headlight

Who acts: that, driver, others, head, headlights, you · What happens: help, see, let, wear, call, lit up · To what, where: driver, road, others, vehicle, light, head · Speech: someone speaks here

«headlight» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: headlight in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A strong light at the front of a car, bus, bike, train or other vehicle that helps the driver see the road at night and lets others see the vehicle.

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 light	det
2	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 light	amod
3	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 front	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 front	det
6	front	front	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 light	nmod
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 car	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 car	det
9	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 front	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 bus	punct
11	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 light	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 bike	punct
13	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 light	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 train	punct
15	train	train	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 light	conj
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 vehicle	cc
17	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 vehicle	amod
18	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 light	conj
19	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	20 helps	nsubj
20	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 light	parataxis
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 driver	det
22	driver	driver	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 helps	obj
23	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	20 helps	xcomp
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 road	det
25	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 see	obj
26	at	at	ADP	_	27 night	case
27	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 see	obl
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	29 lets	cc
29	lets	let	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 helps	conj
30	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	29 lets	obj
31	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	29 lets	xcomp
32	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	33 vehicle	det
33	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 see	obj
34	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 light	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	help	present	that	the driver		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent driver=Beneficiary clause=Theme
2	see	infinitive	the driver not said here	the road	night	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer road=Stimulus
3	let	present	that not said here	others		tree rules
4	see	infinitive	others not said here	the vehicle		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer vehicle=Stimulus

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

A light worn on the head (more often called a headlamp or head torch).

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 light	det
2	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	worn	wear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 light	acl
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 head	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 head	det
6	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 worn	obl
7	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 called	punct
8	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	9 often	advmod
9	often	often	ADV	_	10 called	advmod
10	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 head	acl:relcl
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 headlamp	det
12	headlamp	headlamp	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 called	xcomp
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 torch	cc
14	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 torch	compound
15	torch	torch	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 headlamp	conj
16	)	)	PUNCT	_	10 called	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 light	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	participle		a light not said here		the head			vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent
2	call	participle	the head not said here	a headlamp or head torch				often property	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The car's headlights lit up the dark road.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 car	det
2	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 headlights	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 car	case
4	headlights	headlight	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 lit	nsubj
5	lit	lit	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	up	up	ADP	_	5 lit	compound:prt
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 road	det
8	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 road	amod
9	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lit	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 lit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lit up	participle	the car's headlights	the dark road					tree rules

Example 2

Turn on your headlights when it gets dark.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Turn	turn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	on	on	ADP	_	4 headlights	case
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 headlights	nmod:poss
4	headlights	headlight	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Turn	obl
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	7 gets	advmod
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 gets	nsubj
7	gets	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Turn	advcl
8	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 gets	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Turn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	imperative	you not said here			your headlights			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on headlight=Trajectory
2	get	present	it					dark property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Example 3

My reflective vest shines when headlights hit it.

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	4 shines	nmod:poss
2	reflective	reflective	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 shines	amod
3	vest	vest	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shines	compound
4	shines	shine	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 hit	nsubj
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	7 hit	advmod
6	headlights	headlight	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 hit	nsubj
7	hit	hit	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 hit	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 hit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hit	past	My reflective vest shines	it					vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme

Example 4

Bikes need a front light, like a car's headlight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bikes	bike	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 need	nsubj
2	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 light	det
4	front	front	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 light	amod
5	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 need	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 headlight	punct
7	like	like	ADP	_	11 headlight	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 car	det
9	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 headlight	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 car	case
11	headlight	headlight	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 light	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 need	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need	present	Bikes	a front light and a car's headlight					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot light=Theme

Example 5

The deer froze in the headlights.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 deer	det
2	deer	deer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 froze	nsubj
3	froze	freeze	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 headlights	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 headlights	det
6	headlights	headlight	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 froze	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 froze	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	freeze	past	the deer			the headlights			vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 6

One of the headlights is broken, so Dad is fixing it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 broken	nsubj:pass
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 headlights	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 headlights	det
4	headlights	headlight	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 One	nmod
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 broken	aux:pass
6	broken	break	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 fixing	punct
8	so	so	ADV	_	11 fixing	advmod
9	Dad	Dad	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 fixing	nsubj
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 fixing	aux
11	fixing	fix	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 broken	conj
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 fixing	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 broken	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	present · passive		One of the headlights					vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	fix	present · progressive	Dad	it					vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Example 7

Drivers dip their headlights so they don't dazzle other drivers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Drivers	driver	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 dip	nsubj
2	dip	dip	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 headlights	nmod:poss
4	headlights	headlight	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 dip	obj
5	so	so	ADV	_	9 dazzle	advmod
6	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 dazzle	nsubj
7	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 dazzle	aux
8	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 dazzle	advmod
9	dazzle	dazzle	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 dip	advcl
10	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 drivers	amod
11	drivers	driver	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 dazzle	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 dip	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dip	present	Drivers	Drivers's headlights					vn meander-47.7-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location headlight=Theme
2	not dazzle	present · do-support	Drivers = driver	other drivers					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus driver=Experiencer

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