context Who acts: context, words, you, facts, it, new word · What happens: be, help, understand, mean, explain, happen · To what, where: words, you, situation, meaning, context, animal · Speech: someone speaks here
«context» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: context in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The context of a word or sentence is the words and sentences around it that help you understand what it means.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj case det nmod cc conj cop det cc conj case nmod nsubj acl:relcl obj xcomp obj nsubj ccomp punct root The DET context NOUN of ADP a DET word NOUN or CCONJ sentence NOUN is AUX the DET words NOUN and CCONJ sentences NOUN around ADP it PRON that PRON help VERB you PRON understand VERB what PRON it PRON means VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 context det 2 context context NOUN Number=Sing 10 words nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 word case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 word det 5 word word NOUN Number=Sing 2 context nmod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 sentence cc 7 sentence sentence NOUN Number=Sing 5 word conj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 words cop 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 words det 10 words word NOUN Number=Plur root root 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 sentences cc 12 sentences sentence NOUN Number=Plur 10 words conj 13 around around ADP _ 14 it case 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 sentences nmod 15 that that PRON PronType=Rel 16 help nsubj 16 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 words acl:relcl 17 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 16 help obj 18 understand understand VERB VerbForm=Inf 16 help xcomp 19 what what PRON PronType=Int 21 means obj 20 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 21 means nsubj 21 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 understand ccomp 22 . . PUNCT _ 10 words punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the context of a word or sentence the words and sentences around sentence tree rules 2 help present the words and sentences around sentence you vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme 3 understand infinitive you not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 4 mean present context vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic
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 The context of an event is the situation, background or facts around it that help explain why it happened.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj case det nmod cop det punct conj cc conj case nmod nsubj acl:relcl xcomp advmod nsubj ccomp punct root The DET context NOUN of ADP an DET event NOUN is AUX the DET situation NOUN , PUNCT background NOUN or CCONJ facts NOUN around ADP it PRON that PRON help VERB explain VERB why ADV it PRON happened VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 context det 2 context context NOUN Number=Sing 8 situation nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 event case 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 event det 5 event event NOUN Number=Sing 2 context nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 situation cop 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 situation det 8 situation situation NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 background punct 10 background background NOUN Number=Sing 8 situation conj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 facts cc 12 facts fact NOUN Number=Plur 8 situation conj 13 around around ADP _ 14 it case 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 facts nmod 15 that that PRON PronType=Rel 16 help nsubj 16 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 facts acl:relcl 17 explain explain VERB VerbForm=Inf 16 help xcomp 18 why why ADV PronType=Int 20 happened advmod 19 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 happened nsubj 20 happened happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 17 explain ccomp 21 . . PUNCT _ 8 situation punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the context of a event the situation and background or facts around background tree rules 2 help present facts around background vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 explain speech: assert infinitive facts around background not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 happen past it vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 «Out of context» means taken away from its surroundings, so the meaning is changed or unfair.
The tree, 16 words punct case case nsubj punct ccomp advmod case nmod:poss obl punct advmod det nsubj aux:pass parataxis cc conj punct root « PUNCT Out ADP of ADP context NOUN » PUNCT means VERB taken VERB away ADV from ADP its PRON surroundings NOUN , PUNCT so ADV the DET meaning NOUN is AUX changed VERB or CCONJ unfair ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 context punct 2 Out out ADP _ 4 context case 3 of of ADP _ 4 context case 4 context context NOUN Number=Sing 6 means nsubj 5 » » PUNCT _ 4 context punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 taken take VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 means ccomp 8 away away ADV _ 7 taken advmod 9 from from ADP _ 11 surroundings case 10 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 surroundings nmod:poss 11 surroundings surroundings NOUN Number=Ptan 8 away obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 17 changed punct 13 so so ADV _ 17 changed advmod 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 meaning det 15 meaning meaning NOUN Number=Sing 17 changed nsubj 16 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 changed aux:pass 17 changed change VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 means parataxis 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 unfair cc 19 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 17 changed conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present context vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 take away participle away property vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 change present · passive the meaning vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 1 Use the context to guess what the new word means.
det obj mark advcl obj det amod nsubj ccomp punct root Use VERB the DET context NOUN to PART guess VERB what PRON the DET new ADJ word NOUN means VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 context det 3 context context NOUN Number=Sing 1 Use obj 4 to to PART _ 5 guess mark 5 guess guess VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Use advcl 6 what what PRON PronType=Int 10 means obj 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 word det 8 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 9 word amod 9 word word NOUN Number=Sing 10 means nsubj 10 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 guess ccomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Use punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 use imperative you not said here the context vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent context=Patient 2 guess to-infinitive you not said here vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 mean present the new word vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic
Example 2 In this context, «bat» means an animal, not a cricket bat.
The tree, 11 words case det obl punct punct appos punct det obj punct advmod det compound parataxis punct root In ADP this DET context NOUN , PUNCT « PUNCT bat NOUN » PUNCT means VERB an DET animal NOUN , PUNCT not PART a DET cricket NOUN bat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 context case 2 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 context det 3 context context NOUN Number=Sing 8 means obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 bat punct 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 bat punct 6 bat bat NOUN Number=Sing 3 context appos 7 » » PUNCT _ 3 context punct 8 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 animal det 10 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 8 means obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 bat punct 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 15 bat advmod 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 bat det 14 cricket cricket NOUN Number=Sing 15 bat compound 15 bat bat NOUN Number=Sing 8 means parataxis 16 . . PUNCT _ 8 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present a animal in this context vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot animal=Theme in context=Attribute
Example 3 The video was cut and shown out of context.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass cc conj case case obl punct root The DET video NOUN was AUX cut VERB and CCONJ shown VERB out ADP of ADP context NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 video det 2 video video NOUN Number=Sing 4 cut nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 cut aux:pass 4 cut cut VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 shown cc 6 shown show VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 cut conj 7 out out ADP _ 9 context case 8 of of ADP _ 9 context case 9 context context NOUN Number=Sing 6 shown obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 cut punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 cut past · passive the video vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product 2 show out participle context vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent context=Recipient
Example 4 Our teacher gave us the historical context of the war.
