concession Who acts: you, sides, someone, small shop, Children, We · What happens: agree, give up, allow, end, reach, make · To what, where: Something, argument, deal, concessions, concession speech, food · Speech: someone speaks here
«concession» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: concession in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Something you agree to give up or allow in order to end an argument or reach a deal: «Both sides made concessions».
The tree, 22 words obl nsubj mark xcomp compound:prt cc conj mark fixed mark ccomp det obj cc conj det obj punct punct det nsubj parataxis obj punct punct root Something PRON you PRON agree VERB to PART give VERB up ADP or CCONJ allow VERB in SCONJ order NOUN to PART end VERB an DET argument NOUN or CCONJ reach VERB a DET deal NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT Both DET sides NOUN made VERB concessions NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 agree obl 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 agree nsubj 3 agree agree VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 give mark 5 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 agree xcomp 6 up up ADP _ 5 give compound:prt 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 allow cc 8 allow allow VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 give conj 9 in in SCONJ ExtPos=SCONJ 12 end mark 10 order order NOUN Number=Sing 9 in fixed 11 to to PART _ 12 end mark 12 end end VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 allow ccomp 13 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 argument det 14 argument argument NOUN Number=Sing 12 end obj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 reach cc 16 reach reach VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 end conj 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 deal det 18 deal deal NOUN Number=Sing 16 reach obj 19 : : PUNCT _ 23 made punct 20 « « PUNCT _ 23 made punct 21 Both both DET PronType=Tot 22 sides det 22 sides side NOUN Number=Plur 23 made nsubj 23 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 agree parataxis 24 concessions concession NOUN Number=Plur 23 made obj 25 » » PUNCT _ 23 made punct 26 . . PUNCT _ 3 agree punct
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1 agree speech: agree present you Something vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 give up not said to happen to-infinitive you not said here vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 allow infinitive you not said here vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality 4 end not said to happen to-infinitive you not said here a argument vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality argument=Eventuality 5 reach infinitive you not said here a deal vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent deal=Theme 6 make in a quote past both sides concessions vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset concession=Product
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 Admitting that someone else is right or that you have lost: «a concession speech».
The tree, 14 words mark nsubj advmod cop advcl cc mark nsubj aux conj punct punct det compound obl punct punct root Admitting VERB that SCONJ someone PRON else ADV is AUX right ADJ or CCONJ that SCONJ you PRON have AUX lost VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET concession NOUN speech NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Admitting admit VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 that that SCONJ _ 6 right mark 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 right nsubj 4 else else ADV _ 3 someone advmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 right cop 6 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Admitting advcl 7 or or CCONJ _ 11 lost cc 8 that that SCONJ _ 11 lost mark 9 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 lost nsubj 10 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 lost aux 11 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 6 right conj 12 : : PUNCT _ 1 Admitting punct 13 « « PUNCT _ 16 speech punct 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 speech det 15 concession concession NOUN Number=Sing 16 speech compound 16 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 1 Admitting obl 17 » » PUNCT _ 16 speech punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 1 Admitting punct
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1 admit speech: other gerund a concession speech vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent 2 is present someone right property tree rules 3 lose present · perfect you vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Usage: UK, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.
A cheaper price for certain people, such as children, students or older people: «concession tickets».
The tree, 15 words det amod case amod nmod punct case fixed nmod punct conj cc amod conj punct punct compound appos punct punct root A DET cheaper ADJ price NOUN for ADP certain ADJ people NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP children NOUN , PUNCT students NOUN or CCONJ older ADJ people NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT concession NOUN tickets NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 price det 2 cheaper cheap ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 price amod 3 price price NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 for for ADP _ 6 people case 5 certain certain ADJ Degree=Pos 6 people amod 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 price nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 children punct 8 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 10 children case 9 as as ADP _ 8 such fixed 10 children child NOUN Number=Plur 6 people nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 students punct 12 students student NOUN Number=Plur 6 people conj 13 or or CCONJ _ 15 people cc 14 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 15 people amod 15 people people NOUN Number=Plur 12 students conj 16 : : PUNCT _ 19 tickets punct 17 « « PUNCT _ 19 tickets punct 18 concession concession NOUN Number=Sing 19 tickets compound 19 tickets ticket NOUN Number=Plur 3 price appos 20 » » PUNCT _ 19 tickets punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 3 price punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 4 Usage: US, Canada — kept apart, not parsed.
