expect Who acts: something, we, someone, it, teachers, us · What happens: think, believe, happen, wait, arrive, expect · To what, where: visitors, something, us, baby, British speech, Grandma · Speech: someone speaks here
«expect» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: expect in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To think or believe that something will happen.
mark cc conj mark nsubj aux ccomp punct root To PART think VERB or CCONJ believe VERB that SCONJ something PRON will AUX happen VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 think mark 2 think think VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 believe cc 4 believe believe VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 think conj 5 that that SCONJ _ 8 happen mark 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 happen nsubj 7 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 happen aux 8 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 believe ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 think punct
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1 think speech: other to-infinitive vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 believe infinitive vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 3 happen future something vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: 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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
I expect it will rain.
nsubj nsubj aux obj punct root I PRON expect VERB it PRON will AUX rain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 expect nsubj 2 expect expect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 rain nsubj 4 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 rain aux 5 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 2 expect obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 expect punct
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1 expect present I vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 rain future it tree rules
Meaning 2 To wait for someone or something that should arrive: we are expecting visitors.
The tree, 13 words mark case obl cc conj nsubj aux acl:relcl punct nsubj aux advcl obj punct root To PART wait VERB for ADP someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON that PRON should AUX arrive VERB : PUNCT we PRON are AUX expecting VERB visitors NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 wait mark 2 wait wait VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 3 for for ADP _ 4 someone case 4 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 wait obl 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 something cc 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 someone conj 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 arrive nsubj 8 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 arrive aux 9 arrive arrive VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 something acl:relcl 10 : : PUNCT _ 13 expecting punct 11 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 13 expecting nsubj 12 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 expecting aux 13 expecting expect VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 wait advcl 14 visitors visitor NOUN Number=Plur 13 expecting obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 wait punct
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1 wait to-infinitive for someone vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 arrive should vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 expect present · progressive we visitors vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent visitor=Theme
Meaning 3 To think someone should do something because it is right or their duty: teachers expect us to listen.
The tree, 18 words mark nsubj aux ccomp obj mark nsubj cop advcl cc nmod:poss conj punct nsubj advcl obj mark xcomp punct root To PART think VERB someone PRON should AUX do VERB something PRON because SCONJ it PRON is AUX right ADJ or CCONJ their PRON duty NOUN : PUNCT teachers NOUN expect VERB us PRON to PART listen VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 think mark 2 think think VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 do nsubj 4 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 do aux 5 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 think ccomp 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 do obj 7 because because SCONJ _ 10 right mark 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 right nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 right cop 10 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 5 do advcl 11 or or CCONJ _ 13 duty cc 12 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 duty nmod:poss 13 duty duty NOUN Number=Sing 10 right conj 14 : : PUNCT _ 16 expect punct 15 teachers teacher NOUN Number=Plur 16 expect nsubj 16 expect expect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 think advcl 17 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 16 expect obj 18 to to PART _ 19 listen mark 19 listen listen VERB VerbForm=Inf 16 expect xcomp 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 think punct
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1 think speech: other to-infinitive vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 do should someone something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 3 is present it right property tree rules 4 expect present teachers us tree rules 5 listen not said to happen to-infinitive us not said here vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
Meaning 4 "Expecting (a baby)" means pregnant.
punct csubj punct det obj punct punct xcomp punct root " PUNCT Expecting VERB ( PUNCT a DET baby NOUN ) PUNCT " PUNCT means VERB pregnant ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Expecting punct 2 Expecting expect VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 means csubj 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 baby punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 baby det 5 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 2 Expecting obj 6 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 baby punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 2 Expecting punct 8 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 pregnant pregnant ADJ Degree=Pos 8 means xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 means punct
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1 expect in a quote gerund a baby vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Theme 2 mean present Expecting pregnant property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 5 In British speech, "I expect" can mean "I suppose".
The tree, 9 words case amod obl punct punct nsubj csubj punct aux punct nsubj ccomp punct punct root In ADP British ADJ speech NOUN , PUNCT " PUNCT I PRON expect VERB " PUNCT can AUX mean VERB " PUNCT I PRON suppose VERB " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 speech case 2 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 3 speech amod 3 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 10 mean obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 speech punct 5 " " PUNCT _ 7 expect punct 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 expect nsubj 7 expect expect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 mean csubj 8 " " PUNCT _ 7 expect punct 9 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 mean aux 10 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 11 " " PUNCT _ 13 suppose punct 12 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 13 suppose nsubj 13 suppose suppose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 mean ccomp 14 " " PUNCT _ 13 suppose punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 10 mean punct
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1 expect in a quote present I vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 mean can British speech vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 suppose in a quote present I vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
I expect you're hungry.
nsubj nsubj cop ccomp punct root I PRON expect VERB you PRON 're AUX hungry ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 expect nsubj 2 expect expect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 hungry nsubj 4 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 hungry cop 5 hungry hungry ADJ Degree=Pos 2 expect ccomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 expect punct
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1 expect present I vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is present you hungry property tree rules
Example 1 I expect it will be sunny tomorrow.
