impose

Who acts: people, I, council, referee, you, government · What happens: make, accept, force, ask, cause, not want · To what, where: rule, tax, ideas, much, them, speed limit · Speech: someone speaks here

«impose» 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: impose in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To make a rule, tax or punishment that people must accept.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 rule	det
4	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 tax	punct
6	tax	tax	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 rule	appos
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 punishment	cc
8	punishment	punishment	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tax	conj
9	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 accept	obj
10	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 accept	nsubj
11	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 accept	aux
12	accept	accept	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 tax	acl:relcl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		a rule					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset rule=Product
2	accept	must	people	tax or punishment					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=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

To force your ideas or wishes on other people.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 force	mark
2	force	force	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 ideas	nmod:poss
4	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 force	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 wishes	cc
6	wishes	wish	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 ideas	conj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 people	case
8	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 people	amod
9	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 force	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 force	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	force	to-infinitive		your ideas or wishes				on other people	vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Recipient

Meaning 3

Usage: impose on — kept apart, not parsed.

To ask too much of someone, causing them trouble, as in «I don't want to impose».

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 ask	mark
2	ask	ask	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	too	too	ADV	_	4 much	advmod
4	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 ask	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 someone	case
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 much	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 causing	punct
8	causing	cause	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 ask	advcl
9	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 causing	obj
10	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 causing	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 want	punct
12	as	as	SCONJ	_	18 want	mark
13	in	in	ADP	_	12 as	fixed
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	18 want	punct
15	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	18 want	nsubj
16	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 want	aux
17	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	18 want	advmod
18	want	want	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 ask	ccomp
19	to	to	PART	_	20 impose	mark
20	impose	impose	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 want	xcomp
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	18 want	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ask	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	to-infinitive		much of someone	vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP that S»: agent=Agent much=Recipient clause=Topic
2	cause	gerund		them = they	vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Causer they=Theme trouble=Eventuality
3	not want in a quote	present · do-support	I		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
4	impose not said to happen, in a quote	to-infinitive	I not said here		vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The council imposed a speed limit near the school.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 council	det
2	council	council	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 imposed	nsubj
3	imposed	impose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 limit	det
5	speed	speed	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 limit	compound
6	limit	limit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 imposed	obj
7	near	near	ADP	_	9 school	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 school	det
9	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 imposed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 imposed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	impose	past	the council	a speed limit		the school			vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent limit=Theme

Example 2

The referee imposed a penalty.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 referee	det
2	referee	referee	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 imposed	nsubj
3	imposed	impose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 penalty	det
5	penalty	penalty	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 imposed	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 imposed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	impose	past	the referee	a penalty					vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent penalty=Theme

Example 3

Don't impose your choice on everyone.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 impose	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 impose	advmod
3	impose	impose	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 choice	nmod:poss
5	choice	choice	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 impose	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	7 everyone	case
7	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	3 impose	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 impose	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not impose	imperative · do-support	you not said here	your choice		everyone			vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent choice=Theme

Example 4

I don't want to impose, but could I stay for tea?

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	4 want	nsubj
2	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 want	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 want	advmod
4	want	want	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 impose	mark
6	impose	impose	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 want	xcomp
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 stay	punct
8	but	but	CCONJ	_	11 stay	cc
9	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 stay	aux
10	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	11 stay	nsubj
11	stay	stay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 want	conj
12	for	for	ADP	_	13 tea	case
13	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 stay	obl
14	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 want	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	not want	present · do-support	I		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	impose not said to happen	to-infinitive	I not said here		vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	stay	could	I	for tea	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

The government imposed a new tax on sugar.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 government	det
2	government	government	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 imposed	nsubj
3	imposed	impose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 tax	det
5	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 tax	amod
6	tax	tax	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 imposed	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	8 sugar	case
8	sugar	sugar	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tax	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 imposed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	impose	past	the government	a new tax		sugar			vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tax=Theme

Example 6

The castle was an imposing sight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 castle	det
2	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sight	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 sight	cop
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 sight	det
5	imposing	imposing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sight	amod
6	sight	sight	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 sight	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the castle	a imposing sight					tree rules

Example 7

Princes come from all quarters to ask her hand, and on one and all she imposes a condition.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Princes	prince	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 come	nsubj
2	come	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	from	from	ADP	_	5 quarters	case
4	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	5 quarters	det
5	quarters	quarter	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 come	obl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 ask	mark
7	ask	ask	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 come	advcl
8	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 hand	nmod:poss
9	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ask	obj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 imposes	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 imposes	cc
12	on	on	ADP	_	13 one	case
13	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	17 imposes	nsubj
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 all	cc
15	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	13 one	conj
16	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 imposes	nsubj
17	imposes	impose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 come	parataxis
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 condition	det
19	condition	condition	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 imposes	obj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	come	present	Princes		all quarters	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from quarter=Initial_Location
2	ask speech: ask	to-infinitive	Princes not said here	her hand		vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent hand=Recipient
3	impose	present	one	a condition		vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent condition=Theme

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