confirm Who acts: it, someone, you, answer, your, doctor · What happens: confirm, be, say, happen, describe, hold · To what, where: something, plan, Christian churches, ceremony, someone, habit · Speech: someone speaks here
«confirm» 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: confirm in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To confirm something is to show or say that it is definitely true or correct.
The tree, 15 words mark advcl obj cop mark cc conj mark nsubj cop advmod ccomp cc conj punct root To PART confirm VERB something PRON is AUX to PART show VERB or CCONJ say VERB that SCONJ it PRON is AUX definitely ADV true ADJ or CCONJ correct ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 confirm mark 2 confirm confirm VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 show advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 confirm obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 show cop 5 to to PART _ 6 show mark 6 show show VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 say cc 8 say say VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 show conj 9 that that SCONJ _ 13 true mark 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 true nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 true cop 12 definitely definitely ADV _ 13 true advmod 13 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 8 say ccomp 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 correct cc 15 correct correct ADJ Degree=Pos 13 true conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 show punct
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1 confirm to-infinitive something vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot something=Topic 2 is present show property tree rules 3 say speech: assert infinitive vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 4 is present it definitely, true property tree rules 5 be speech: disagree tree rules
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 confirm a plan, booking or time is to say that it will definitely happen.
The tree, 15 words mark advcl det obj punct appos cc conj cop mark mark nsubj aux advmod ccomp punct root To PART confirm VERB a DET plan NOUN , PUNCT booking NOUN or CCONJ time NOUN is AUX to PART say VERB that SCONJ it PRON will AUX definitely ADV happen VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 confirm mark 2 confirm confirm VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 say advcl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 plan det 4 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 2 confirm obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 booking punct 6 booking booking NOUN Number=Sing 4 plan appos 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 time cc 8 time time NOUN Number=Sing 4 plan conj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 say cop 10 to to PART _ 11 say mark 11 say say VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 12 that that SCONJ _ 16 happen mark 13 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 happen nsubj 14 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 16 happen aux 15 definitely definitely ADV _ 16 happen advmod 16 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 say ccomp 17 . . PUNCT _ 11 say punct
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1 confirm to-infinitive a plan or time vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot plan=Topic 2 be speech: assert present say property tree rules 3 happen future it definitely property vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 In some Christian churches, to confirm someone is to accept them as a full member in a ceremony.
The tree, 18 words case det amod obl punct mark nsubj cop mark ccomp obj case det amod obl case det obl punct root In ADP some DET Christian ADJ churches NOUN , PUNCT to PART confirm VERB someone PRON is AUX to PART accept VERB them PRON as ADP a DET full ADJ member NOUN in ADP a DET ceremony NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 churches case 2 some some DET PronType=Ind 4 churches det 3 Christian Christian ADJ Degree=Pos 4 churches amod 4 churches church NOUN Number=Plur 7 confirm obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 confirm punct 6 to to PART _ 7 confirm mark 7 confirm confirm VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 accept nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 accept cop 10 to to PART _ 11 accept mark 11 accept accept VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 confirm ccomp 12 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 accept obj 13 as as ADP _ 16 member case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 member det 15 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 16 member amod 16 member member NOUN Number=Sing 11 accept obl 17 in in ADP _ 19 ceremony case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 ceremony det 19 ceremony ceremony NOUN Number=Sing 11 accept obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 7 confirm punct
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1 confirm to-infinitive some Christian churches vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic 2 is present someone a ceremony as a full member; accept property tree rules
Meaning 4 Confirmed describes someone who has long held a habit or belief and is unlikely to change.
The tree, 16 words mark obj nsubj:pass aux advmod acl:relcl det obj cc conj cc cop conj mark xcomp punct root Confirmed VERB describes VERB someone PRON who PRON has AUX long ADV held VERB a DET habit NOUN or CCONJ belief NOUN and CCONJ is AUX unlikely ADJ to PART change VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Confirmed confirm VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 describes mark 2 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 describes obj 4 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 held nsubj:pass 5 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 held aux 6 long long ADV Degree=Pos 7 held advmod 7 held hold VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 someone acl:relcl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 habit det 9 habit habit NOUN Number=Sing 7 held obj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 belief cc 11 belief belief NOUN Number=Sing 9 habit conj 12 and and CCONJ _ 14 unlikely cc 13 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 unlikely cop 14 unlikely unlikely ADJ Degree=Pos 7 held conj 15 to to PART _ 16 change mark 16 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 unlikely xcomp 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 describes punct
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1 confirm participle vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot 2 describe present someone vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent someone=Theme 3 hold present · perfect · passive a habit or belief long property vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: subject=Theme habit=Eventuality 4 is present unlikely property tree rules 5 change to-infinitive vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Check your answer to confirm that it is right.
