hopeful

Who acts: something, person, I, it, green shoots, Hundreds · What happens: feel, happen, give, hope, promise, win · To what, where: reason, hopeful sign, Olympic hopefuls, singing audition, hopeful smile, me

«hopeful» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: hopeful in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Feeling that something good will probably happen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Feeling	feel	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 happen	mark
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 happen	nsubj
4	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 something	amod
5	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 happen	aux
6	probably	probably	ADV	_	7 happen	advmod
7	happen	happen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Feeling	advcl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Feeling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	gerund							vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2	happen	future	something					probably property	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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

Giving a reason to hope; promising, as in «a hopeful sign».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Giving	give	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 reason	det
3	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Giving	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 hope	mark
5	hope	hope	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 reason	acl
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 promising	punct
7	promising	promise	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Giving	advcl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 sign	punct
9	as	as	SCONJ	_	14 sign	mark
10	in	in	ADP	_	14 sign	case
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 sign	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 sign	det
13	hopeful	hopeful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 sign	amod
14	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 promising	obj
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 sign	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Giving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	give	gerund	a reason	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme
2	hope	to-infinitive	a reason not said here	vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot
3	promise speech: promise	gerund	a hopeful sign	vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent sign=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A person who hopes to win or succeed, as in «Olympic hopefuls».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 hopes	nsubj
4	hopes	hope	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 person	acl:relcl
5	to	to	PART	_	6 win	mark
6	win	win	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 hopes	xcomp
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 succeed	cc
8	succeed	succeed	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 win	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 hopefuls	punct
10	as	as	ADP	_	14 hopefuls	case
11	in	in	ADP	_	14 hopefuls	case
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 hopefuls	punct
13	Olympic	olympic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 hopefuls	amod
14	hopefuls	hopeful	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 succeed	obj
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 hopefuls	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	hope	present	a person		vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	win not said to happen	to-infinitive	a person not said here		vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	succeed	infinitive	a person not said here	Olympic hopefuls	tree rules

Example 1

I am hopeful that it will stop raining before the match.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 hopeful	nsubj
2	am	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 hopeful	cop
3	hopeful	hopeful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 stop	mark
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 stop	nsubj
6	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 stop	aux
7	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 hopeful	advcl
8	raining	rain	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 stop	xcomp
9	before	before	ADP	_	11 match	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 match	det
11	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 raining	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hopeful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	I		hopeful property	tree rules
2	stop	future	it			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
3	rain	gerund		before the match		vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»

Example 2

The green shoots were a hopeful sign of spring.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 shoots	det
2	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 shoots	amod
3	shoots	shoot	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 sign	nsubj
4	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 sign	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 sign	det
6	hopeful	hopeful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 sign	amod
7	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 spring	case
9	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sign	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 sign	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the green shoots	a hopeful sign			spring		tree rules

Example 3

Hundreds of hopefuls came to the singing audition.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hundreds	hundred	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 came	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	3 hopefuls	case
3	hopefuls	hopeful	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Hundreds	nmod
4	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	8 audition	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 audition	det
7	singing	sing	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 audition	amod
8	audition	audition	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 came	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	Hundreds of hopefuls			the singing audition			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to audition=Initial_Location
2	sing speech: express	gerund							vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

He gave me a hopeful smile.

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	2 gave	nsubj
2	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 gave	iobj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 smile	det
5	hopeful	hopeful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 smile	amod
6	smile	smile	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	He	a hopeful smile	me				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient smile=Theme

Example 5

The doctors are hopeful she will get better soon.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 doctors	det
2	doctors	doctor	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 hopeful	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 hopeful	cop
4	hopeful	hopeful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 get	nsubj
6	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 get	aux
7	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 hopeful	ccomp
8	better	good	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	7 get	xcomp
9	soon	soon	ADV	Degree=Pos	7 get	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 hopeful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the doctors					hopeful property	tree rules
2	get	future	she					good, soon property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Example 6

We were hopeful but the shop had sold out.

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	3 hopeful	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 hopeful	cop
3	hopeful	hopeful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	but	but	CCONJ	_	8 sold	cc
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 shop	det
6	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sold	nsubj:pass
7	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 sold	aux
8	sold	sell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 hopeful	conj
9	out	out	ADP	_	8 sold	compound:prt
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hopeful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	We					hopeful property	tree rules
2	sell out	past · perfect · passive		the shop					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 7

The team is hopeful about the final.

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 hopeful	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 hopeful	cop
4	hopeful	hopeful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	about	about	ADP	_	7 final	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 final	det
7	final	final	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 hopeful	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 hopeful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the team					about the final; hopeful property	tree rules

Example 8

The king was glad, and he and his people were more hopeful than they had ever been before.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 king	det
2	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 glad	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 glad	cop
4	glad	glad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 hopeful	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 hopeful	cc
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 hopeful	nsubj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 people	cc
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 people	nmod:poss
10	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 he	conj
11	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 hopeful	cop
12	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	13 hopeful	advmod
13	hopeful	hopeful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 glad	conj
14	than	than	SCONJ	_	16 had	mark
15	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 had	nsubj
16	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 hopeful	advcl
17	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	19 before	advmod
18	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	19 before	cop
19	before	before	ADV	_	16 had	advmod
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 glad	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the king		glad property	tree rules
2	is	past	king		hopeful property	tree rules
3	have	past	people			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	is	participle		ever	before property	tree rules

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