forage

Who acts: animals, fox, We, She, you, farmer · What happens: search, do, search around, forage, gather, not eat · To what, where: wild, bag, wild food, bins, hedge, pocket

«forage» 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: forage in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To search for food, especially as animals do in the wild.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 search	mark
2	search	search	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	4 food	case
4	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 search	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 do	punct
6	especially	especially	ADV	_	9 do	advmod
7	as	as	SCONJ	_	9 do	mark
8	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 do	nsubj
9	do	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 search	conj
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 wild	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 wild	det
12	wild	wild	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 do	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 search	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	search	to-infinitive						for food	vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for food=Theme
2	do	present	animals			the wild		especially property	vn act-114-1 «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

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To search around for something: «foraged in his bag for a pen».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 search	mark
2	search	search	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	around	around	ADV	_	2 search	advmod
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 something	case
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 search	obl
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 foraged	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 foraged	punct
8	foraged	forage	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 something	acl:relcl
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 bag	case
10	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 bag	nmod:poss
11	bag	bag	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 foraged	obl
12	for	for	ADP	_	14 pen	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 pen	det
14	pen	pen	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 foraged	obl
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 foraged	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 search	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	search around	to-infinitive						for something; around property	vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for something=Theme
2	forage in a quote	past				his bag		for a pen	vn rummage-35.5-1 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent in bag=Location for pen=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To gather wild food like berries, mushrooms and herbs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 gather	mark
2	gather	gather	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	wild	wild	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 food	amod
4	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gather	obj
5	like	like	ADP	_	6 berries	case
6	berries	berry	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 gather	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 mushrooms	punct
8	mushrooms	mushroom	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 berries	conj
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 herbs	cc
10	herbs	herb	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 berries	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gather	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	gather	to-infinitive		wild food				like berries and mushrooms and herbs	vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme

Meaning 4

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

Food for horses and cattle, such as grass and hay.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	for	for	ADP	_	3 horses	case
3	horses	horse	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Food	nmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 cattle	cc
5	cattle	cattle	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 horses	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 grass	punct
7	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	9 grass	case
8	as	as	ADP	_	7 such	fixed
9	grass	grass	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 horses	appos
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 hay	cc
11	hay	hay	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 grass	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Food	punct

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

Example 1

Bees forage for nectar among the flowers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bees	bee	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 forage	compound
2	forage	forage	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	4 nectar	case
4	nectar	nectar	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 forage	nmod
5	among	among	ADP	_	7 flowers	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 flowers	det
7	flowers	flower	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 forage	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 forage	punct

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

Example 2

The fox foraged in the bins at night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fox	det
2	fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 foraged	nsubj
3	foraged	forage	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 bins	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 bins	det
6	bins	bin	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 foraged	obl
7	at	at	ADP	_	8 night	case
8	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 foraged	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 foraged	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	forage	past	the fox			the bins	night		vn rummage-35.5-1 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent in bin=Location

Example 3

We foraged for blackberries along the hedge.

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 foraged	nsubj
2	foraged	forage	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	4 blackberries	case
4	blackberries	blackberry	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 foraged	obl
5	along	along	ADP	_	7 hedge	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 hedge	det
7	hedge	hedge	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 foraged	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 foraged	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	forage	past	We			the hedge		for blackberries	vn rummage-35.5-1 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for blackberry=Theme along hedge=Location

Example 4

She foraged in her pocket for a coin.

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 foraged	nsubj
2	foraged	forage	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 pocket	case
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 pocket	nmod:poss
5	pocket	pocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 foraged	obl
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 coin	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 coin	det
8	coin	coin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 foraged	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 foraged	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	forage	past	She			her pocket		for a coin	vn rummage-35.5-1 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent in pocket=Location for coin=Theme

Example 5

Never eat wild mushrooms you've foraged without asking an expert.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 eat	advmod
2	eat	eat	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	wild	wild	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 mushrooms	amod
4	mushrooms	mushroom	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 eat	obj
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 foraged	nsubj
6	've	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 foraged	aux
7	foraged	forage	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 mushrooms	acl:relcl
8	without	without	SCONJ	_	9 asking	mark
9	asking	ask	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 foraged	advcl
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 expert	det
11	expert	expert	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 asking	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 eat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	not eat	imperative	you not said here	wild mushrooms	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mushroom=Patient
2	forage	present · perfect	you	wild mushrooms not said here	vn rummage-35.5-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent mushroom=Location
3	ask speech: ask	gerund	you not said here	a expert	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent expert=Recipient

Example 6

The farmer stored forage for the winter.

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	root	root
3	stored	store	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 farmer	acl
4	forage	forage	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stored	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 winter	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 winter	det
7	winter	winter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stored	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 farmer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	store	participle	the farmer not said here	forage			winter		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent forage=Theme

Example 7

An Ass and a Fox went into partnership and sallied out to forage for food together.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 Ass	det
2	Ass	ass	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 went	nsubj
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 Fox	cc
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 Fox	det
5	Fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Ass	conj
6	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	into	into	ADP	_	8 partnership	case
8	partnership	partnership	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 went	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 sallied	cc
10	sallied	sally	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 went	conj
11	out	out	ADP	_	10 sallied	compound:prt
12	to	to	PART	_	13 forage	mark
13	forage	forage	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 sallied	xcomp
14	for	for	ADP	_	15 food	case
15	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 forage	obl
16	together	together	ADV	_	13 forage	advmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	go	past	a Ass and a Fox	partnership		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into partnership=Initial_Location
2	sally out	past	a Ass and a Fox not said here			tree rules
3	forage	to-infinitive	a Ass and a Fox not said here		for food; together property	vn rummage-35.5-1 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for food=Theme

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