, win, do, involve, be, have · To what, where: board games, competitive sport, competitive prices, school, competitive spirit, good loser

«competitive» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: competitive in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Wanting very much to win or to do better than others.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wanting	want	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 much	advmod
3	much	much	ADV	_	1 Wanting	advmod
4	to	to	PART	_	5 win	mark
5	win	win	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Wanting	xcomp
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 do	cc
7	to	to	PART	_	8 do	mark
8	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 win	conj
9	better	well	ADV	Degree=Cmp	8 do	advmod
10	than	than	ADP	_	11 others	case
11	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 better	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wanting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	want	gerund							vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	win not said to happen	to-infinitive							vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	do	to-infinitive						well property	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=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

Involving competition, like competitive sports.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Involving	involve	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 competition	amod
2	competition	competition	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 sports	punct
4	like	like	ADP	_	6 sports	case
5	competitive	competitive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sports	amod
6	sports	sport	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 competition	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 competition	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	involve	gerund							vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.

As good as or cheaper than others, like competitive prices.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADV	_	2 good	advmod
2	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 cheaper	nsubj
3	as	as	SCONJ	_	5 cheaper	mark
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 cheaper	cc
5	cheaper	cheap	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	root	root
6	than	than	ADP	_	7 others	case
7	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 cheaper	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 prices	punct
9	like	like	ADP	_	11 prices	case
10	competitive	competitive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 prices	amod
11	prices	price	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 cheaper	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 cheaper	punct

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

Example 1

My brother is very competitive, even at board games.

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 brother	nmod:poss
2	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 competitive	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 competitive	cop
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 competitive	advmod
5	competitive	competitive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 games	punct
7	even	even	ADV	_	10 games	advmod
8	at	at	ADP	_	10 games	case
9	board	board	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 games	compound
10	games	game	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 competitive	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 competitive	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	My brother			board games		competitive property	tree rules

Example 2

Football is a competitive sport.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Football	football	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sport	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 sport	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 sport	det
4	competitive	competitive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 sport	amod
5	sport	sport	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sport	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Football	a competitive sport					tree rules

Example 3

The shop has competitive prices.

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 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	competitive	competitive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 prices	amod
5	prices	price	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the shop	competitive prices					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent price=Patient

Example 4

Getting into that school is very competitive.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Getting	get	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 competitive	csubj
2	into	into	ADP	_	4 school	case
3	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 school	det
4	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Getting	obl
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 competitive	cop
6	very	very	ADV	_	7 competitive	advmod
7	competitive	competitive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 competitive	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	gerund				that school			vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into school=Destination
2	is	present	Getting					competitive property	tree rules

Example 5

Our class has a competitive spirit on sports day.

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 class	nmod:poss
2	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 spirit	det
5	competitive	competitive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 spirit	amod
6	spirit	spirit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 day	case
8	sports	sport	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 day	compound
9	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 spirit	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Our class	a competitive spirit			on sports day		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spirit=Patient

Example 6

Being competitive is fine, but be a good loser too.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 competitive	cop
2	competitive	competitive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 fine	csubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 fine	cop
4	fine	fine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 loser	punct
6	but	but	CCONJ	_	10 loser	cc
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 loser	cop
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 loser	det
9	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 loser	amod
10	loser	loser	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fine	parataxis
11	too	too	ADV	_	10 loser	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 fine	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	gerund						competitive property	tree rules
2	is	present						fine property	tree rules
3	is a	infinitive		a good loser					tree rules

Example 7

The team played a competitive match against the champions.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 team	det
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 played	nsubj
3	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 match	det
5	competitive	competitive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 match	amod
6	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 played	obj
7	against	against	ADP	_	9 champions	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 champions	det
9	champions	champion	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 played	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 played	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	past	the team	a competitive match				against the champions	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Theme

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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