finely

Who acts: I, you, Coffee beans · What happens: chop, balance, tune, mean, do, grate · To what, where: small details, onion, cheese, pasta, match, violin · Speech: someone speaks here

«finely» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: finely in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

In very small or thin pieces: «finely chopped onion».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	6 pieces	case
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 small	advmod
3	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 pieces	amod
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 thin	cc
5	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 small	conj
6	pieces	piece	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 pieces	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 onion	punct
9	finely	finely	ADV	_	10 chopped	advmod
10	chopped	chop	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 onion	amod
11	onion	onion	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pieces	conj
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 onion	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 pieces	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	chop in a quote	participle						finely property	vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=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

Very carefully and exactly, with small details: «finely balanced», «finely tuned».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 carefully	advmod
2	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	12 balanced	advmod
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 exactly	cc
4	exactly	exactly	ADV	_	2 carefully	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 details	punct
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 details	case
7	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 details	amod
8	details	detail	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 balanced	nsubj:pass
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 balanced	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 balanced	punct
11	finely	finely	ADV	_	12 balanced	advmod
12	balanced	balance	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 balanced	punct
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 tuned	punct
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 tuned	punct
16	finely	finely	ADV	_	17 tuned	advmod
17	tuned	tune	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 balanced	parataxis
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 tuned	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 balanced	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	balance in a quote	participle · passive		small details				carefully, finely property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme
2	tune in a quote	participle						finely property	tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: old or formal — kept apart, not parsed.

In a fine, beautiful way.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	6 way	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 way	det
3	fine	fine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 way	amod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 fine	punct
5	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 way	amod
6	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 way	punct

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

Meaning 4

Finely can also mean well or successfully, as in "I have done finely.".

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Finely	finely	ADV	_	4 mean	advmod
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 mean	advmod
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	4 mean	advmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 successfully	cc
7	successfully	successfully	ADV	_	5 well	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 done	punct
9	as	as	SCONJ	_	14 done	mark
10	in	in	ADP	_	9 as	fixed
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 done	punct
12	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	14 done	nsubj
13	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 done	aux
14	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 mean	ccomp
15	finely	finely	ADV	_	14 done	advmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 done	punct
17	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 done	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can						finely, well property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	do in a quote	present · perfect	I					finely property	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Chop the onion finely.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chop	chop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 onion	det
3	onion	onion	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Chop	obj
4	finely	finely	ADV	_	1 Chop	advmod
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Chop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	chop	imperative	you not said here	the onion				finely property	vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent onion=Patient

Example 2

Grate the cheese finely over the pasta.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grate	grate	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 cheese	det
3	cheese	cheese	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Grate	obj
4	finely	finely	ADV	_	1 Grate	advmod
5	over	over	ADP	_	7 pasta	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 pasta	det
7	pasta	pasta	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Grate	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Grate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grate	imperative	you not said here	the cheese		the pasta		finely property	vn appeal-31.4-1 «NP V NP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus cheese=Experiencer

Example 3

The match was finely balanced until the last minute.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 match	det
2	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 balanced	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 balanced	aux:pass
4	finely	finely	ADV	_	5 balanced	advmod
5	balanced	balance	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	until	until	ADP	_	9 minute	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 minute	det
8	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 minute	amod
9	minute	minute	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 balanced	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 balanced	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	balance	past · passive		the match			minute	finely property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 4

The violin was finely tuned before the concert.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 violin	det
2	violin	violin	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tuned	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 tuned	aux:pass
4	finely	finely	ADV	_	5 tuned	advmod
5	tuned	tune	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	before	before	ADP	_	8 concert	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 concert	det
8	concert	concert	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tuned	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 tuned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tune	past · passive		the violin			before the concert	finely property	tree rules

Example 5

Coffee beans are finely ground into powder.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Coffee	coffee	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 beans	compound
2	beans	bean	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 ground	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 ground	cop
4	finely	finely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 ground	amod
5	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	into	into	ADP	_	7 powder	case
7	powder	powder	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ground	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 ground	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Coffee beans	finely ground		powder			tree rules

Example 6

The model ship was finely made, with tiny ropes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 ship	det
2	model	model	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ship	compound
3	ship	ship	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 made	nsubj:pass
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 made	aux:pass
5	finely	finely	ADV	_	6 made	advmod
6	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 ropes	punct
8	with	with	ADP	_	10 ropes	case
9	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 ropes	amod
10	ropes	rope	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 made	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past · passive		the model ship				with tiny ropes; finely property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 7

‘Well,’ thought the shoemaker, ‘I have done finely.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	‘	'	PUNCT	_	5 thought	punct
2	Well	well	INTJ	_	5 thought	discourse
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Well	punct
4	’	'	PUNCT	_	5 thought	punct
5	thought	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 shoemaker	det
7	shoemaker	shoemaker	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 thought	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 done	punct
9	‘	'	PUNCT	_	12 done	punct
10	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 done	nsubj
11	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 done	aux
12	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 thought	conj
13	finely	finely	ADV	_	12 done	advmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 thought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	past		the shoemaker					vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot shoemaker=Theme
2	do	present · perfect	I					finely property	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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