feed Who acts: you, Cows, Caterpillars, I, Mother birds, news feed · What happens: give, eat, supply, list, feed, not feed · To what, where: food, person, something, machine, new posts, cat
«feed» 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: feed in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To give food to a person or animal.
mark obj case det obl cc conj punct root To PART give VERB food NOUN to ADP a DET person NOUN or CCONJ animal NOUN . PUNCT 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 food food NOUN Number=Sing 2 give obj 4 to to ADP _ 6 person case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 person det 6 person person NOUN Number=Sing 2 give obl 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 animal cc 8 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 6 person conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 give punct
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1 give to-infinitive food a person or animal vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent food=Theme to person=Recipient
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:
"Feed the cat."
punct det obj punct punct root " PUNCT Feed VERB the DET cat NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Feed punct 2 Feed feed VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 cat det 4 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 2 Feed obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 Feed punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 2 Feed punct
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1 feed in a quote imperative you not said here the cat vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Recipient
Meaning 2 For animals, to eat.
case punct mark acl:relcl punct root For ADP animals NOUN , PUNCT to PART eat VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 For for ADP _ 2 animals case 2 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 eat punct 4 to to PART _ 5 eat mark 5 eat eat VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 animals acl:relcl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 animals punct
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1 eat to-infinitive vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"Cows feed on grass."
punct nsubj case obl punct punct root " PUNCT Cows NOUN feed VERB on ADP grass NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 feed punct 2 Cows cow NOUN Number=Plur 3 feed nsubj 3 feed feed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 5 grass case 5 grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 3 feed obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 feed punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 3 feed punct
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1 feed in a quote present Cows on grass vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on grass=Patient
Meaning 3 To supply something to a machine or a place.
mark obj case det obl cc det conj punct root To PART supply VERB something PRON to ADP a DET machine NOUN or CCONJ a DET place NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 supply mark 2 supply supply VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 supply obj 4 to to ADP _ 6 machine case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 machine det 6 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing 2 supply obl 7 or or CCONJ _ 9 place cc 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 place det 9 place place NOUN Number=Sing 6 machine conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 supply punct
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1 supply to-infinitive something a machine or a place vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent something=Theme to machine=Recipient
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"feed paper into the printer".
punct obj case det obl punct punct root " PUNCT feed VERB paper NOUN into ADP the DET printer NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 feed punct 2 feed feed VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 2 feed obj 4 into into ADP _ 6 printer case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 printer det 6 printer printer NOUN Number=Sing 2 feed obl 7 " " PUNCT _ 2 feed punct 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 feed punct
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1 feed in a quote imperative you not said here paper the printer vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paper=Recipient
Meaning 4 As a noun, food for animals.
case det punct appos case nmod punct root As ADP a DET noun NOUN , PUNCT food NOUN for ADP animals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 3 noun case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 noun det 3 noun noun NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 food punct 5 food food NOUN Number=Sing 3 noun appos 6 for for ADP _ 7 animals case 7 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 5 food nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 noun punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"chicken feed".
punct compound punct punct root " PUNCT chicken NOUN feed NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 feed punct 2 chicken chicken NOUN Number=Sing 3 feed compound 3 feed feed NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 feed punct 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 feed punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 5 As a noun, a list of new posts on a website or app.
The tree, 13 words case det punct det appos case amod nmod case det nmod cc conj punct root As ADP a DET noun NOUN , PUNCT a DET list NOUN of ADP new ADJ posts NOUN on ADP a DET website NOUN or CCONJ app NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 3 noun case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 noun det 3 noun noun NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 list punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 list det 6 list list NOUN Number=Sing 3 noun appos 7 of of ADP _ 9 posts case 8 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 9 posts amod 9 posts post NOUN Number=Plur 6 list nmod 10 on on ADP _ 12 website case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 website det 12 website website NOUN Number=Sing 9 posts nmod 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 app cc 14 app app NOUN Number=Sing 12 website conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 noun punct
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1 list new posts on a website or app nom list «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 1 Please feed the dog before school.
