dampen Who acts: movement, you, rain, bad news, everyone, Thick curtains · What happens: dampen, be, wipe, not dampen, excite, plant · To what, where: something, feeling, sound, cloth, table, spirits
«dampen» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: dampen in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To dampen something is to make it a little wet.
mark csubj obj cop mark obj det advmod xcomp punct root To PART dampen VERB something PRON is AUX to PART make VERB it PRON a DET little ADJ wet ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 dampen mark 2 dampen dampen VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 make csubj 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 dampen obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 make cop 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 make obj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 little det 9 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 10 wet advmod 10 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 6 make xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 make punct
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1 dampen to-infinitive something vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent something=Patient 2 is present make, wet property 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 dampen a feeling is to make it weaker or less happy.
mark advcl det obj cop mark obj xcomp cc advmod conj punct root To PART dampen VERB a DET feeling NOUN is AUX to PART make VERB it PRON weaker ADJ or CCONJ less ADV happy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 dampen mark 2 dampen dampen VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 make advcl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 feeling det 4 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing 2 dampen obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 make cop 6 to to PART _ 7 make mark 7 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 make obj 9 weaker weak ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 make xcomp 10 or or CCONJ _ 12 happy cc 11 less less ADV Degree=Cmp 12 happy advmod 12 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos 9 weaker conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 make punct
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1 dampen to-infinitive a feeling vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent feeling=Patient 2 is present make, weak property tree rules
Meaning 3 To dampen a sound or a movement is to make it quieter or smaller.
The tree, 14 words mark det obj cc det nsubj cop mark conj obj xcomp cc conj punct root To PART dampen VERB a DET sound NOUN or CCONJ a DET movement NOUN is AUX to PART make VERB it PRON quieter ADJ or CCONJ smaller ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 dampen mark 2 dampen dampen VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 sound det 4 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 2 dampen obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 10 make cc 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 movement det 7 movement movement NOUN Number=Sing 10 make nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 make cop 9 to to PART _ 10 make mark 10 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 dampen conj 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 make obj 12 quieter quiet ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 make xcomp 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 smaller cc 14 smaller small ADJ Degree=Cmp 12 quieter conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 dampen punct
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1 dampen to-infinitive a sound vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent sound=Patient 2 is present a movement make, quiet property tree rules
Example 1 Dampen the cloth before you wipe the table.
det obj mark nsubj advcl det obj punct root Dampen VERB the DET cloth NOUN before SCONJ you PRON wipe VERB the DET table NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dampen dampen VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cloth det 3 cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing 1 Dampen obj 4 before before SCONJ _ 6 wipe mark 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 wipe nsubj 6 wipe wipe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Dampen advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 table det 8 table table NOUN Number=Sing 6 wipe obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Dampen punct
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1 dampen imperative you not said here the cloth vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent cloth=Patient 2 wipe present you the table vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent table=Theme
Example 2 The rain did not dampen our spirits at sports day.
det nsubj aux advmod nmod:poss obj case compound obl punct root The DET rain NOUN did AUX not PART dampen VERB our PRON spirits NOUN at ADP sports NOUN 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 rain det 2 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 5 dampen nsubj 3 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 dampen aux 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 dampen advmod 5 dampen dampen VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 spirits nmod:poss 7 spirits spirit NOUN Number=Plur 5 dampen obj 8 at at ADP _ 10 day case 9 sports sport NOUN Number=Plur 10 day compound 10 day day NOUN Number=Sing 5 dampen obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 dampen punct
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1 not dampen past · do-support the rain our spirits day vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent spirit=Patient
Example 3 The bad news dampened everyone's excitement.
det amod nsubj nmod:poss case obj punct root The DET bad ADJ news NOUN dampened VERB everyone PRON 's PART excitement NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 news det 2 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 3 news amod 3 news news NOUN Number=Sing 4 dampened nsubj 4 dampened dampen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 7 excitement nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 everyone case 7 excitement excitement NOUN Number=Sing 4 dampened obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 dampened punct
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1 dampen past the bad news everyone's excitement vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent excitement=Patient 2 excite everyone nom excitement «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 Thick curtains dampen the noise from the street.
amod nsubj det obj case det obl punct root Thick ADJ curtains NOUN dampen VERB the DET noise NOUN from ADP the DET street NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 2 curtains amod 2 curtains curtain NOUN Number=Plur 3 dampen nsubj 3 dampen dampen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 noise det 5 noise noise NOUN Number=Sing 3 dampen obj 6 from from ADP _ 8 street case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 street det 8 street street NOUN Number=Sing 3 dampen obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 dampen punct
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1 dampen present Thick curtains the noise the street vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent noise=Patient
Example 5 Dampen the soil before you plant the seeds.
det obj mark nsubj advcl det obj punct root Dampen VERB the DET soil NOUN before SCONJ you PRON plant VERB the DET seeds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dampen dampen VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 soil det 3 soil soil NOUN Number=Sing 1 Dampen obj 4 before before SCONJ _ 6 plant mark 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 plant nsubj 6 plant plant VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Dampen advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 seeds det 8 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 6 plant obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Dampen punct
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1 dampen imperative you not said here the soil vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent soil=Patient 2 plant present you the seeds vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Patient
Example 6 Nothing could dampen her joy on her birthday.
nsubj aux nmod:poss obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Nothing PRON could AUX dampen VERB her PRON joy NOUN on ADP her PRON birthday NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 3 dampen nsubj 2 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 dampen aux 3 dampen dampen VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 joy nmod:poss 5 joy joy NOUN Number=Sing 3 dampen obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 birthday case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 birthday nmod:poss 8 birthday birthday NOUN Number=Sing 3 dampen obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 dampen punct
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1 dampen could Nothing her joy her birthday vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent joy=Patient 2 joy her = she nom joy «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
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