fight Who acts: fight, you, brothers, We, White blood cells, Firefighters · What happens: fight, be, hurt, use, get, stop · To what, where: someone, body, it, fire, illness, act · Speech: someone speaks here
«fight» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: fight in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To fight is to try to hurt someone using your body or weapons.
mark csubj cop mark mark xcomp obj acl nmod:poss obj cc conj punct root To PART fight VERB is AUX to PART try VERB to PART hurt VERB someone PRON using VERB your PRON body NOUN or CCONJ weapons NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 fight mark 2 fight fight VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 try csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 try cop 4 to to PART _ 5 try mark 5 try try VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 to to PART _ 7 hurt mark 7 hurt hurt VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 try xcomp 8 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 hurt obj 9 using use VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 someone acl 10 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 body nmod:poss 11 body body NOUN Number=Sing 9 using obj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 weapons cc 13 weapons weapon NOUN Number=Plur 11 body conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 try punct
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1 fight to-infinitive vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present try property tree rules 3 hurt not said to happen to-infinitive someone vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Patient 4 use gerund your body or weapons vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=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 fight is to argue angrily.
mark csubj cop mark advmod punct root To PART fight VERB is AUX to PART argue VERB angrily ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 fight mark 2 fight fight VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 argue csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 argue cop 4 to to PART _ 5 argue mark 5 argue argue VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 angrily angrily ADV _ 5 argue advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 argue punct
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1 fight to-infinitive vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 be speech: disagree present angrily, argue property tree rules
Meaning 3 To fight for or against something is to try very hard to get or stop it: fight a fire, fight an illness.
The tree, 22 words mark advcl case cc conj obl cop mark advmod xcomp mark xcomp cc conj obj punct conj det obj punct conj det obj punct root To PART fight VERB for ADP or CCONJ against ADP something PRON is AUX to PART try VERB very ADV hard ADJ to PART get VERB or CCONJ stop VERB it PRON : PUNCT fight VERB a DET fire NOUN , PUNCT fight VERB an DET illness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 fight mark 2 fight fight VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 try advcl 3 for for ADP _ 6 something case 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 against cc 5 against against ADP _ 3 for conj 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 fight obl 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 try cop 8 to to PART _ 9 try mark 9 try try VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 10 very very ADV _ 11 hard advmod 11 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 9 try xcomp 12 to to PART _ 13 get mark 13 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 hard xcomp 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 stop cc 15 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 get conj 16 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 stop obj 17 : : PUNCT _ 18 fight punct 18 fight fight VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 9 try conj 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 fire det 20 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 18 fight obj 21 , , PUNCT _ 22 fight punct 22 fight fight VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 18 fight conj 23 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 illness det 24 illness illness NOUN Number=Sing 22 fight obj 25 . . PUNCT _ 9 try punct
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1 fight to-infinitive for something vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present hard, try property tree rules 3 get to-infinitive vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 4 stop infinitive it vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality it=Eventuality 5 fight infinitive a fire vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Co-Agent 6 fight infinitive a illness vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent illness=Co-Agent
Meaning 4 A fight is an act of fighting or an argument.
det nsubj cop det case nmod cc det conj punct root A DET fight NOUN is AUX an DET act NOUN of ADP fighting NOUN or CCONJ an DET argument NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fight det 2 fight fight NOUN Number=Sing 5 act nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 act cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 act det 5 act act NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 fighting case 7 fighting fighting NOUN Number=Sing 5 act nmod 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 argument cc 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 argument det 10 argument argument NOUN Number=Sing 5 act conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 act punct
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1 is a present a fight a act or a argument of fighting tree rules
Example 1 Don't fight — tell a teacher instead.
