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imitate

Who acts: someone, you, Parrots, brother, us, Young children · What happens: copy, speak, move, behave, make, look · To what, where: way, something, someone, heroes, human voices, voice · Speech: someone speaks here

«imitate» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: imitate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To copy the way someone speaks, moves or behaves.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 copy	mark
2	copy	copy	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 way	det
4	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 copy	obj
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 speaks	nsubj
6	speaks	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 way	acl:relcl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 moves	punct
8	moves	move	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 speaks	conj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 behaves	cc
10	behaves	behave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 moves	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 copy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	copy	to-infinitive		the way					vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme
2	speak speech: other	present	someone	the way not said here					tree rules
3	move	present	someone not said here						vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
4	behave	present	someone not said here						vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: 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

To make something look or sound like something else.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 look	advcl
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 make	obj
4	look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 sound	cc
6	sound	sound	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 look	conj
7	like	like	ADP	_	8 something	case
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 sound	obl
9	else	else	ADV	_	8 something	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive	you not said here	something					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product
2	look	imperative	you not said here						vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
3	sound	infinitive	you not said here					like something	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Meaning 3

To follow someone as an example: «imitate your heroes».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 follow	mark
2	follow	follow	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 follow	obj
4	as	as	ADP	_	6 example	case
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 example	det
6	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 follow	obl
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 imitate	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 imitate	punct
9	imitate	imitate	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 follow	conj
10	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 heroes	nmod:poss
11	heroes	hero	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 imitate	obj
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 imitate	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 follow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	to-infinitive		someone				as a example	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent someone=Theme as example=Value
2	imitate in a quote	infinitive		your heroes					vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hero=Theme

Example 1

Parrots can imitate human voices.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Parrots	parrot	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 imitate	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 imitate	aux
3	imitate	imitate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	human	human	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 voices	amod
5	voices	voice	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 imitate	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 imitate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	imitate	can	Parrots	human voices					vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voice=Theme

Example 2

My brother imitates the teacher's voice to make us laugh.

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	2 brother	nmod:poss
2	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 imitates	nsubj
3	imitates	imitate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 teacher	det
5	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 voice	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 teacher	case
7	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 imitates	obj
8	to	to	PART	_	9 make	mark
9	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 imitates	advcl
10	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 make	obj
11	laugh	laugh	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 make	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 imitates	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	imitate	present	My brother	the teacher's voice					vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voice=Theme
2	make	to-infinitive	My brother not said here	us					tree rules
3	laugh	infinitive	us not said here						vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

Young children imitate what they see adults do.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 children	amod
2	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 imitate	nsubj
3	imitate	imitate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	6 see	obj
5	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 see	nsubj
6	see	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 imitate	conj
7	adults	adult	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 do	nsubj
8	do	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 see	ccomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 imitate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	imitate	present	Young children						vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	see	present	children = child						tree rules
3	do	present	adults						vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Some harmless flies imitate wasps to scare off birds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	3 flies	det
2	harmless	harmless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 flies	amod
3	flies	fly	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 imitate	nsubj
4	imitate	imitate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	wasps	wasp	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 imitate	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 scare	mark
7	scare	scare	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 imitate	advcl
8	off	off	ADP	_	7 scare	compound:prt
9	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 scare	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 imitate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	imitate	present	some harmless flies	wasps					vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wasp=Theme
2	scare off	to-infinitive	some harmless flies not said here	birds					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus bird=Experiencer

Example 5

The clarinet imitates the cuckoo in this piece of music.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 clarinet	det
2	clarinet	clarinet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 imitates	nsubj
3	imitates	imitate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 cuckoo	det
5	cuckoo	cuckoo	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 imitates	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 piece	case
7	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	8 piece	det
8	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 imitates	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 music	case
10	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 piece	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 imitates	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	imitate	present	the clarinet	the cuckoo		this piece of music			vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cuckoo=Theme

Example 6

Christians try to imitate Jesus in kindness.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	Number=Plur	2 try	nsubj
2	try	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 imitate	mark
4	imitate	imitate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 try	xcomp
5	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 imitate	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 kindness	case
7	kindness	kindness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 imitate	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	present	Christians						vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	imitate not said to happen	to-infinitive	Christians not said here	Jesus		kindness			vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jesus=Theme

Example 7

"How should I?" I replied, resolved to imitate the princess in her fidelity.

Sentence 1: "How should I?"

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 should	punct
2	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	3 should	advmod
3	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 should	nsubj
5	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 should	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 should	punct

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

Sentence 2: I replied, resolved to imitate the princess in her fidelity.

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	2 replied	nsubj
2	replied	reply	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 resolved	punct
4	resolved	resolve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 replied	conj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 imitate	mark
6	imitate	imitate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 resolved	xcomp
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 princess	det
8	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 imitate	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 fidelity	case
10	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 fidelity	nmod:poss
11	fidelity	fidelity	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 imitate	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 replied	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reply speech: assert	past	I						vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	resolve	past	I not said here						tree rules
3	imitate	to-infinitive	I not said here	the princess		princess's fidelity			vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Theme

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