erode

Who acts: waves, Rivers, Wind, Trees, Telling, friends · What happens: erode, mean, wear away, make, carry, help · To what, where: something, trust, cliffs, rock, sand dunes, soil · Speech: someone speaks here

«erode» 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: erode in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To erode means to wear away slowly, as wind, water or ice rub away rock and soil.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 erode	mark
2	erode	erode	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 wear	mark
5	wear	wear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	ccomp
6	away	away	ADV	_	5 wear	advmod
7	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	5 wear	advmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 wind	punct
9	as	as	ADP	_	10 wind	case
10	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 wear	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 water	punct
12	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 wind	conj
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 rub	cc
14	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 rub	compound
15	rub	rub	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 wind	conj
16	away	away	ADV	_	17 rock	advmod
17	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 wind	conj
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 soil	cc
19	soil	soil	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 rock	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	other	roles by
1	erode	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	wear away not said to happen	to-infinitive	as wind and water or ice rub and rock and soil; away, slowly property	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: 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

To erode can mean to make something slowly weaker or smaller, like trust or confidence being eroded.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 erode	mark
2	erode	erode	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 make	mark
6	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 mean	xcomp
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 make	obj
8	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	9 weaker	advmod
9	weaker	weak	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 make	xcomp
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 smaller	cc
11	smaller	small	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	9 weaker	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 trust	punct
13	like	like	ADP	_	14 trust	case
14	trust	trust	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 make	obl
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 confidence	cc
16	confidence	confidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 trust	conj
17	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	18 eroded	aux:pass
18	eroded	erode	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 trust	acl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	can · infinitive			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	make not said to happen	to-infinitive	something	like trust or confidence; weak property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product
3	erode	gerund · passive	trust or confidence not said here		vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»

Example 1

The waves erode the cliffs a little every year.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 waves	det
2	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 erode	nsubj
3	erode	erode	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 cliffs	det
5	cliffs	cliff	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 erode	obj
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 little	det
7	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 erode	obl:unmarked
8	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	9 year	det
9	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 erode	obl:unmarked
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 erode	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	erode	present	the waves	the cliffs			year	a little obl:unmarked	tree rules

Example 2

Rivers erode rock and carry it downstream.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rivers	river	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 erode	nsubj
2	erode	erode	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 erode	obj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 carry	cc
5	carry	carry	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 erode	conj
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 carry	obj
7	downstream	downstream	ADV	_	5 carry	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 erode	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	erode	present	Rivers	rock					tree rules
2	carry	infinitive	Rivers not said here	rock				downstream property	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme

Example 3

Wind can erode sand dunes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 erode	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 erode	aux
3	erode	erode	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dunes	compound
5	dunes	dune	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 erode	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 erode	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	erode	can	Wind	sand dunes					tree rules

Example 4

Trees help stop the soil from eroding.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 help	nsubj
2	help	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 help	xcomp
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 soil	det
5	soil	soil	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stop	obj
6	from	from	SCONJ	_	7 eroding	mark
7	eroding	erode	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 stop	advcl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 help	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	help	present	Trees		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	stop	infinitive	Trees not said here	the soil	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality soil=Eventuality
3	erode	gerund	Trees not said here		vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 5

The old statue's face had eroded in the rain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 statue	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 statue	amod
3	statue	statue	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 face	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 statue	case
5	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 eroded	nsubj:pass
6	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 eroded	aux
7	eroded	erode	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 rain	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 rain	det
10	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 eroded	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 eroded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	erode	past · perfect · passive		the old statue's face		the rain			tree rules

Example 6

Telling lies can erode your friends' trust.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Telling	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 erode	csubj
2	lies	lie	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Telling	obj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 erode	aux
4	erode	erode	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 friends	nmod:poss
6	friends	friend	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 trust	nmod:poss
7	'	's	PART	_	6 friends	case
8	trust	trust	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 erode	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 erode	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	gerund		lies	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lie=Recipient
2	erode	can	Telling	your friends's trust	tree rules
3	trust		your friends		nom trust «possession intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

Over thousands of years the river eroded a deep canyon.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Over	over	ADP	_	2 thousands	case
2	thousands	thousand	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 eroded	obl
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 years	case
4	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 thousands	nmod
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 river	det
6	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 eroded	nsubj
7	eroded	erode	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 canyon	det
9	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 canyon	amod
10	canyon	canyon	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 eroded	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 eroded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	erode	past	the river	a deep canyon		thousands of years			tree rules

Example 8

Soil erosion happens when plants are cut down.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Soil	soil	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 erosion	compound
2	erosion	erosion	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 happens	nsubj
3	happens	happen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	7 cut	advmod
5	plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 cut	nsubj:pass
6	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 cut	aux:pass
7	cut	cut	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 happens	advcl
8	down	down	ADP	_	7 cut	compound:prt
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 happens	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	happen	present	Soil erosion						vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	cut down	present · passive		plants					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

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