estimation Who acts: estimation, She, Your, my, 47, you · What happens: be, make, count, measure, go up, estimate · To what, where: careful guess, skill, such guesses, opinion, someone, 50 sweets · Speech: someone speaks here
«estimation» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: estimation in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An estimation is a careful guess of a number or amount, made without counting or measuring exactly.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det amod case det nmod cc conj punct acl mark advcl cc conj advmod punct root An DET estimation NOUN is AUX a DET careful ADJ guess NOUN of ADP a DET number NOUN or CCONJ amount NOUN , PUNCT made VERB without SCONJ counting VERB or CCONJ measuring VERB exactly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 estimation det 2 estimation estimation NOUN Number=Sing 6 guess nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 guess cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 guess det 5 careful careful ADJ Degree=Pos 6 guess amod 6 guess guess NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 9 number case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 number det 9 number number NOUN Number=Sing 6 guess nmod 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 amount cc 11 amount amount NOUN Number=Sing 9 number conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 made punct 13 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 guess acl 14 without without SCONJ _ 15 counting mark 15 counting count VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 made advcl 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 measuring cc 17 measuring measure VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 15 counting conj 18 exactly exactly ADV _ 17 measuring advmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 guess punct
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1 is a present a estimation a careful guess of a number or amount tree rules 2 make participle a careful guess not said here vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 3 count gerund vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus 4 measure gerund exactly property vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=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 Estimation is the skill or act of making such guesses.
nsubj cop det cc conj mark advcl amod obj punct root Estimation NOUN is AUX the DET skill NOUN or CCONJ act NOUN of SCONJ making VERB such ADJ guesses NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Estimation estimation NOUN Number=Sing 4 skill nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 skill cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 skill det 4 skill skill NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 act cc 6 act act NOUN Number=Sing 4 skill conj 7 of of SCONJ _ 8 making mark 8 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 skill advcl 9 such such ADJ Degree=Pos 10 guesses amod 10 guesses guess NOUN Number=Plur 8 making obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 skill punct
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1 is a present Estimation the skill or act tree rules 2 make gerund Estimation not said here such guesses vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset guess=Product
Meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Your estimation of someone is your opinion of them: «She went up in my estimation».
The tree, 15 words nmod:poss nsubj case nmod cop nmod:poss case nmod punct punct nsubj parataxis compound:prt case nmod:poss obl punct punct root Your PRON estimation NOUN of ADP someone PRON is AUX your PRON opinion NOUN of ADP them PRON : PUNCT « PUNCT She PRON went VERB up ADP in ADP my PRON estimation NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 estimation nmod:poss 2 estimation estimation NOUN Number=Sing 7 opinion nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 someone case 4 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 estimation nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 opinion cop 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 opinion nmod:poss 7 opinion opinion NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 9 them case 9 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 opinion nmod 10 : : PUNCT _ 13 went punct 11 « « PUNCT _ 13 went punct 12 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 went nsubj 13 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 opinion parataxis 14 up up ADP _ 13 went compound:prt 15 in in ADP _ 17 estimation case 16 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 estimation nmod:poss 17 estimation estimation NOUN Number=Sing 13 went obl 18 » » PUNCT _ 13 went punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 7 opinion punct
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1 is a present Your estimation of someone your opinion of them = they tree rules 2 go up in a quote past She in my estimation vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in estimation=Attribute 3 estimate Your someone nom estimation «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient 4 estimate in a quote my nom estimation «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 My estimation was 50 sweets, and there were 47.
nmod:poss nsubj cop nummod punct cc expl conj nsubj punct root My PRON estimation NOUN was AUX 50 NUM sweets NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ there PRON were VERB 47 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 estimation nmod:poss 2 estimation estimation NOUN Number=Sing 5 sweets nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 sweets cop 4 50 50 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 sweets nummod 5 sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 were punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 were cc 8 there there PRON PronType=Dem 9 were expl 9 were be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 sweets conj 10 47 47 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 were nsubj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 sweets punct
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1 is a past My estimation 50 sweets tree rules 2 be past 47 there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 estimate My nom estimation «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 Use estimation to check your answer: 298 + 403 is about 700.
