deteriorate Who acts: Buildings, weather, eyesight, old castle, Fruit, behaviour · What happens: deteriorate, mean, become, wear out, rot, break down · To what, where: match, hot weather, road surface · Speech: someone speaks here
«deteriorate» 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: deteriorate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To deteriorate means to become worse, more and more, over time.
mark csubj mark xcomp advmod punct advmod cc conj punct case obl punct root To PART deteriorate VERB means VERB to PART become VERB worse ADV , PUNCT more ADV and CCONJ more ADV , PUNCT over ADP time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 deteriorate mark 2 deteriorate deteriorate VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means csubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 become mark 5 become become VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means xcomp 6 worse badly ADV Degree=Cmp 5 become advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 worse punct 8 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 5 become advmod 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 more cc 10 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 8 more conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 time punct 12 over over ADP _ 13 time case 13 time time NOUN Number=Sing 5 become obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 deteriorate to-infinitive vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 become not said to happen to-infinitive time badly property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=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 Usage: things — kept apart, not parsed.
Buildings, food, roads or materials deteriorate when they wear out, rot or break down.
The tree, 14 words nsubj punct conj punct conj cc conj mark nsubj advcl compound:prt punct parataxis cc conj compound:prt punct root Buildings NOUN , PUNCT food NOUN , PUNCT roads NOUN or CCONJ materials NOUN deteriorate VERB when SCONJ they PRON wear VERB out ADP , PUNCT rot VERB or CCONJ break VERB down ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Buildings building NOUN Number=Plur 8 deteriorate nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 food punct 3 food food NOUN Number=Sing 1 Buildings conj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 roads punct 5 roads road NOUN Number=Plur 1 Buildings conj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 materials cc 7 materials material NOUN Number=Plur 1 Buildings conj 8 deteriorate deteriorate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 when when SCONJ _ 11 wear mark 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 wear nsubj 11 wear wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 deteriorate advcl 12 out out ADP _ 11 wear compound:prt 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 rot punct 14 rot rot VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 8 deteriorate parataxis 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 break cc 16 break break VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 14 rot conj 17 down down ADP _ 16 break compound:prt 18 . . PUNCT _ 8 deteriorate punct
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1 deteriorate present Buildings and food and roads or materials vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 wear out present Buildings = building vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent 3 rot infinitive vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 4 break down infinitive vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 1 The weather deteriorated, so the match was called off.
det nsubj punct advmod det nsubj:pass aux:pass conj compound:prt punct root The DET weather NOUN deteriorated VERB , PUNCT so ADV the DET match NOUN was AUX called VERB off ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 weather det 2 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 3 deteriorated nsubj 3 deteriorated deteriorate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 9 called punct 5 so so ADV _ 9 called advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 match det 7 match match NOUN Number=Sing 9 called nsubj:pass 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 called aux:pass 9 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 deteriorated conj 10 off off ADP _ 9 called compound:prt 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 deteriorated punct
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1 deteriorate past the weather vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 call off speech: assert past · passive the match vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 2 Grandpa's eyesight has deteriorated with age.
nmod:poss case nsubj aux case obl punct root Grandpa PROPN 's PART eyesight NOUN has AUX deteriorated VERB with ADP age NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa Grandpa PROPN Number=Sing 3 eyesight nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Grandpa case 3 eyesight eyesight NOUN Number=Sing 5 deteriorated nsubj 4 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 deteriorated aux 5 deteriorated deteriorate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 6 with with ADP _ 7 age case 7 age age NOUN Number=Sing 5 deteriorated obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 deteriorated punct
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1 deteriorate present · perfect Grandpa's eyesight with age vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 3 Without a roof, the old castle deteriorated quickly.
case det obl punct det amod nsubj advmod punct root Without ADP a DET roof NOUN , PUNCT the DET old ADJ castle NOUN deteriorated VERB quickly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Without without ADP _ 3 roof case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 roof det 3 roof roof NOUN Number=Sing 8 deteriorated obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 roof punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 castle det 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 7 castle amod 7 castle castle NOUN Number=Sing 8 deteriorated nsubj 8 deteriorated deteriorate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 9 quickly quickly ADV _ 8 deteriorated advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 deteriorated punct
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1 deteriorate participle the old castle without a roof; quickly property vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 4 Fruit deteriorates fast in hot weather.
nsubj advmod case amod obl punct root Fruit NOUN deteriorates VERB fast ADV in ADP hot ADJ weather NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing 2 deteriorates nsubj 2 deteriorates deteriorate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 fast fast ADV Degree=Pos 2 deteriorates advmod 4 in in ADP _ 6 weather case 5 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 6 weather amod 6 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 2 deteriorates obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 deteriorates punct
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1 deteriorate present Fruit hot weather fast property vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 5 His behaviour deteriorated after lunch.
nmod:poss nsubj case obl punct root His PRON behaviour NOUN deteriorated VERB after ADP lunch NOUN . 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 behaviour nmod:poss 2 behaviour behaviour NOUN Number=Sing 3 deteriorated nsubj 3 deteriorated deteriorate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 after after ADP _ 5 lunch case 5 lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 3 deteriorated obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 deteriorated punct
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1 deteriorate participle His behaviour after lunch vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 6 The road surface has deteriorated badly over the winter.
det compound nsubj:pass aux advmod case det obl punct root The DET road NOUN surface NOUN has AUX deteriorated VERB badly ADV over ADP the DET winter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 surface det 2 road road NOUN Number=Sing 3 surface compound 3 surface surface NOUN Number=Sing 5 deteriorated nsubj:pass 4 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 deteriorated aux 5 deteriorated deteriorate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 badly badly ADV Degree=Pos 5 deteriorated advmod 7 over over ADP _ 9 winter case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 winter det 9 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 5 deteriorated obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 deteriorated punct
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1 deteriorate present · perfect · passive the road surface winter badly property tree rules
Example 7 The patient's condition deteriorated overnight.
det nmod:poss case nsubj advmod punct root The DET patient NOUN 's PART condition NOUN deteriorated VERB overnight ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 patient det 2 patient patient NOUN Number=Sing 4 condition nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 patient case 4 condition condition NOUN Number=Sing 5 deteriorated nsubj 5 deteriorated deteriorate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 overnight overnight ADV _ 5 deteriorated advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 deteriorated punct
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1 deteriorate past the patient's condition overnight property vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 condition the patient nom condition «state transitive»: poss=agent
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