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figuratively

Who acts: phrase, you, speaking, She, He, climbers · What happens: use, speak, show, be, shine, mean · To what, where: phrase, image, brain, shining star, air, top · Speech: someone speaks here

«figuratively» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: figuratively in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

In a figurative way, not with the plain word-for-word meaning.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 way	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 way	det
3	figurative	figurative	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 way	amod
4	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 word	punct
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 word	advmod
7	with	with	ADP	_	10 word	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 word	det
9	plain	plain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 word	amod
10	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 way	appos
11	-	-	PUNCT	_	14 word	punct
12	for	for	ADP	_	14 word	case
13	-	-	PUNCT	_	12 for	punct
14	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 word	conj
15	meaning	meaning	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 word	appos
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 way	punct

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

Meaning 2

Used in the phrase «figuratively speaking» to show you are using an image, not a fact.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 phrase	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 phrase	det
4	phrase	phrase	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Used	obl
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 speaking	punct
6	figuratively	figuratively	ADV	_	7 speaking	advmod
7	speaking	speak	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 phrase	acl:relcl
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 speaking	punct
9	to	to	PART	_	10 show	mark
10	show	show	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 speaking	advcl
11	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	13 using	nsubj
12	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 using	aux
13	using	use	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 show	ccomp
14	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 image	det
15	image	image	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 using	obj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 fact	punct
17	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	19 fact	advmod
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 fact	det
19	fact	fact	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 image	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle				the phrase			vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	speak speech: other in a quote	gerund	the phrase not said here					figuratively property	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	show	to-infinitive	the phrase not said here						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	use	present · progressive	you	a image and a fact					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent image=Patient

Example 1

Figuratively speaking, my brain is full after that test.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Figuratively	figuratively	ADV	_	2 speaking	advmod
2	speaking	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 full	csubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 speaking	punct
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 brain	nmod:poss
5	brain	brain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 speaking	obj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 full	cop
7	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	after	after	ADP	_	10 test	case
9	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	10 test	det
10	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 full	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 full	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	gerund		my brain				figuratively property	tree rules
2	is	present	speaking				after that test	full property	tree rules

Example 2

«She is a shining star» is meant figuratively.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 star	punct
2	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 star	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 star	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 star	det
5	shining	shine	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 star	amod
6	star	star	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 meant	nsubj:pass
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 star	punct
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 meant	aux:pass
9	meant	mean	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
10	figuratively	figuratively	ADV	_	9 meant	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 meant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shine in a quote	gerund							vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is a in a quote	present	She	a shining star					tree rules
3	mean	present · passive		a shining star				figuratively property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic

Example 3

He was figuratively walking on air after the win.

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	4 walking	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 walking	aux
3	figuratively	figuratively	ADV	_	4 walking	advmod
4	walking	walk	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	6 air	case
6	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 walking	obl
7	after	after	ADP	_	9 win	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 win	det
9	win	win	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 walking	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 walking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	past · progressive	He			air	after the win	figuratively property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on air=Trajectory

Example 4

The climbers reached the top, both literally and figuratively.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 climbers	det
2	climbers	climber	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 reached	nsubj
3	reached	reach	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 top	det
5	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 reached	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 literally	punct
7	both	both	CCONJ	_	8 literally	cc:preconj
8	literally	literally	ADV	_	3 reached	advmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 figuratively	cc
10	figuratively	figuratively	ADV	_	8 literally	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 reached	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reach	past	the climbers	the top				literally property	vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent top=Theme

Example 5

When Mum says the house is a zoo, she means it figuratively.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	ADV	PronType=Int	3 says	advmod
2	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 says	nsubj
3	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 means	advcl
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 house	det
5	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 zoo	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 zoo	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 zoo	det
8	zoo	zoo	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 says	ccomp
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 means	punct
10	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 means	nsubj
11	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 means	obj
13	figuratively	figuratively	ADV	_	11 means	advmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	Mum						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is a	present	the house	a zoo					tree rules
3	mean	present	Mum	house				figuratively property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic

Example 6

Can you explain this sentence figuratively and literally?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 explain	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 explain	nsubj
3	explain	explain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 sentence	det
5	sentence	sentence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 explain	obj
6	figuratively	figuratively	ADV	_	3 explain	advmod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 literally	cc
8	literally	literally	ADV	_	6 figuratively	conj
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 explain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	explain speech: assert	can	you	this sentence				figuratively property	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Topic

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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