devise

Who acts: you, children, prisoner, class, Scientists, puzzle · What happens: invent, plan, devise, leave, see, be · To what, where: something, plan, property, someone, fair test, kitten · Speech: someone speaks here

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

Meaning 1

To invent or plan something clever or new, usually after careful thinking: «devise a plan».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 invent	mark
2	invent	invent	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 plan	cc
4	plan	plan	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 invent	conj
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 plan	obj
6	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 something	amod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 new	cc
8	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 clever	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 thinking	punct
10	usually	usually	ADV	_	13 thinking	advmod
11	after	after	ADP	_	13 thinking	case
12	careful	careful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 thinking	amod
13	thinking	thinking	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 invent	obl
14	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 devise	punct
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 devise	punct
16	devise	devise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	13 thinking	parataxis
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 plan	det
18	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 devise	obj
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 devise	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 invent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	when	roles by
1	invent	to-infinitive		after careful thinking	vn create-26.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	plan	infinitive	something		vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic
3	devise in a quote	infinitive	a plan		vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=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: law, old — kept apart, not parsed.

To leave property to someone in a will.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 leave	mark
2	leave	leave	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	property	property	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 leave	obj
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 someone	case
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 leave	obl
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 will	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 will	det
8	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 someone	acl:relcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 leave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	to-infinitive		property	someone				vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent property=Theme to someone=Recipient

Example 1

Devise a fair test to see which paper towel is strongest.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Devise	devise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 test	det
3	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 test	amod
4	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Devise	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 see	mark
6	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Devise	advcl
7	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 strongest	nsubj
8	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 towel	compound
9	towel	towel	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 strongest	nsubj
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 strongest	cop
11	strongest	strong	ADJ	Degree=Sup	6 see	ccomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Devise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	devise	imperative	you not said here	a fair test		vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent test=Patient
2	see	to-infinitive	you not said here			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3	is	present			strong property	tree rules

Example 2

The children devised a plan to rescue the kitten.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 children	det
2	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 devised	nsubj
3	devised	devise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 plan	det
5	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 devised	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 rescue	mark
7	rescue	rescue	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 plan	acl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 kitten	det
9	kitten	kitten	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 rescue	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 devised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devise	participle	the children	a plan					vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Patient
2	rescue	to-infinitive	the children not said here	the kitten					vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kitten=Theme

Example 3

Can you devise a quicker way to add these numbers?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 devise	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 devise	nsubj
3	devise	devise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 way	det
5	quicker	quick	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 way	amod
6	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 devise	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 add	mark
8	add	add	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 way	acl
9	these	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	10 numbers	det
10	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 add	obj
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 devise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devise	can	you	a quicker way					vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Patient
2	add speech: assert	to-infinitive	you not said here	this numbers					vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Patient

Example 4

The prisoner devised a clever escape.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 prisoner	det
2	prisoner	prisoner	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 devised	nsubj
3	devised	devise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 escape	det
5	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 escape	amod
6	escape	escape	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 devised	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 devised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devise	past	the prisoner	a clever escape					vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent escape=Patient

Example 5

Our class devised a new game for wet playtime.

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 class	nmod:poss
2	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 devised	nsubj
3	devised	devise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 game	det
5	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 game	amod
6	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 devised	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 playtime	case
8	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 playtime	amod
9	playtime	playtime	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 devised	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 devised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devise	past	Our class	a new game				for wet playtime	vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Patient

Example 6

Scientists devised a machine to clean the ocean.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 devised	nsubj
2	devised	devise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 machine	det
4	machine	machine	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 devised	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 clean	mark
6	clean	clean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 devised	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 ocean	det
8	ocean	ocean	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 clean	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 devised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devise	past	Scientists	a machine					vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent machine=Patient
2	clean	to-infinitive	Scientists not said here	the ocean					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent ocean=Patient

Example 7

The puzzle was of her own devising.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 puzzle	det
2	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 own	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 own	cop
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 own	case
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 own	nmod:poss
6	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	devising	devise	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 own	advcl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 own	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the puzzle					own property	tree rules
2	devise	gerund	the puzzle not said here						vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 8

At last he devised a plan.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	At	at	ADP	_	2 last	case
2	last	last	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 devised	obl
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 devised	nsubj
4	devised	devise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 plan	det
6	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 devised	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 devised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devise	past	he	a plan		last			vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Patient

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