A stall or small shop selling food and drinks at a cinema, stadium or fair: «the concession stand».
The tree, 18 words det cc amod conj acl obj cc conj case det obl punct conj cc conj punct punct det compound appos punct punct root A DET stall NOUN or CCONJ small ADJ shop NOUN selling VERB food NOUN and CCONJ drinks NOUN at ADP a DET cinema NOUN , PUNCT stadium NOUN or CCONJ fair ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT the DET concession NOUN stand NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 stall det 2 stall stall NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 5 shop cc 4 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 5 shop amod 5 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 2 stall conj 6 selling sell VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 shop acl 7 food food NOUN Number=Sing 6 selling obj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 drinks cc 9 drinks drink NOUN Number=Plur 7 food conj 10 at at ADP _ 12 cinema case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 cinema det 12 cinema cinema NOUN Number=Sing 6 selling obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 stadium punct 14 stadium stadium NOUN Number=Sing 12 cinema conj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 fair cc 16 fair fair ADJ Degree=Pos 14 stadium conj 17 : : PUNCT _ 21 stand punct 18 « « PUNCT _ 21 stand punct 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 stand det 20 concession concession NOUN Number=Sing 21 stand compound 21 stand stand NOUN Number=Sing 2 stall appos 22 » » PUNCT _ 21 stand punct 23 . . PUNCT _ 2 stall punct
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1 sell gerund small shop not said here food and drinks a cinema and stadium vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent food=Theme at cinema=Asset
Meaning 5 Usage: business, law — kept apart, not parsed.
A right given by a government or owner to do business or use land, such as to drill for oil.
The tree, 20 words det acl case det obl:agent cc conj mark advcl obj cc conj obj punct mark fixed mark acl:relcl case obl punct root A DET right NOUN given VERB by ADP a DET government NOUN or CCONJ owner NOUN to PART do VERB business NOUN or CCONJ use VERB land NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP to PART drill VERB for ADP oil NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 right det 2 right right NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 given give VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 right acl 4 by by ADP _ 6 government case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 government det 6 government government NOUN Number=Sing 3 given obl:agent 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 owner cc 8 owner owner NOUN Number=Sing 6 government conj 9 to to PART _ 10 do mark 10 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 given advcl 11 business business NOUN Number=Sing 10 do obj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 use cc 13 use use VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 do conj 14 land land NOUN Number=Sing 13 use obj 15 , , PUNCT _ 19 drill punct 16 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=SCONJ 19 drill mark 17 as as ADP _ 16 such fixed 18 to to PART _ 19 drill mark 19 drill drill VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 land acl:relcl 20 for for ADP _ 21 oil case 21 oil oil NOUN Number=Sing 19 drill obl 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 right punct
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1 give participle a right not said here vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient 2 do to-infinitive business vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent business=Eventuality 3 use infinitive land vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Patient 4 drill to-infinitive land not said here for oil vn carve-21.2-3 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 1 Children and pensioners pay the concession price at the pool.
nsubj cc conj det compound obj case det nmod punct root Children NOUN and CCONJ pensioners NOUN pay VERB the DET concession NOUN price NOUN at ADP the DET pool NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Children child NOUN Number=Plur 4 pay nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 pensioners cc 3 pensioners pensioner NOUN Number=Plur 1 Children conj 4 pay pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 price det 6 concession concession NOUN Number=Sing 7 price compound 7 price price NOUN Number=Sing 4 pay obj 8 at at ADP _ 10 pool case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 pool det 10 pool pool NOUN Number=Sing 7 price nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 pay punct
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1 pay present Children and pensioners the concession price the pool vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent price=Asset
Example 2 We bought hot dogs at the concession stand during the game.
