import

Who acts: great import, UK, Oil, you, shop, This · What happens: bring, sell, bring in, matter, import, be · To what, where: goods, country, product, file, program, bananas · Speech: someone speaks here

«import» 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: import in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To bring goods into a country from another country to sell.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 bring	mark
2	bring	bring	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	goods	goods	NOUN	Number=Ptan	2 bring	obj
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 country	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 country	det
6	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bring	obl
7	from	from	ADP	_	9 country	case
8	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	9 country	det
9	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bring	obl
10	to	to	PART	_	11 sell	mark
11	sell	sell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 bring	advcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bring	to-infinitive		goods		a country		from another country	vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent goods=Theme into country=Destination
2	sell	to-infinitive							vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: 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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A product brought in from another country.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 product	det
2	product	product	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	brought	bring	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 product	acl
4	in	in	ADV	_	3 brought	advmod
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 country	case
6	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	7 country	det
7	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 brought	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 product	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bring in	participle		a product not said here		another country			vn earn-54.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: computing — kept apart, not parsed.

To bring a file or data into a program.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 bring	mark
2	bring	bring	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 file	det
4	file	file	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bring	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 data	cc
6	data	data	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 file	conj
7	into	into	ADP	_	9 program	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 program	det
9	program	program	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bring	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bring	to-infinitive		a file or data		a program			vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent file=Theme into program=Destination

Meaning 4

Usage: formal, noun — kept apart, not parsed.

Importance, as in «a matter of great import».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Importance	importance	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 matter	punct
3	as	as	ADP	_	7 matter	case
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 matter	case
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 matter	punct
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 matter	det
7	matter	matter	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Importance	appos
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 import	case
9	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 import	amod
10	import	import	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 matter	nmod
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 import	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Importance	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	matter in a quote		great import						nom matter «cognition intransitive»: of=agent

Example 1

The UK imports bananas from the Caribbean.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 UK	det
2	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 imports	nsubj
3	imports	import	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	bananas	banana	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 imports	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 Caribbean	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Caribbean	det
7	Caribbean	Caribbean	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 bananas	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 imports	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	import	present	the UK	bananas		the Caribbean			vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent banana=Theme from caribbean=Initial_Location

Example 2

Oil is one of the country's main imports.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Oil	oil	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 one	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 one	cop
3	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	9 imports	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 country	det
6	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 imports	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 country	case
8	main	main	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 imports	amod
9	imports	import	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 one	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 one	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Oil	one				of the country's main imports	tree rules

Example 3

Import the photos onto the laptop.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Import	import	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 photos	det
3	photos	photo	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Import	obj
4	onto	onto	ADP	_	6 laptop	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 laptop	det
6	laptop	laptop	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Import	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Import	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	import	imperative	you not said here	the photos		the laptop			vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photo=Theme

Example 4

Many toys are imported from China.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 toys	amod
2	toys	toy	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 imported	nsubj:pass
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 imported	aux:pass
4	imported	import	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 China	case
6	China	China	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 imported	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 imported	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	import	present · passive		Many toys		China			vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: subject=Theme from china=Initial_Location

Example 5

The shop sells imported cheese.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 shop	det
2	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sells	nsubj
3	sells	sell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	imported	import	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 cheese	amod
5	cheese	cheese	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sells	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sells	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sell	present	the shop	imported cheese					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheese=Theme
2	import	participle							vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 6

This is a matter of great import, said the judge.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 matter	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 matter	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 matter	det
4	matter	matter	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 said	ccomp
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 import	case
6	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 import	amod
7	import	import	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 matter	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 matter	punct
9	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 judge	det
11	judge	judge	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 said	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	This	a matter				of great import	tree rules
2	say speech: assert	past		the judge					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent judge=Topic

Example 7

There are no olives in the Ebony Island, and those imported from here fetch a high price.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 are	expl
2	are	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	4 olives	det
4	olives	olive	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 are	nsubj
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 Island	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Island	det
7	Ebony	Ebony	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Island	compound
8	Island	Island	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 are	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 imported	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 imported	cc
11	those	that	PRON	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	12 imported	nsubj:pass
12	imported	import	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 are	conj
13	from	from	ADP	_	14 here	case
14	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	12 imported	obl
15	fetch	fetch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 imported	xcomp
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 price	det
17	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 price	amod
18	price	price	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 fetch	obj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 are	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	does	present	no olives		the Ebony Island; there	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in island=Location
2	import	participle · passive		those		tree rules
3	fetch	infinitive		a high price		vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent price=Theme

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