elaborate

Who acts: you, your, princess, character, thieves, Grandma · What happens: plan, give, explain, elaborate, answer, develop · To what, where: more details, answer, plan, detail, elaborate gown, elaborate plan · Speech: someone speaks here

«elaborate» 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: elaborate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Having many parts or details; carefully planned and complicated: «an elaborate costume».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Having	have	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 planned	aux
2	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 parts	amod
3	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Having	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 details	cc
5	details	detail	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 parts	conj
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 planned	punct
7	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	8 planned	advmod
8	planned	plan	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 complicated	cc
10	complicated	complicated	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 planned	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 planned	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 costume	punct
13	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 costume	det
14	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 costume	amod
15	costume	costume	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 planned	parataxis
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 costume	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 planned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	plan	gerund · perfect						carefully property	vn wish-62 «NP V that S»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme

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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To give more details or explain more: «Can you elaborate on your answer?».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 give	mark
2	give	give	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 details	amod
4	details	detail	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 give	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 explain	cc
6	explain	explain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 give	conj
7	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	6 explain	advmod
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 elaborate	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 elaborate	punct
10	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 elaborate	aux
11	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 elaborate	nsubj
12	elaborate	elaborate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 give	conj
13	on	on	ADP	_	15 answer	case
14	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 answer	nmod:poss
15	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 elaborate	obl
16	?	?	PUNCT	_	12 elaborate	punct
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 elaborate	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	give	to-infinitive		more details		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detail=Theme
2	explain speech: assert	infinitive				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	elaborate speech: other in a quote	can	you		your answer	vn lecture-37.11-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	answer in a quote		your			nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Meaning 3

Usage: verb, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To develop a plan or idea in detail.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 develop	mark
2	develop	develop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 plan	det
4	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 develop	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 idea	cc
6	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 plan	conj
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 detail	case
8	detail	detail	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 plan	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 develop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	develop	to-infinitive		a plan or idea		detail			vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Product

Example 1

The princess wore an elaborate gown with gold stitching.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 princess	det
2	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wore	nsubj
3	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 gown	det
5	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 gown	amod
6	gown	gown	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wore	obj
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 stitching	case
8	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 stitching	compound
9	stitching	stitching	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 gown	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	the princess	a elaborate gown				with gold stitching	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent gown=Theme

Example 2

Can you elaborate on why you think the character is sad?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 elaborate	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 elaborate	nsubj
3	elaborate	elaborate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	on	on	SCONJ	_	7 think	mark
5	why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	7 think	advmod
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 think	nsubj
7	think	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 elaborate	ccomp
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 character	det
9	character	character	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 sad	nsubj
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 sad	cop
11	sad	sad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 think	ccomp
12	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 elaborate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	elaborate speech: other	can	you		tree rules
2	think speech: other	present	you		vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	is	present	the character	sad property	tree rules

Example 3

The thieves made an elaborate plan to steal the jewels.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 thieves	det
2	thieves	thief	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 plan	det
5	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 plan	amod
6	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 steal	mark
8	steal	steal	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 plan	acl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 jewels	det
10	jewels	jewel	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 steal	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the thieves	a elaborate plan					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset plan=Product
2	steal	to-infinitive	the thieves not said here	the jewels					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location jewel=Theme

Example 4

Grandma baked an elaborate three-layer cake.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 baked	nsubj
2	baked	bake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 cake	det
4	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 cake	amod
5	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 layer	nummod
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 three	punct
7	layer	layer	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 cake	compound
8	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 baked	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 baked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bake	past	Grandma	a elaborate layer cake					vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Product

Example 5

The cathedral has elaborate carvings.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cathedral	det
2	cathedral	cathedral	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 carvings	amod
5	carvings	carving	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the cathedral	elaborate carvings					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carving=Patient

Example 6

"Please elaborate," said the teacher, "your answer is too short."

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 elaborate	punct
2	Please	please	INTJ	_	3 elaborate	discourse
3	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 said	ccomp
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 elaborate	punct
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 elaborate	punct
6	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 teacher	det
8	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 said	nsubj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 said	punct
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	15 short	punct
11	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 answer	nmod:poss
12	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 short	nsubj
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 short	cop
14	too	too	ADV	_	15 short	advmod
15	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 said	ccomp
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 short	punct
17	"	"	PUNCT	_	15 short	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the teacher		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is in a quote	present	your answer	short property	tree rules
3	answer in a quote		your		nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

The magician's trick was very elaborate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 magician	det
2	magician	magician	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 trick	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 magician	case
4	trick	trick	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 elaborate	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 elaborate	cop
6	very	very	ADV	_	7 elaborate	advmod
7	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 elaborate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the magician's trick					elaborate property	tree rules
2	trick		the magician						nom trick «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 8

It is a trifle too elaborate.

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	4 trifle	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 trifle	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 trifle	det
4	trifle	trifle	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	too	too	ADV	_	6 elaborate	advmod
6	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 trifle	amod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 trifle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	a trifle					tree rules

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