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domineering

Who acts: It, domineering captain, anyone, domineering, Nobody, He · What happens: domineer, describe, try, control, tell, do · To what, where: someone, other people, people, anyone, game, everything · Speech: someone speaks here

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

Meaning 1

Domineering describes someone who tries to control other people all the time and tells them what to do without listening.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Domineering	domineer	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 describes	nsubj
2	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 describes	obj
4	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 tries	nsubj
5	tries	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 someone	acl:relcl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 control	mark
7	control	control	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 tries	xcomp
8	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 people	amod
9	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 control	obj
10	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	12 time	det:predet
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 time	det
12	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 control	obl:unmarked
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 tells	cc
14	tells	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 tries	conj
15	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 tells	iobj
16	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	18 do	obj
17	to	to	PART	_	18 do	mark
18	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 tells	xcomp
19	without	without	SCONJ	_	20 listening	mark
20	listening	listen	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	18 do	advcl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 describes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	domineer	gerund							tree rules
2	describe	present		someone					vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent someone=Theme
3	try	present							vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
4	control not said to happen	to-infinitive		other people			time		vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme
5	tell speech: assert	present			people				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic
6	do not said to happen	to-infinitive							vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality
7	listen	gerund							vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: 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

It means bossy in a strong, unpleasant way.

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	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	bossy	bossy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	xcomp
4	in	in	ADP	_	9 way	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 way	det
6	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 way	amod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 strong	punct
8	unpleasant	unpleasant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 way	amod
9	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bossy	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	It					bossy property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The domineering captain never let anyone else choose the game.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 captain	det
2	domineering	domineer	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 captain	amod
3	captain	captain	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 let	nsubj
4	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	5 let	advmod
5	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	anyone	anyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 let	obj
7	else	else	ADV	_	6 anyone	advmod
8	choose	choose	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 let	xcomp
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 game	det
10	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 choose	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	domineer	gerund							tree rules
2	not let	infinitive	the domineering captain	anyone					tree rules
3	choose	infinitive	anyone not said here	the game					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme

Example 2

Her domineering older cousin decided everything.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 domineering	nmod:poss
2	domineering	domineering	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 decided	nsubj
3	older	old	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 cousin	amod
4	cousin	cousin	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 decided	nsubj
5	decided	decide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	everything	everything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	5 decided	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 decided	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	decide	past	Her domineering	everything					vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent everything=Topic

Example 3

In the story the domineering queen ruled with fear.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 story	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 story	det
3	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 queen	obl
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 queen	det
5	domineering	domineer	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 queen	amod
6	queen	queen	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	ruled	rule	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 queen	acl
8	with	with	ADP	_	9 fear	case
9	fear	fear	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ruled	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 queen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	domineer	gerund							tree rules
2	rule	participle		the domineering queen not said here				with fear	vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Nobody liked working with the domineering boy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	2 liked	nsubj
2	liked	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	working	work	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 liked	xcomp
4	with	with	ADP	_	7 boy	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 boy	det
6	domineering	domineer	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 boy	amod
7	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 working	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 liked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	past	Nobody						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	work not said to happen	gerund	Nobody not said here					with the domineering boy	vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with boy=Co-Agent
3	domineer	gerund							tree rules

Example 5

He realised he was being domineering and asked what others thought.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 realised	nsubj
2	realised	realise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 domineering	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 domineering	aux
5	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 domineering	aux
6	domineering	domineer	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 realised	ccomp
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 asked	cc
8	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 realised	conj
9	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	11 thought	obj
10	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 thought	nsubj
11	thought	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 asked	ccomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 realised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	realise	past	He						tree rules
2	domineer	past · progressive	he						tree rules
3	ask speech: ask	past	He not said here						vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	think speech: other	past	others						vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme

Example 6

A domineering friend can make you feel small.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 friend	det
2	domineering	domineer	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 friend	amod
3	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 make	nsubj
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 make	aux
5	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 make	obj
7	feel	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 make	xcomp
8	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 feel	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	domineer	gerund							tree rules
2	make	can	a domineering friend	you					tree rules
3	feel	infinitive	you not said here					small property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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