dire Who acts: Dire, Dire needs, village, scientists, you, dire consequences · What happens: mean, be, give, break, say, lose · To what, where: dire need, dire warning, rules, job, dire straits, dire situation · Speech: someone speaks here
«dire» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: dire in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Dire means very serious or terrible, often dangerous.
nsubj advmod ccomp cc conj punct advmod conj punct root Dire ADJ means VERB very ADV serious ADJ or CCONJ terrible ADJ , PUNCT often ADV dangerous ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dire dire ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 very very ADV _ 4 serious advmod 4 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means ccomp 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 terrible cc 6 terrible terrible ADJ Degree=Pos 4 serious conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 dangerous punct 8 often often ADV _ 9 dangerous advmod 9 dangerous dangerous ADJ Degree=Pos 4 serious conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Dire vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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 Dire needs or situations are extremely urgent.
amod nsubj cc conj cop advmod punct root Dire ADJ needs NOUN or CCONJ situations NOUN are AUX extremely ADV urgent ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dire dire ADJ Degree=Pos 2 needs amod 2 needs need NOUN Number=Plur 7 urgent nsubj 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 situations cc 4 situations situation NOUN Number=Plur 2 needs conj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 urgent cop 6 extremely extremely ADV _ 7 urgent advmod 7 urgent urgent ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 urgent punct
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1 is present Dire needs or situations extremely, urgent property tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Dire means very bad or of low quality.
nsubj advmod xcomp cc case amod conj punct root Dire ADJ means VERB very ADV bad ADJ or CCONJ of ADP low ADJ quality NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dire dire ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 very very ADV _ 4 bad advmod 4 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 or or CCONJ _ 8 quality cc 6 of of ADP _ 8 quality case 7 low low ADJ Degree=Pos 8 quality amod 8 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 4 bad conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Dire bad property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The village was in dire need of clean water after the flood.
det nsubj cop case amod case amod nmod case det nmod punct root The DET village NOUN was AUX in ADP dire ADJ need NOUN of ADP clean ADJ water NOUN after ADP the 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 village det 2 village village NOUN Number=Sing 6 need nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 need cop 4 in in ADP _ 6 need case 5 dire dire ADJ Degree=Pos 6 need amod 6 need need NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 9 water case 8 clean clean ADJ Degree=Pos 9 water amod 9 water water NOUN Number=Sing 6 need nmod 10 after after ADP _ 12 flood case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 flood det 12 flood flood NOUN Number=Sing 6 need nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 need punct
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1 is past the village dire need after the flood of clean water tree rules
Example 2 The scientists gave a dire warning about the melting ice.
det nsubj det amod obj case det compound nmod punct root The DET scientists NOUN gave VERB a DET dire ADJ warning NOUN about ADP the DET melting NOUN ice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 scientists det 2 scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 warning det 5 dire dire ADJ Degree=Pos 6 warning amod 6 warning warning NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 7 about about ADP _ 10 ice case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 ice det 9 melting melting NOUN Number=Sing 10 ice compound 10 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 6 warning nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the scientists a dire warning about the melting ice vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent warning=Theme
Example 3 If you break the rules, there will be dire consequences, the wizard said.
The tree, 13 words mark nsubj advcl det obj punct expl aux ccomp amod nsubj punct det conj punct root If SCONJ you PRON break VERB the DET rules NOUN , PUNCT there PRON will AUX be VERB dire ADJ consequences NOUN , PUNCT the DET wizard NOUN said VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 3 break mark 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 break nsubj 3 break break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 be advcl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 rules det 5 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 3 break obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 3 break punct 7 there there PRON PronType=Dem 9 be expl 8 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 be aux 9 be be VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 said ccomp 10 dire dire ADJ Degree=Pos 11 consequences amod 11 consequences consequence NOUN Number=Plur 15 said nsubj 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 wizard punct 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 wizard det 14 wizard wizard NOUN Number=Sing 11 consequences conj 15 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 16 . . PUNCT _ 15 said punct
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1 break a condition, not said to happen present you the rules vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rule=Patient 2 be future there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 say speech: assert past dire consequences and the wizard vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Example 4 After losing his job, the family was in dire straits.
mark amod nmod:poss obj punct det nsubj cop case amod punct root After SCONJ losing VERB his PRON job NOUN , PUNCT the DET family NOUN was AUX in ADP dire ADJ straits NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after SCONJ _ 2 losing mark 2 losing lose VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 family amod 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 job nmod:poss 4 job job NOUN Number=Sing 2 losing obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 losing punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 family det 7 family family NOUN Number=Sing 11 straits nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 straits cop 9 in in ADP _ 11 straits case 10 dire dire ADJ Degree=Pos 11 straits amod 11 straits strait NOUN Number=Plur root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 straits punct
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1 lose gerund his job vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality 2 is past the losing family dire straits tree rules 3 job his = he nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 That film was absolutely dire — I fell asleep.
det nsubj cop advmod punct nsubj advcl xcomp punct root That DET film NOUN was AUX absolutely ADV dire ADJ — PUNCT I PRON fell VERB asleep ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 film det 2 film film NOUN Number=Sing 5 dire nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 dire cop 4 absolutely absolutely ADV _ 5 dire advmod 5 dire dire ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 — - PUNCT _ 8 fell punct 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 fell nsubj 8 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 dire advcl 9 asleep asleep ADJ Degree=Pos 8 fell xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 dire punct
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1 is past that film absolutely, dire property tree rules 2 fall past I asleep property vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 The weather was dire all weekend.
det nsubj cop det obl:unmarked punct root The DET weather NOUN was AUX dire ADJ all DET weekend NOUN . 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 4 dire nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 dire cop 4 dire dire ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 weekend det 6 weekend weekend NOUN Number=Sing 4 dire obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 dire punct
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1 is past the weather weekend dire property tree rules
Example 7 The lost sailors were in a dire situation.
det amod nsubj cop case det amod punct root The DET lost VERB sailors NOUN were AUX in ADP a DET dire ADJ situation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 sailors det 2 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 sailors amod 3 sailors sailor NOUN Number=Plur 8 situation nsubj 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 situation cop 5 in in ADP _ 8 situation case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 situation det 7 dire dire ADJ Degree=Pos 8 situation amod 8 situation situation NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 situation punct
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1 lose participle vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is past the lost sailors a dire situation tree rules
Example 8 It was a high compliment to Peter that at that dire moment their thoughts turned to him.
The tree, 17 words nsubj cop det amod case nmod nsubj case det amod obl nmod:poss nsubj acl:relcl case obl punct root It PRON was AUX a DET high ADJ compliment NOUN to ADP Peter PROPN that PRON at ADP that DET dire ADJ moment NOUN their PRON thoughts NOUN turned VERB to ADP him PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 compliment nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 compliment cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 compliment det 4 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 5 compliment amod 5 compliment compliment NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 to to ADP _ 7 Peter case 7 Peter Peter PROPN Number=Sing 5 compliment nmod 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 15 turned nsubj 9 at at ADP _ 12 moment case 10 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 12 moment det 11 dire dire ADJ Degree=Pos 12 moment amod 12 moment moment NOUN Number=Sing 15 turned obl 13 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 thoughts nmod:poss 14 thoughts thought NOUN Number=Plur 15 turned nsubj 15 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 compliment acl:relcl 16 to to ADP _ 17 him case 17 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 turned obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 compliment punct
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1 is a past It a high compliment Peter tree rules 2 turn past a high compliment Peter moment vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to he=Result 3 think their = they nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
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