greet Who acts: you, something, cheers, dog, Grandma, People · What happens: greet, mean, say, welcome, meet, react · To what, where: someone, hello, them, it, certain way, news · Speech: someone speaks here
«greet» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: greet in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To greet someone means to say hello or welcome them when you meet.
mark csubj obj mark xcomp obj cc conj obj mark nsubj advcl punct root To PART greet VERB someone PRON means VERB to PART say VERB hello NOUN or CCONJ welcome VERB them PRON when SCONJ you PRON meet VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 greet mark 2 greet greet VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means csubj 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 greet obj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 say mark 6 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means xcomp 7 hello hello NOUN Number=Sing 6 say obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 welcome cc 9 welcome welcome VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 say conj 10 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 welcome obj 11 when when SCONJ _ 13 meet mark 12 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 meet nsubj 13 meet meet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 welcome advcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 greet speech: greet to-infinitive someone vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 say speech: assert not said to happen to-infinitive hello vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent hello=Topic 4 welcome infinitive them = they vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme 5 meet present you vn meet-36.3-1 «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 You can greet with words, a smile, a wave, a handshake or a hug.
The tree, 14 words nsubj aux case obl punct det conj punct det appos punct det conj cc det conj punct root You PRON can AUX greet VERB with ADP words NOUN , PUNCT a DET smile NOUN , PUNCT a DET wave NOUN , PUNCT a DET handshake NOUN or CCONJ a DET hug NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 greet nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 greet aux 3 greet greet VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 with with ADP _ 5 words case 5 words word NOUN Number=Plur 3 greet obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 smile punct 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 smile det 8 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing 5 words conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 wave punct 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 wave det 11 wave wave NOUN Number=Sing 8 smile appos 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 handshake punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 handshake det 14 handshake handshake NOUN Number=Sing 11 wave conj 15 or or CCONJ _ 17 hug cc 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 hug det 17 hug hug NOUN Number=Sing 11 wave conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 3 greet punct
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1 greet speech: greet can You with words and a smile vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 To greet something can mean to react to it in a certain way: the news was greeted with cheers.
The tree, 19 words mark csubj nsubj aux mark xcomp case obl case det amod obl punct det nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl case obl:agent punct root To PART greet VERB something PRON can AUX mean VERB to PART react VERB to ADP it PRON in ADP a DET certain ADJ way NOUN : PUNCT the DET news NOUN was AUX greeted VERB with ADP cheers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 greet mark 2 greet greet VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 mean csubj 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 mean nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 mean aux 5 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 to to PART _ 7 react mark 7 react react VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 mean xcomp 8 to to ADP _ 9 it case 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 react obl 10 in in ADP _ 13 way case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 way det 12 certain certain ADJ Degree=Pos 13 way amod 13 way way NOUN Number=Sing 7 react obl 14 : : PUNCT _ 18 greeted punct 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 news det 16 news news NOUN Number=Sing 18 greeted nsubj:pass 17 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 18 greeted aux:pass 18 greeted greet VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 way acl:relcl 19 with with ADP _ 20 cheers case 20 cheers cheer NOUN Number=Plur 18 greeted obl:agent 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 mean punct
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1 greet speech: greet to-infinitive vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 mean can something vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 react not said to happen to-infinitive something not said here it a certain way vn respond-113 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to it=Theme 4 greet speech: greet past · passive cheers the news vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme
Example 1 Remember to greet your teacher when you come into the classroom.
mark xcomp nmod:poss obj advmod nsubj advcl case det obl punct root Remember VERB to PART greet VERB your PRON teacher NOUN when ADV you PRON come VERB into ADP the DET classroom NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Remember remember VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 to to PART _ 3 greet mark 3 greet greet VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Remember xcomp 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 teacher nmod:poss 5 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 greet obj 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 come advmod 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 come nsubj 8 come come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 greet advcl 9 into into ADP _ 11 classroom case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 classroom det 11 classroom classroom NOUN Number=Sing 8 come obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Remember punct
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1 remember imperative you not said here vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 greet speech: greet to-infinitive you not said here your teacher vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teacher=Theme 3 come present you the classroom vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into classroom=Initial_Location
Example 2 Our dog greets us at the door by wagging its tail.
nmod:poss nsubj obj case det obl mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root Our PRON dog NOUN greets VERB us PRON at ADP the DET door NOUN by SCONJ wagging VERB its PRON tail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 dog nmod:poss 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 3 greets nsubj 3 greets greet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 greets obj 5 at at ADP _ 7 door case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 door det 7 door door NOUN Number=Sing 3 greets obl 8 by by SCONJ _ 9 wagging mark 9 wagging wag VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 greets advcl 10 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 tail nmod:poss 11 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 9 wagging obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 greets punct
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1 greet speech: greet present Our dog us the door vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme 2 wag gerund Our dog not said here dog's tail vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient
Example 3 Grandma greeted us with a big hug.