obj mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct appos cc conj cop advmod conj punct root Use VERB estimation NOUN to PART check VERB your PRON answer NOUN : PUNCT 298 NUM + SYM 403 NUM is AUX about ADV 700 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 estimation estimation NOUN Number=Sing 1 Use obj 3 to to PART _ 4 check mark 4 check check VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Use advcl 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 answer nmod:poss 6 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 4 check obj 7 : : PUNCT _ 8 298 punct 8 298 298 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 answer appos 9 + + SYM _ 10 403 cc 10 403 403 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 298 conj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 700 cop 12 about about ADV _ 13 700 advmod 13 700 700 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 298 conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 1 Use punct
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1 use imperative you not said here estimation vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent estimation=Patient 2 check to-infinitive you not said here your answer vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme 3 is a present you not said here 700 about property tree rules 4 answer your nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 Estimation is useful when you don't have a ruler.
nsubj cop mark nsubj aux advmod advcl det obj punct root Estimation NOUN is AUX useful ADJ when SCONJ you PRON do AUX n't PART have VERB a DET ruler NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Estimation estimation NOUN Number=Sing 3 useful nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 useful cop 3 useful useful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 when when SCONJ _ 8 have mark 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 have nsubj 6 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 have aux 7 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 8 have advmod 8 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 useful advcl 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 ruler det 10 ruler ruler NOUN Number=Sing 8 have obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 useful punct
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1 is present Estimation useful property tree rules 2 not have present · do-support you a ruler vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ruler=Patient
Example 4 A rough estimation of the crowd was ten thousand people.
det amod nsubj case det nmod cop compound nummod punct root A DET rough ADJ estimation NOUN of ADP the DET crowd NOUN was AUX ten NUM thousand NUM people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 estimation det 2 rough rough ADJ Degree=Pos 3 estimation amod 3 estimation estimation NOUN Number=Sing 10 people nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 6 crowd case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 crowd det 6 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 3 estimation nmod 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 people cop 8 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 thousand compound 9 thousand thousand NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 people nummod 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 people punct
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1 is a past a rough estimation of the crowd thousand people tree rules 2 estimate the crowd nom estimation «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 5 In my estimation, the film was too long.
case nmod:poss obl punct det nsubj cop advmod punct root In ADP my PRON estimation NOUN , PUNCT the DET film NOUN was AUX too ADV long ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 estimation case 2 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 estimation nmod:poss 3 estimation estimation NOUN Number=Sing 9 long obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 estimation punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 film det 6 film film NOUN Number=Sing 9 long nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 long cop 8 too too ADV _ 9 long advmod 9 long long ADV Degree=Pos root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 long punct
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1 is past the film my estimation long property tree rules 2 estimate my nom estimation «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 He went up in my estimation when he helped the new boy.
nsubj compound:prt case nmod:poss obl mark nsubj advcl det amod obj punct root He PRON went VERB up ADP in ADP my PRON estimation NOUN when SCONJ he PRON helped VERB the DET new ADJ boy NOUN . PUNCT 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 went nsubj 2 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 went compound:prt 4 in in ADP _ 6 estimation case 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 estimation nmod:poss 6 estimation estimation NOUN Number=Sing 2 went obl 7 when when SCONJ _ 9 helped mark 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 helped nsubj 9 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 went advcl 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 boy det 11 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 12 boy amod 12 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 9 helped obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 went punct
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1 go up past He in my estimation vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in estimation=Attribute 2 help past he the new boy vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Beneficiary 3 estimate my nom estimation «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 Our estimation of the journey time was wrong because of traffic.
nmod:poss nsubj case det compound nmod cop case fixed obl punct root Our PRON estimation NOUN of ADP the DET journey NOUN time NOUN was AUX wrong ADJ because ADP of ADP traffic NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 estimation nmod:poss 2 estimation estimation NOUN Number=Sing 8 wrong nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 6 time case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 time det 5 journey journey NOUN Number=Sing 6 time compound 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing 2 estimation nmod 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 wrong cop 8 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 11 traffic case 10 of of ADP _ 9 because fixed 11 traffic traffic NOUN Number=Sing 8 wrong obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 wrong punct
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1 is past Our estimation of the journey time because traffic; wrong property tree rules 2 estimate Our the journey time nom estimation «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient
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