denote

Who acts: you, n, symbol ÷, blue line, red flag, letter m · What happens: be, stand, show, mean, let, denote · To what, where: sign, something, n, number, division, river

«denote» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: denote in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To be a sign or symbol for something; to stand for.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	4 sign	mark
2	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 sign	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 sign	det
4	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 symbol	cc
6	symbol	symbol	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sign	conj
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 something	case
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 symbol	nmod
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 stand	punct
10	to	to	PART	_	11 stand	mark
11	stand	stand	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 sign	parataxis
12	for	for	ADP	_	11 stand	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sign	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	to-infinitive		a sign or symbol for something					tree rules
2	stand	to-infinitive							vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To show or mean something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 show	mark
2	show	show	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 mean	cc
4	mean	mean	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 show	conj
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 mean	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 show	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	to-infinitive							vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	mean	infinitive		something					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic

Example 1

Let n denote the number of children.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	n	n	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	1 Let	obj
3	denote	denote	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Let	xcomp
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 number	det
5	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 denote	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 children	case
7	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 number	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	let	imperative	you not said here	n					tree rules
2	denote	infinitive	n not said here	the number of children					vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot number=Topic

Example 2

The symbol ÷ denotes division.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 ÷	det
2	symbol	symbol	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ÷	compound
3	÷	÷	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 denotes	nsubj
4	denotes	denote	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	division	division	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 denotes	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 denotes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	denote	present	the symbol ÷	division					vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot division=Topic

Example 3

On the map, a blue line denotes a river.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	3 map	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 map	det
3	map	map	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 denotes	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 map	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 line	det
6	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 line	amod
7	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 denotes	nsubj
8	denotes	denote	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 river	det
10	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 denotes	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 denotes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	denote	present	a blue line	a river		the map			vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot river=Topic

Example 4

A red flag denotes danger.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 flag	det
2	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 flag	amod
3	flag	flag	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 denotes	nsubj
4	denotes	denote	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 denotes	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 denotes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	denote	present	a red flag	danger					vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot danger=Topic

Example 5

The letter m denotes metres.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 m	det
2	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 m	compound
3	m	M	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 denotes	nsubj
4	denotes	denote	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	metres	metre	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 denotes	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 denotes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	denote	present	the letter m	metres					vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot metre=Topic

Example 6

Stars denote the best answers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stars	star	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 denote	nsubj
2	denote	denote	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 answers	det
4	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	5 answers	amod
5	answers	answer	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 denote	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 denote	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	denote	present	Stars	the best answers					vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot answer=Topic

Example 7

One wore a cap of two staring colors, denoting the class of persons to which she belonged.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 wore	nsubj
2	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 cap	det
4	cap	cap	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wore	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 colors	case
6	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 colors	nummod
7	staring	stare	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 colors	amod
8	colors	color	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 cap	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 denoting	punct
10	denoting	denote	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 wore	advcl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 class	det
12	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 denoting	obj
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 persons	case
14	persons	person	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 class	nmod
15	to	to	ADP	_	16 which	case
16	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	18 belonged	obl
17	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 belonged	nsubj
18	belonged	belong	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 persons	acl:relcl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	wear	past	One	a cap of two staring colors		vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent cap=Theme
2	stare	gerund				vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
3	denote	gerund	One not said here	the class of persons		vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot class=Topic
4	belong	past	she		to persons	vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme

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