nsubj obj case det amod obl punct root Grandma NOUN greeted VERB us PRON with ADP a DET big ADJ hug NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 greeted nsubj 2 greeted greet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 greeted obj 4 with with ADP _ 7 hug case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 hug det 6 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 7 hug amod 7 hug hug NOUN Number=Sing 2 greeted obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 greeted punct
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1 greet speech: greet past Grandma us with a big hug vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme
Example 4 People greet each other in different ways around the world.
nsubj obj fixed case amod obl case det nmod punct root People NOUN greet VERB each DET other ADJ in ADP different ADJ ways NOUN around ADP the DET world NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 People people NOUN Number=Plur 2 greet nsubj 2 greet greet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 each each DET ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp 2 greet obj 4 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 3 each fixed 5 in in ADP _ 7 ways case 6 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 7 ways amod 7 ways way NOUN Number=Plur 2 greet obl 8 around around ADP _ 10 world case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 world det 10 world world NOUN Number=Sing 7 ways nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 greet punct
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1 greet speech: greet present People each different ways around the world vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Theme
Example 5 The team was greeted with cheers when they came home.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl:agent advmod nsubj advcl advmod punct root The DET team NOUN was AUX greeted VERB with ADP cheers NOUN when ADV they PRON came VERB home ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 team det 2 team team NOUN Number=Sing 4 greeted nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 greeted aux:pass 4 greeted greet VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 with with ADP _ 6 cheers case 6 cheers cheer NOUN Number=Plur 4 greeted obl:agent 7 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 came advmod 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 came nsubj 9 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 greeted advcl 10 home home ADV _ 9 came advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 greeted punct
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1 greet speech: greet past · passive cheers the team vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme 2 come past cheers = cheer home property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 She greeted the visitor with a smile and a handshake.
nsubj det obj case det obl cc det conj punct root She PRON greeted VERB the DET visitor NOUN with ADP a DET smile NOUN and CCONJ a DET handshake 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 greeted nsubj 2 greeted greet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 visitor det 4 visitor visitor NOUN Number=Sing 2 greeted obj 5 with with ADP _ 7 smile case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 smile det 7 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing 2 greeted obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 handshake cc 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 handshake det 10 handshake handshake NOUN Number=Sing 7 smile conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 greeted punct
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1 greet speech: greet past She the visitor with a smile and a handshake vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent visitor=Theme
Example 7 We sent Grandpa a birthday greeting card.
nsubj obj det compound compound obj punct root We PRON sent VERB Grandpa PROPN a DET birthday NOUN greeting NOUN card 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 sent nsubj 2 sent send VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 Grandpa Grandpa PROPN Number=Sing 2 sent obj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 card det 5 birthday birthday NOUN Number=Sing 6 greeting compound 6 greeting greeting NOUN Number=Sing 7 card compound 7 card card NOUN Number=Sing 2 sent obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 sent punct
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1 send past We a greeting card Grandpa vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent grandpa=Destination card=Theme
Example 8 It's polite to greet the shop assistant before you ask a question.
expl cop mark csubj det compound obj mark nsubj advcl det obj punct root It PRON 's AUX polite ADJ to PART greet VERB the DET shop NOUN assistant NOUN before SCONJ you PRON ask VERB a DET question NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 polite expl 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 polite cop 3 polite polite ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 greet mark 5 greet greet VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 polite csubj 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 assistant det 7 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 8 assistant compound 8 assistant assistant NOUN Number=Sing 5 greet obj 9 before before SCONJ _ 11 ask mark 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 ask nsubj 11 ask ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 greet advcl 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 question det 13 question question NOUN Number=Sing 11 ask obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 polite punct
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1 is present polite property tree rules 2 greet speech: greet to-infinitive the shop assistant vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent assistant=Theme 3 ask speech: ask present you a question vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient
Example 9 We may be sure they were well greeted.
nsubj aux cop nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod ccomp punct root We PRON may AUX be AUX sure ADJ they PRON were AUX well ADV greeted VERB . 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 4 sure nsubj 2 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 sure aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 sure cop 4 sure sure ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 greeted nsubj:pass 6 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 greeted aux:pass 7 well well ADV Degree=Pos 8 greeted advmod 8 greeted greet VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 sure ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 sure punct
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1 is may We sure property tree rules 2 greet speech: greet past · passive they well property vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
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