consult

Who acts: you, decision, pain, We, school, they · What happens: go, consult, look, talk, make, get · To what, where: someone, doctor, dictionary, decision, parents, word

«consult» 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: consult in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To go to someone for advice or information: consult a doctor.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 go	mark
2	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 consult	advcl
3	to	to	ADP	_	4 someone	case
4	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 go	obl
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 advice	case
6	advice	advice	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 someone	nmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 information	cc
8	information	information	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 advice	conj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 consult	punct
10	consult	consult	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 doctor	det
12	doctor	doctor	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 consult	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 consult	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	to-infinitive	you not said here			someone			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to someone=Initial_Location
2	consult	imperative	you not said here	a doctor					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doctor=Theme

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 look in a book, map or other source for information: consult a dictionary.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 look	mark
2	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 consult	advcl
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 book	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 book	det
5	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 look	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 map	punct
7	map	map	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 book	conj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 source	cc
9	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 source	amod
10	source	source	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 book	conj
11	for	for	ADP	_	12 information	case
12	information	information	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 source	nmod
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 consult	punct
14	consult	consult	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 dictionary	det
16	dictionary	dictionary	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 consult	obj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 consult	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	to-infinitive	you not said here					in a book and map or other source for information	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in book=Theme
2	consult	imperative	you not said here	a dictionary					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dictionary=Theme

Meaning 3

To talk with others before making a decision: consult your parents.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 talk	mark
2	talk	talk	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 others	case
4	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 talk	obl
5	before	before	SCONJ	_	6 making	mark
6	making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 talk	advcl
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 decision	det
8	decision	decision	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 making	obj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 consult	punct
10	consult	consult	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 making	xcomp
11	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 parents	nmod:poss
12	parents	parent	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 consult	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 talk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	talk	to-infinitive			with others	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with other=Co-Agent
2	make	gerund		a decision		tree rules
3	consult	infinitive	a decision not said here	your parents		vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parent=Theme

Example 1

If the pain gets worse, consult a doctor.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	4 gets	mark
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 pain	det
3	pain	pain	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gets	nsubj
4	gets	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 consult	advcl
5	worse	bad	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 gets	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 consult	punct
7	consult	consult	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 doctor	det
9	doctor	doctor	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 consult	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 consult	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get a condition, not said to happen	present	the pain					bad property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
2	consult	imperative	you not said here	a doctor					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doctor=Theme

Example 2

Consult a dictionary if you don't know a word.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Consult	consult	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 dictionary	det
3	dictionary	dictionary	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Consult	obj
4	if	if	SCONJ	_	8 know	mark
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 know	nsubj
6	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 know	aux
7	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 know	advmod
8	know	know	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Consult	advcl
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 word	det
10	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 know	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Consult	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	consult	imperative	you not said here	a dictionary					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dictionary=Theme
2	not know a condition, not said to happen	present · do-support	you	a word					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus

Example 3

We consulted the map to find the path.

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 consulted	nsubj
2	consulted	consult	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 map	det
4	map	map	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 consulted	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 find	mark
6	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 consulted	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 path	det
8	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 find	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 consulted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	consult	past	We	the map					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent map=Theme
2	find	to-infinitive	We not said here	the path					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent path=Topic

Example 4

(formal) Consult the table to find the cost of three tickets.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	4 Consult	punct
2	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 Consult	advcl
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
4	Consult	consult	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 table	det
6	table	table	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 Consult	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 find	mark
8	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 Consult	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 cost	det
10	cost	cost	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 find	obj
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 tickets	case
12	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	13 tickets	nummod
13	tickets	ticket	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 cost	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 Consult	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	consult	imperative	you not said here	the table	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent table=Theme
2	find	to-infinitive	you not said here	the cost of three tickets	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cost=Topic
3	cost			three tickets	nom cost «possession transitive»: of=patient

Example 5

The school consulted parents about the new uniform.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 school	det
2	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 consulted	nsubj
3	consulted	consult	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	parents	parent	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 consulted	obj
5	about	about	ADP	_	8 uniform	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 uniform	det
7	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 uniform	amod
8	uniform	uniform	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 consulted	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 consulted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	consult	past	the school		parents			about the new uniform	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient about uniform=Topic

Example 6

Before buying the dog, they consulted a vet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Before	before	SCONJ	_	2 buying	mark
2	buying	buy	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 consulted	advcl
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 dog	det
4	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 buying	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 buying	punct
6	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 consulted	nsubj
7	consulted	consult	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 vet	det
9	vet	vet	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 consulted	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 consulted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	buy	gerund	they not said here	the dog					vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme
2	consult	past	they	a vet					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vet=Theme

Example 7

Whatever he had to do, he always consulted his tutor about it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Whatever	whatever	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 had	obj
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 do	mark
5	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 had	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 consulted	punct
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 consulted	nsubj
8	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	9 consulted	advmod
9	consulted	consult	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 do	conj
10	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 tutor	nmod:poss
11	tutor	tutor	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 consulted	obj
12	about	about	ADP	_	13 it	case
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 consulted	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	have	past	he	Whatever		tree rules
2	do	to-infinitive	Whatever not said here			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	consult	past	he	his tutor	about tutor; always property	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent tutor=Recipient about it=Topic

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