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escalate

Who acts: teacher, fighting, problem, you, 's, this · What happens: become, escalate, make, pass, step, tell · To what, where: argument, fight, something, problem, senior person, complaint · Speech: someone speaks here

«escalate» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: escalate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To become bigger, worse or more serious, as in «The argument escalated into a fight».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 become	mark
2	become	become	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	bigger	big	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 become	xcomp
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 worse	punct
5	worse	bad	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 bigger	conj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 serious	cc
7	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	8 serious	advmod
8	serious	serious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 bigger	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 argument	punct
10	as	as	ADP	_	14 argument	case
11	in	in	ADP	_	14 argument	case
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 argument	punct
13	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 argument	det
14	argument	argument	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 serious	parataxis
15	escalated	escalate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 argument	acl
16	into	into	ADP	_	18 fight	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 fight	det
18	fight	fight	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 escalated	obl
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 serious	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 become	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	to-infinitive						big property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
2	escalate in a quote	participle		the argument not said here		a fight			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=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

To make something bigger or more serious.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 make	obj
4	bigger	big	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 something	amod
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 serious	cc
6	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	7 serious	advmod
7	serious	serious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 bigger	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		something					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product

Meaning 3

To pass a problem to a more senior person, as in «escalate a complaint».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 pass	mark
2	pass	pass	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 escalate	advcl
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 problem	det
4	problem	problem	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pass	obj
5	to	to	ADP	_	9 person	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 person	det
7	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	8 senior	advmod
8	senior	senior	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 person	amod
9	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pass	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 escalate	punct
11	as	as	SCONJ	_	14 escalate	mark
12	in	in	ADP	_	11 as	fixed
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 escalate	punct
14	escalate	escalate	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 complaint	det
16	complaint	complaint	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 escalate	obj
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 escalate	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 escalate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pass	to-infinitive		a problem	a senior person				vn give-13.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent problem=Theme to person=Recipient
2	escalate in a quote	imperative		a complaint					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent complaint=Patient

Example 1

The small argument escalated into a shouting match.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 argument	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 argument	amod
3	argument	argument	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	escalated	escalate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 argument	acl
5	into	into	ADP	_	8 match	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 match	det
7	shouting	shouting	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 match	compound
8	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 escalated	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 argument	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	escalate	participle		the small argument not said here		a shouting match			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 2

Prices escalated during the winter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Prices	price	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
2	escalated	escalate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Prices	acl
3	during	during	ADP	_	5 winter	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 winter	det
5	winter	winter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 escalated	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Prices	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	escalate	participle		Prices not said here			winter		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 3

The teacher stepped in before things escalated.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stepped	nsubj
3	stepped	step	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 things	case
5	before	before	ADP	_	6 things	case
6	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 stepped	obl
7	escalated	escalate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 things	acl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stepped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	step	past	the teacher			things			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in thing=Trajectory
2	escalate	participle		things not said here					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 4

The fighting between the two countries escalated.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fighting	det
2	fighting	fighting	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 escalated	nsubj
3	between	between	ADP	_	6 countries	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 countries	det
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 countries	nummod
6	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 fighting	nmod
7	escalated	escalate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 escalated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	escalate	past	the fighting between the two countries						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 5

If the problem escalates, tell an adult.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	4 escalates	mark
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 problem	det
3	problem	problem	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 escalates	nsubj
4	escalates	escalate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 tell	advcl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 escalates	punct
6	tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 adult	det
8	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tell	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 tell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	escalate a condition, not said to happen	present	the problem						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	tell speech: assert	imperative	you not said here		a adult				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient

Example 6

Let's calm down so this doesn't escalate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	's	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	1 Let	obj
3	calm	calm	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Let	xcomp
4	down	down	ADP	_	3 calm	compound:prt
5	so	so	ADV	_	9 escalate	advmod
6	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	9 escalate	nsubj
7	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 escalate	aux
8	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 escalate	advmod
9	escalate	escalate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 calm	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	let	imperative	you not said here	's					tree rules
2	calm down	infinitive	's not said here						vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	not escalate	present · do-support	this						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

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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