nsubj amod obj case det compound obl case det obl punct root We PRON bought VERB hot ADJ dogs NOUN at ADP the DET concession NOUN stand NOUN during ADP the DET game NOUN . 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 bought nsubj 2 bought buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 4 dogs amod 4 dogs dog NOUN Number=Plur 2 bought obj 5 at at ADP _ 8 stand case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 stand det 7 concession concession NOUN Number=Sing 8 stand compound 8 stand stand NOUN Number=Sing 2 bought obl 9 during during ADP _ 11 game case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 game det 11 game game NOUN Number=Sing 2 bought obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 bought punct
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1 buy past We hot dogs the concession stand during the game vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent dog=Theme at stand=Asset
Example 3 After hours of talks, both sides made concessions.
case obl case nmod punct det nsubj obj punct root After ADP hours NOUN of ADP talks NOUN , PUNCT both DET sides NOUN made VERB concessions NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 2 hours case 2 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 8 made obl 3 of of ADP _ 4 talks case 4 talks talk NOUN Number=Plur 2 hours nmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 hours punct 6 both both DET PronType=Tot 7 sides det 7 sides side NOUN Number=Plur 8 made nsubj 8 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 concessions concession NOUN Number=Plur 8 made obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 made punct
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1 make past both sides concessions hour vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset concession=Product
Example 4 The loser gave a polite concession speech after the election.
det nsubj det amod compound obj case det obl punct root The DET loser NOUN gave VERB a DET polite ADJ concession NOUN speech NOUN after ADP the DET election NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 loser det 2 loser loser NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 speech det 5 polite polite ADJ Degree=Pos 7 speech amod 6 concession concession NOUN Number=Sing 7 speech compound 7 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 8 after after ADP _ 10 election case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 election det 10 election election NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the loser a polite concession speech after the election vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Theme
Example 5 As a concession, Mum let us stay up for ten more minutes.
case det obl punct nsubj obj xcomp compound:prt case nummod amod obl punct root As ADP a DET concession NOUN , PUNCT Mum NOUN let VERB us PRON stay VERB up ADP for ADP ten NUM more ADJ minutes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 3 concession case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 concession det 3 concession concession NOUN Number=Sing 6 let obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 concession punct 5 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 6 let nsubj 6 let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 let obj 8 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 let xcomp 9 up up ADP _ 8 stay compound:prt 10 for for ADP _ 13 minutes case 11 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 13 minutes nummod 12 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 13 minutes amod 13 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 8 stay obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 let punct
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1 let infinitive Mum us as a concession tree rules 2 stay up infinitive us not said here minute vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Can I get a concession fare with my student card?
aux nsubj det compound obj case nmod:poss compound nmod punct root Can AUX I PRON get VERB a DET concession NOUN fare NOUN with ADP my PRON student NOUN card NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 get aux 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 get nsubj 3 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 fare det 5 concession concession NOUN Number=Sing 6 fare compound 6 fare fare NOUN Number=Sing 3 get obj 7 with with ADP _ 10 card case 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 card nmod:poss 9 student student NOUN Number=Sing 10 card compound 10 card card NOUN Number=Sing 6 fare nmod 11 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 get punct
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1 get can I a concession fare with my student card vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fare=Stimulus
Example 7 The company won a concession to run the railway.
det nsubj det obj mark advcl det obj punct root The DET company NOUN won VERB a DET concession NOUN to PART run VERB the DET railway NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 company det 2 company company NOUN Number=Sing 3 won nsubj 3 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 concession det 5 concession concession NOUN Number=Sing 3 won obj 6 to to PART _ 7 run mark 7 run run VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 won advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 railway det 9 railway railway NOUN Number=Sing 7 run obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 won punct
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1 win past the company a concession vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent concession=Eventuality 2 run to-infinitive the company not said here the railway vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme railway=Trajectory
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