aux advmod punct conj det obj advmod punct root Do AUX n't PART fight VERB — PUNCT tell VERB a DET teacher NOUN instead ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 fight aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 fight advmod 3 fight fight VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 — - PUNCT _ 5 tell punct 5 tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 fight conj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 teacher det 7 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 5 tell obj 8 instead instead ADV _ 5 tell advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 fight punct
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1 not fight imperative · do-support you not said here vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 tell speech: assert infinitive you not said here a teacher instead property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient
Example 2 My brothers fight over the remote.
nmod:poss nsubj case det obl punct root My PRON brothers NOUN fight VERB over ADP the DET remote 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 brothers nmod:poss 2 brothers brother NOUN Number=Plur 3 fight nsubj 3 fight fight VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 over over ADP _ 6 remote case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 remote det 6 remote remote NOUN Number=Sing 3 fight obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 fight punct
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1 fight present My brothers over the remote vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V PP.theme NP S_ING»: agent=Agent over remote=Theme
Example 3 We had a silly fight about a game.
nsubj det amod obj case det nmod punct root We PRON had VERB a DET silly ADJ fight NOUN about ADP a DET game 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 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fight det 4 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 5 fight amod 5 fight fight NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 6 about about ADP _ 8 game case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 game det 8 game game NOUN Number=Sing 5 fight nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past We a silly fight about a game vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fight=Patient
Example 4 White blood cells fight germs.
amod compound nsubj obj punct root White ADJ blood NOUN cells NOUN fight VERB germs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 White white ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cells amod 2 blood blood NOUN Number=Sing 3 cells compound 3 cells cell NOUN Number=Plur 4 fight nsubj 4 fight fight VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 germs germ NOUN Number=Plur 4 fight obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 fight punct
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1 fight present White blood cells germs vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent germ=Co-Agent
Example 5 Firefighters fought the fire all night.
nsubj det obj det obl:unmarked punct root Firefighters NOUN fought VERB the DET fire NOUN all DET night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Firefighters firefighter NOUN Number=Plur 2 fought nsubj 2 fought fight VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 fire det 4 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 2 fought obj 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 night det 6 night night NOUN Number=Sing 2 fought obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 fought punct
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1 fight past Firefighters the fire night vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Co-Agent
Example 6 She fought hard to win the race.
nsubj xcomp mark xcomp det obj punct root She PRON fought VERB hard ADJ to PART win VERB the DET race NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 fought nsubj 2 fought fight VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 2 fought xcomp 4 to to PART _ 5 win mark 5 win win VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 hard xcomp 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 race det 7 race race NOUN Number=Sing 5 win obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 fought punct
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1 fight past She hard property vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 win to-infinitive She not said here the race vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality
Example 7 Walk away if someone wants a fight.
advmod mark nsubj advcl det obj punct root Walk VERB away ADV if SCONJ someone PRON wants VERB a DET fight NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Walk walk VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 away away ADV _ 1 Walk advmod 3 if if SCONJ _ 5 wants mark 4 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 wants nsubj 5 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Walk advcl 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fight det 7 fight fight NOUN Number=Sing 5 wants obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Walk punct
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1 walk away imperative you not said here away property vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 want a condition, not said to happen present someone a fight vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot fight=Theme
Example 8 The town fought to save the old library.
det nsubj mark xcomp det amod obj punct root The DET town NOUN fought VERB to PART save VERB the DET old ADJ library NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 town det 2 town town NOUN Number=Sing 3 fought nsubj 3 fought fight VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 save mark 5 save save VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 fought xcomp 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 library det 7 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 8 library amod 8 library library NOUN Number=Sing 5 save obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 fought punct
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1 fight past the town tree rules 2 save to-infinitive the town not said here the old library vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent library=Theme
Example 9 The fight was short and sharp.
det nsubj cop cc conj punct root The DET fight NOUN was AUX short ADJ and CCONJ sharp ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fight det 2 fight fight NOUN Number=Sing 4 short nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 short cop 4 short short ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 sharp cc 6 sharp sharp ADJ Degree=Pos 4 short conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 short punct
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1 is past the fight short property tree rules 2 be the fight not said here tree rules
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