fierce

Who acts: fierce storm, two teams, tiger, fierce competition, fire, you · What happens: attack, bark, blow down, be, give, spread · To what, where: fierce dog, tree, fierce rivals, fierce roar, new outfit, long legs

«fierce» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: fierce in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Angry, wild and likely to attack: «a fierce dog».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 wild	punct
3	wild	wild	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Angry	conj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 likely	cc
5	likely	likely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Angry	conj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 attack	mark
7	attack	attack	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 likely	xcomp
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Angry	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 dog	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 dog	det
11	fierce	fierce	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 dog	amod
12	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Angry	parataxis
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 dog	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Angry	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	attack	to-infinitive							vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V»: 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

Very strong or powerful: «a fierce storm», «fierce heat».

The tree, 9 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 strong	advmod
2	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 powerful	cc
4	powerful	powerful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 strong	conj
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 storm	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 storm	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 storm	det
8	fierce	fierce	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 storm	amod
9	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 strong	conj
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 storm	punct
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 heat	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 heat	punct
13	fierce	fierce	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 heat	amod
14	heat	heat	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 storm	appos
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 heat	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 strong	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Full of strong feeling or effort: «fierce competition».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 feeling	case
3	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 feeling	amod
4	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Full	obl
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 effort	cc
6	effort	effort	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 feeling	conj
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 competition	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 competition	punct
9	fierce	fierce	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 competition	amod
10	competition	competition	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 effort	appos
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 competition	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Full	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 4

Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

Bold and confident in a cool way.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bold	bold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 confident	cc
3	confident	confident	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Bold	conj
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 way	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 way	det
6	cool	cool	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 way	amod
7	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 confident	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Bold	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The fierce dog barked at the gate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 dog	det
2	fierce	fierce	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 dog	amod
3	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	barked	bark	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 dog	acl
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 gate	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 gate	det
7	gate	gate	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 barked	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 dog	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bark	participle		the fierce dog not said here				at the gate	vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at gate=Stimulus

Example 2

A fierce storm blew down the tree.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 storm	det
2	fierce	fierce	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 storm	amod
3	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 blew	nsubj
4	blew	blow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	down	down	ADP	_	7 tree	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 tree	det
7	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 blew	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 blew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	blow down	past	a fierce storm	the tree					vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent tree=Patient

Example 3

The two teams are fierce rivals.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 teams	det
2	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 teams	nummod
3	teams	team	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 rivals	nsubj
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 rivals	cop
5	fierce	fierce	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 rivals	amod
6	rivals	rival	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 rivals	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the two teams	fierce rivals					tree rules

Example 4

The tiger gave a fierce roar.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 tiger	det
2	tiger	tiger	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 roar	det
5	fierce	fierce	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 roar	amod
6	roar	roar	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the tiger	a fierce roar					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent roar=Theme

Example 5

There was fierce competition for the prize.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	fierce	fierce	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 competition	amod
4	competition	competition	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 prize	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 prize	det
7	prize	prize	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 competition	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	fierce competition for the prize			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

The fire was fierce and spread fast.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fire	det
2	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fierce	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 fierce	cop
4	fierce	fierce	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 spread	cc
6	spread	spread	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 fierce	conj
7	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	6 spread	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 fierce	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the fire					fierce property	tree rules
2	spread	present	the fire not said here					fast property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

(slang) Love your new outfit — you look fierce!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	4 Love	punct
2	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 Love	compound
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
4	Love	love	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 outfit	nmod:poss
6	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 outfit	amod
7	outfit	outfit	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 Love	obj
8	—	-	PUNCT	_	10 look	punct
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 look	nsubj
10	look	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 Love	parataxis
11	fierce	fierce	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 look	xcomp
12	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 Love	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	love	imperative	you not said here	your new outfit					vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer outfit=Stimulus
2	look	present	you					fierce property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 8

They had long legs and fierce eyes and sharp teeth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 legs	amod
4	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 had	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 eyes	cc
6	fierce	fierce	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 eyes	amod
7	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 legs	conj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 teeth	cc
9	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 teeth	amod
10	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 legs	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	They	long legs and fierce eyes and sharp teeth					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Patient

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