discourse det iobj case obl punct root Please INTJ feed VERB the DET dog NOUN before ADP school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 2 feed discourse 2 feed feed VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 dog det 4 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 2 feed iobj 5 before before ADP _ 6 school case 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 2 feed obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 feed punct
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1 feed imperative you not said here the dog before school vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Recipient
Example 2 Caterpillars feed on leaves.
nsubj case obl punct root Caterpillars NOUN feed VERB on ADP leaves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Caterpillars caterpillar NOUN Number=Plur 2 feed nsubj 2 feed feed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 4 leaves case 4 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 2 feed obl 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 feed punct
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1 feed present Caterpillars on leaves vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on leaf=Patient
Example 3 Don't feed bread to the ducks.
aux advmod obj case det obl punct root Do AUX n't PART feed VERB bread NOUN to ADP the DET ducks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 feed aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 feed advmod 3 feed feed VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 3 feed obj 5 to to ADP _ 7 ducks case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 ducks det 7 ducks duck NOUN Number=Plur 3 feed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 feed punct
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1 not feed imperative · do-support you not said here bread the ducks vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent bread=Theme to duck=Recipient
Example 4 I'm fed up with the rain.
nsubj aux compound:prt case det obl punct root I PRON 'm AUX fed VERB up ADP with ADP the DET 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 3 fed nsubj 2 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 fed aux 3 fed feed VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 fed compound:prt 5 with with ADP _ 7 rain case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 rain det 7 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 3 fed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 fed punct
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1 feed up present · passive I with the rain vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Feed the paper into the printer.
det obj case det obl punct root Feed VERB the DET paper NOUN into ADP the DET printer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Feed feed VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 paper det 3 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 1 Feed obj 4 into into ADP _ 6 printer case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 printer det 6 printer printer NOUN Number=Sing 1 Feed obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Feed punct
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1 feed imperative you not said here the paper the printer vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paper=Recipient
Example 6 The farmer bought feed for the chickens.
det nsubj amod case det nmod punct root The DET farmer NOUN bought VERB feed NOUN for ADP the DET chickens NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 farmer det 2 farmer farmer NOUN Number=Sing 4 feed nsubj 3 bought buy VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 feed amod 4 feed feed NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 for for ADP _ 7 chickens case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 chickens det 7 chickens chicken NOUN Number=Plur 4 feed nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 feed punct
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1 buy participle vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent
Example 7 Mother birds feed their chicks.
compound nsubj nmod:poss iobj punct root Mother NOUN birds NOUN feed VERB their PRON chicks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 2 birds compound 2 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 3 feed nsubj 3 feed feed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 chicks nmod:poss 5 chicks chick NOUN Number=Plur 3 feed iobj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 feed punct
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1 feed present Mother birds birds's chicks vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chick=Recipient
Example 8 Her news feed was full of cat videos.
nmod:poss compound nsubj cop case compound obl punct root Her PRON news NOUN feed NOUN was AUX full ADJ of ADP cat NOUN videos NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 feed nmod:poss 2 news news NOUN Number=Sing 3 feed compound 3 feed feed NOUN Number=Sing 5 full nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 full cop 5 full full ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 videos case 7 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 8 videos compound 8 videos video NOUN Number=Plur 5 full obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 full punct
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1 is past Her news feed of cat videos; full property tree rules
Example 9 You and I don't feed alike."
nsubj cc nsubj aux advmod obj punct punct root You PRON and CCONJ I PRON do AUX n't PART feed VERB alike ADJ . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 feed nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 6 feed cc 3 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 feed nsubj 4 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 feed aux 5 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 6 feed advmod 6 feed feed VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 alike alike ADJ Degree=Pos 6 feed obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 feed punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 6 feed punct
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1 not feed present · do-support You alike vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alike=Recipient
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