nmod:poss obj mark advcl mark nsubj cop ccomp punct root Check VERB your PRON answer NOUN to PART confirm VERB that SCONJ it PRON is AUX right ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Check check VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 answer nmod:poss 3 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 1 Check obj 4 to to PART _ 5 confirm mark 5 confirm confirm VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Check advcl 6 that that SCONJ _ 9 right mark 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 right nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 right cop 9 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 5 confirm ccomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Check punct
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1 check imperative you not said here your answer vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme 2 confirm to-infinitive you not said here vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot 3 is present answer right property tree rules 4 answer your nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 The doctor confirmed that my arm was broken.
det nsubj mark nmod:poss nsubj:pass aux:pass ccomp punct root The DET doctor NOUN confirmed VERB that SCONJ my PRON arm NOUN was AUX broken VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 doctor det 2 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 3 confirmed nsubj 3 confirmed confirm VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 that that SCONJ _ 8 broken mark 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 arm nmod:poss 6 arm arm NOUN Number=Sing 8 broken nsubj:pass 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 broken aux:pass 8 broken break VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 confirmed ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 confirmed punct
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1 confirm past the doctor vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic 2 break past · passive my arm vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 3 Please confirm the time of the party.
discourse det obj case det nmod punct root Please INTJ confirm VERB the DET time NOUN of ADP the DET party NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 2 confirm discourse 2 confirm confirm VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 time det 4 time time NOUN Number=Sing 2 confirm obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 party case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 party det 7 party party NOUN Number=Sing 4 time nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 confirm punct
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1 confirm imperative you not said here time vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot
Example 4 The test results confirmed our guess.
det compound nsubj:pass nmod:poss obj punct root The DET test NOUN results NOUN confirmed VERB our PRON guess NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 results det 2 test test NOUN Number=Sing 3 results compound 3 results result NOUN Number=Plur 4 confirmed nsubj:pass 4 confirmed confirm VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 guess nmod:poss 6 guess guess NOUN Number=Sing 4 confirmed obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 confirmed punct
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1 confirm participle · passive the test results tree rules 2 guess our nom guess «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 Mum phoned to confirm our table at the restaurant.
nsubj mark xcomp nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root Mum NOUN phoned VERB to PART confirm VERB our PRON table NOUN at ADP the DET restaurant NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 phoned nsubj 2 phoned phone VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 confirm mark 4 confirm confirm VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 phoned xcomp 5 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 table nmod:poss 6 table table NOUN Number=Sing 4 confirm obj 7 at at ADP _ 9 restaurant case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 restaurant det 9 restaurant restaurant NOUN Number=Sing 4 confirm obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 phoned punct
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1 phone past Mum vn instr_communication-37.4.1 «NP V when S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 confirm to-infinitive Mum not said here our table the restaurant vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot table=Topic
Example 6 The teacher confirmed that the trip was on Friday.
det nsubj mark det nsubj cop case obl punct root The DET teacher NOUN confirmed VERB that SCONJ the DET trip NOUN was AUX on ADP Friday PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 confirmed nsubj 3 confirmed confirm VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 that that SCONJ _ 9 Friday mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 trip det 6 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 9 Friday nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 Friday cop 8 on on ADP _ 9 Friday case 9 Friday Friday PROPN Number=Sing 3 confirmed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 confirmed punct
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1 confirm past the teacher vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot 2 is past the trip on Friday tree rules
Example 7 Can you confirm your email address?
aux nsubj nmod:poss compound obj punct root Can AUX you PRON confirm VERB your PRON email NOUN address NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 confirm aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 confirm nsubj 3 confirm confirm VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 address nmod:poss 5 email email NOUN Number=Sing 6 address compound 6 address address NOUN Number=Sing 3 confirm obj 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 confirm punct
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1 confirm can you your email address vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot address=Topic 2 address your nom address «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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