consume Who acts: caterpillar, heater, fire, Homework, much water, lamp · What happens: eat, drink, use up, destroy, consume, be · To what, where: something, fuel, three leaves, lot, old barn, time consuming
«consume» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: consume in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To eat or drink something.
mark cc conj obj punct root To PART eat VERB or CCONJ drink VERB something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 eat mark 2 eat eat VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 drink cc 4 drink drink VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 eat conj 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 drink obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 eat punct
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1 eat to-infinitive vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 drink infinitive something vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient
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 use up fuel, energy, time or money.
mark compound:prt obj punct conj punct conj cc conj punct root To PART use VERB up ADP fuel NOUN , PUNCT energy NOUN , PUNCT time NOUN or CCONJ money NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 use mark 2 use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 use compound:prt 4 fuel fuel NOUN Number=Sing 2 use obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 energy punct 6 energy energy NOUN Number=Sing 4 fuel conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 time punct 8 time time NOUN Number=Sing 4 fuel conj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 money cc 10 money money NOUN Number=Sing 4 fuel conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 use punct
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1 use up to-infinitive fuel and energy and time or money vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fuel=Patient
Meaning 3 Usage: of fire — kept apart, not parsed.
To destroy completely.
mark advmod punct root To PART destroy VERB completely ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 destroy mark 2 destroy destroy VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 completely completely ADV _ 2 destroy advmod 4 . . PUNCT _ 2 destroy punct
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1 destroy to-infinitive completely property vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Meaning 4 be consumed with: to be full of a strong feeling.
aux:pass advcl obl punct mark cop case det amod obl punct root be AUX consumed VERB with ADP : PUNCT to PART be AUX full ADJ of ADP a DET strong ADJ feeling NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 2 consumed aux:pass 2 consumed consume VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 full advcl 3 with with ADP _ 2 consumed obl 4 : : PUNCT _ 7 full punct 5 to to PART _ 7 full mark 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 full cop 7 full full ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 of of ADP _ 11 feeling case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 feeling det 10 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 11 feeling amod 11 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing 7 full obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 full punct
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1 consume infinitive · passive vn consume-66 «NP V NP» 2 is to-infinitive of a strong feeling; full property tree rules
Example 1 The caterpillar consumed three leaves a day.
det nsubj nummod obj det obl:unmarked punct root The DET caterpillar NOUN consumed VERB three NUM leaves NOUN a DET day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 caterpillar det 2 caterpillar caterpillar NOUN Number=Sing 3 consumed nsubj 3 consumed consume VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 leaves nummod 5 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 3 consumed obj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 day det 7 day day NOUN Number=Sing 3 consumed obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 consumed punct
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1 consume past the caterpillar three leaves day vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Asset
Example 2 The heater consumes a lot of electricity.
det nsubj det obj case nmod punct root The DET heater NOUN consumes VERB a DET lot NOUN of ADP electricity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 heater det 2 heater heater NOUN Number=Sing 3 consumes nsubj 3 consumes consume VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 lot det 5 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 3 consumes obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 electricity case 7 electricity electricity NOUN Number=Sing 5 lot nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 consumes punct
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1 consume present the heater a lot of electricity vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Asset
Example 3 The fire consumed the old barn.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET fire NOUN consumed VERB the DET old ADJ barn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fire det 2 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 3 consumed nsubj 3 consumed consume VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 barn det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 barn amod 6 barn barn NOUN Number=Sing 3 consumed obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 consumed punct
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1 consume past the fire the old barn vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barn=Asset
Example 4 Homework can be very time-consuming.
nsubj aux cop advmod compound punct punct root Homework NOUN can AUX be AUX very ADV time NOUN - PUNCT consuming NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 7 consuming nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 consuming aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 consuming cop 4 very very ADV _ 7 consuming advmod 5 time time NOUN Number=Sing 7 consuming compound 6 - - PUNCT _ 7 consuming punct 7 consuming consuming NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 consuming punct
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1 is a can Homework time consuming tree rules
Example 5 He was consumed with jealousy.
nsubj aux:pass case obl punct root He PRON was AUX consumed VERB with ADP jealousy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 consumed nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 consumed aux:pass 3 consumed consume VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 with with ADP _ 5 jealousy case 5 jealousy jealousy NOUN Number=Sing 3 consumed obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 consumed punct
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1 consume past · passive He with jealousy vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset
Example 6 How much water do you consume in a day?
advmod amod nsubj aux nsubj case det obl punct root How ADV much ADJ water NOUN do AUX you PRON consume VERB in ADP a DET day NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 much advmod 2 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 3 water amod 3 water water NOUN Number=Sing 6 consume nsubj 4 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 consume aux 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 consume nsubj 6 consume consume VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 in in ADP _ 9 day case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 day det 9 day day NOUN Number=Sing 6 consume obl 10 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 consume punct
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1 consume present · do-support much water day vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 7 Each lamp consumes 10 watts.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root Each DET lamp NOUN consumes VERB 10 NUM watts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 lamp det 2 lamp lamp NOUN Number=Sing 3 consumes nsubj 3 consumes consume VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 watts nummod 5 watts watt NOUN Number=Plur 3 consumes obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 consumes punct
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1 consume present each lamp 10 watts vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent watt=Asset
Example 8 But neither knife nor axe could penetrate its hide, so they tried to consume it with fire.
The tree, 17 words cc det nsubj cc conj aux nmod:poss obj punct advmod nsubj parataxis mark xcomp obj case obl punct root But CCONJ neither DET knife NOUN nor CCONJ axe NOUN could AUX penetrate VERB its PRON hide NOUN , PUNCT so ADV they PRON tried VERB to PART consume VERB it PRON with ADP fire NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 But but CCONJ _ 7 penetrate cc 2 neither neither DET PronType=Neg 3 knife det 3 knife knife NOUN Number=Sing 7 penetrate nsubj 4 nor nor CCONJ Polarity=Neg 5 axe cc 5 axe axe NOUN Number=Sing 3 knife conj 6 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 penetrate aux 7 penetrate penetrate VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 hide nmod:poss 9 hide hide NOUN Number=Sing 7 penetrate obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 tried punct 11 so so ADV _ 13 tried advmod 12 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 tried nsubj 13 tried try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 penetrate parataxis 14 to to PART _ 15 consume mark 15 consume consume VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 tried xcomp 16 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 consume obj 17 with with ADP _ 18 fire case 18 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 15 consume obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 7 penetrate punct
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1 penetrate could neither knife nor axe axe's hide vn poke-19 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hide=Patient 2 try past knife vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 consume not said to happen to-infinitive knife not said here hide with fire vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Asset
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