nmod:poss nsubj iobj det amod obj case det nmod punct root Our PRON teacher NOUN gave VERB us PRON the DET historical ADJ context NOUN of ADP the DET war NOUN . PUNCT 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 teacher nmod:poss 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 gave iobj 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 context det 6 historical historical ADJ Degree=Pos 7 context amod 7 context context NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 8 of of ADP _ 10 war case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 war det 10 war war NOUN Number=Sing 7 context nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 give past Our teacher the historical context of the war us vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient context=Theme
Example 5 The context of the story is a village during a flood.
det nsubj case det nmod cop det case det nmod punct root The DET context NOUN of ADP the DET story NOUN is AUX a DET village NOUN during ADP a DET flood NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 context det 2 context context NOUN Number=Sing 8 village nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 story case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 story det 5 story story NOUN Number=Sing 2 context nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 village cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 village det 8 village village NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 during during ADP _ 11 flood case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 flood det 11 flood flood NOUN Number=Sing 8 village nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 village punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the context of the story a village during a flood tree rules
Example 6 Read the sentences around it for context.
det obj case obl case obl punct root Read VERB the DET sentences NOUN around ADP it PRON for ADP context NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Read read VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 sentences det 3 sentences sentence NOUN Number=Plur 1 Read obj 4 around around ADP _ 5 it case 5 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Read obl 6 for for ADP _ 7 context case 7 context context NOUN Number=Sing 1 Read obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Read punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 read imperative you not said here the sentences it for context vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Topic
Example 7 His words sounded rude out of context, but he was joking.
nmod:poss nsubj xcomp case case obl punct cc nsubj aux advcl punct root His PRON words NOUN sounded VERB rude ADJ out ADP of ADP context NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ he PRON was AUX joking VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 words nmod:poss 2 words word NOUN Number=Plur 3 sounded nsubj 3 sounded sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sounded xcomp 5 out out ADP _ 7 context case 6 of of ADP _ 7 context case 7 context context NOUN Number=Sing 4 rude obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 joking punct 9 but but CCONJ _ 12 joking cc 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 joking nsubj 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 joking aux 12 joking joke VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 sounded advcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 sounded punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 sound past His words rude property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 2 joke speech: other past · progressive he vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 word His = he nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 Put the number into context: is it a lot or a little?
det obj case obl punct cop nsubj det obl cc det conj punct root Put VERB the DET number NOUN into ADP context NOUN : PUNCT is AUX it PRON a DET lot NOUN or CCONJ a DET little ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 number det 3 number number NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obj 4 into into ADP _ 5 context case 5 context context NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obl 6 : : PUNCT _ 10 lot punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 lot cop 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 lot nsubj 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 lot det 10 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obl 11 or or CCONJ _ 13 little cc 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 little det 13 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 10 lot conj 14 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 Put punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 put imperative you not said here the number context vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent number=Goal 2 is a present number a lot tree rules 3 be number not said here tree rules
Example 9 While gird does not seem to be the right word in this context, it's unclear what the author really intended--possibly gibe?--so it is left as printed.
The tree, 29 words mark nsubj aux advmod advcl mark cop det amod advcl case det nmod punct nsubj cop obj det nsubj:pass advmod conj punct advmod ccomp punct punct advmod nsubj:pass aux:pass parataxis mark advcl punct root While SCONJ gird NOUN does AUX not PART seem VERB to PART be AUX the DET right ADJ word NOUN in ADP this DET context NOUN , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX unclear ADJ what PRON the DET author NOUN really ADV intended VERB -- PUNCT possibly ADV gibe VERB ? PUNCT -- PUNCT so ADV it PRON is AUX left VERB as SCONJ printed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 While while SCONJ _ 5 seem mark 2 gird gird NOUN Number=Sing 5 seem nsubj 3 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 seem aux 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 seem advmod 5 seem seem VERB VerbForm=Inf 17 unclear advcl 6 to to PART _ 10 word mark 7 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 10 word cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 word det 9 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 10 word amod 10 word word NOUN Number=Sing 5 seem advcl 11 in in ADP _ 13 context case 12 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 13 context det 13 context context NOUN Number=Sing 10 word nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 5 seem punct 15 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 unclear nsubj 16 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 unclear cop 17 unclear unclear ADJ Degree=Pos root root 18 what what PRON PronType=Int 22 intended obj 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 author det 20 author author NOUN Number=Sing 22 intended nsubj:pass 21 really really ADV _ 22 intended advmod 22 intended intend VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 17 unclear conj 23 -- -- PUNCT _ 25 gibe punct 24 possibly possibly ADV _ 25 gibe advmod 25 gibe gibe VERB VerbForm=Inf 22 intended ccomp 26 ? ? PUNCT _ 25 gibe punct 27 -- -- PUNCT _ 31 left punct 28 so so ADV _ 31 left advmod 29 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 31 left nsubj:pass 30 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 31 left aux:pass 31 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 17 unclear parataxis 32 as as SCONJ _ 33 printed mark 33 printed print VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 31 left advcl 34 . . PUNCT _ 17 unclear punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not seem present · do-support gird vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme 2 is a to-infinitive gird not said here the right word this context tree rules 3 is present gird unclear property tree rules 4 intend participle · passive the author tree rules 5 gibe infinitive possibly property vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 6 leave present · passive author vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 7 print participle vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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