nsubj nsubj aux cop ccomp obl:unmarked punct root I PRON expect VERB it PRON will AUX be AUX sunny ADJ tomorrow NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 expect nsubj 2 expect expect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 sunny nsubj 4 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 sunny aux 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 sunny cop 6 sunny sunny ADJ Degree=Pos 2 expect ccomp 7 tomorrow tomorrow NOUN Number=Sing 2 expect obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 expect punct
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1 expect present I tomorrow vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is future it sunny property tree rules
Example 2 We are expecting Grandma at six o'clock.
nsubj aux obj case nummod obl punct root We PRON are AUX expecting VERB Grandma PROPN at ADP six NUM o'clock NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 expecting nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 expecting aux 3 expecting expect VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 Grandma Grandma PROPN Number=Sing 3 expecting obj 5 at at ADP _ 7 o'clock case 6 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 o'clock nummod 7 o'clock o'clock NOUN Number=Sing 3 expecting obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 expecting punct
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1 expect present · progressive We Grandma six o'clock vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grandma=Theme
Example 3 What do you expect will happen when we add the vinegar?
obj aux nsubj csubj aux mark nsubj advcl det obj punct root What PRON do AUX you PRON expect VERB will AUX happen VERB when SCONJ we PRON add VERB the DET vinegar NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 expect obj 2 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 expect aux 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 expect nsubj 4 expect expect VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 happen csubj 5 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 happen aux 6 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 when when SCONJ _ 9 add mark 8 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 add nsubj 9 add add VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 happen advcl 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 vinegar det 11 vinegar vinegar NOUN Number=Sing 9 add obj 12 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 happen punct
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1 expect present · do-support you vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme 2 happen future vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 add speech: assert present we the vinegar vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vinegar=Patient
Example 4 The results were just as we expected.
det nsubj cop advmod mark nsubj punct root The DET results NOUN were AUX just ADV as SCONJ we PRON expected VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 results det 2 results result NOUN Number=Plur 7 expected nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 expected cop 4 just just ADV _ 7 expected advmod 5 as as SCONJ _ 7 expected mark 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 expected nsubj 7 expected expect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 expected punct
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1 is past the results expect property tree rules
Example 5 My teacher expects us to hand homework in on time.
nmod:poss nsubj obj mark xcomp obj case case obl punct root My PRON teacher NOUN expects VERB us PRON to PART hand VERB homework NOUN in ADP on ADP time NOUN . 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 teacher nmod:poss 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 expects nsubj 3 expects expect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 expects obj 5 to to PART _ 6 hand mark 6 hand hand VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 expects xcomp 7 homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 6 hand obj 8 in in ADP _ 10 time case 9 on on ADP _ 10 time case 10 time time NOUN Number=Sing 6 hand obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 expects punct
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1 expect present My teacher us tree rules 2 hand not said to happen to-infinitive us not said here homework time vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Theme
Example 6 I didn't expect so many people to come!
nsubj aux advmod advmod amod obj mark acl punct root I PRON did AUX n't PART expect VERB so ADV many ADJ people NOUN to PART come VERB ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 expect nsubj 2 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 expect aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 expect advmod 4 expect expect VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 so so ADV _ 6 many advmod 6 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 7 people amod 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 expect obj 8 to to PART _ 9 come mark 9 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 people acl 10 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 expect punct
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1 not expect past · do-support I many people vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme 2 come to-infinitive I not said here many people not said here vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 Roll a dice 60 times and you'd expect about 10 sixes.
det obj nummod obl:unmarked cc nsubj aux conj advmod nummod obj punct root Roll VERB a DET dice NOUN 60 NUM times NOUN and CCONJ you PRON 'd AUX expect VERB about ADV 10 NUM sixes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Roll roll VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 dice det 3 dice dice NOUN Number=Sing 1 Roll obj 4 60 60 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 times nummod 5 times time NOUN Number=Plur 1 Roll obl:unmarked 6 and and CCONJ _ 9 expect cc 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 expect nsubj 8 'd would AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 expect aux 9 expect expect VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Roll conj 10 about about ADV _ 11 10 advmod 11 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 12 sixes nummod 12 sixes six NOUN Number=Plur 9 expect obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Roll punct
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1 roll imperative you not said here a dice time vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dice=Agent 2 expect would you 10 sixes vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent six=Theme
Example 8 Aunt Sue is expecting a baby in spring.
nsubj appos aux det obj case obl punct root Aunt NOUN Sue PROPN is AUX expecting VERB a DET baby NOUN in ADP spring NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Aunt aunt NOUN Number=Sing 4 expecting nsubj 2 Sue Sue PROPN Number=Sing 1 Aunt appos 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 expecting aux 4 expecting expect VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 baby det 6 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 4 expecting obj 7 in in ADP _ 8 spring case 8 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 4 expecting obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 expecting punct
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1 expect present · progressive Aunt a baby spring vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Theme
Example 9 It is just what I expected.
nsubj cop advmod nsubj acl:relcl punct root It PRON is AUX just ADV what PRON I PRON expected VERB . PUNCT 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 what nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 what cop 3 just just ADV _ 4 what advmod 4 what what PRON PronType=Int root root 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 expected nsubj 6 expected expect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 what acl:relcl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 what punct
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1 is a present It tree rules 2 expect past I vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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