incubate Who acts: eggs, bird, machine, temperature, illness, you · What happens: keep, hatch, do, sit, grow, look · To what, where: eggs, something, body, idea, duck eggs, bacteria
«incubate» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: incubate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To keep eggs warm so they will hatch, as a bird does by sitting on them or as a machine does.
The tree, 21 words mark obj xcomp mark nsubj aux advcl punct mark det nsubj conj mark advcl case obl cc mark det nsubj conj punct root To PART keep VERB eggs NOUN warm ADJ so SCONJ they PRON will AUX hatch VERB , PUNCT as SCONJ a DET bird NOUN does VERB by SCONJ sitting VERB on ADP them PRON or CCONJ as SCONJ a DET machine NOUN does VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 keep mark 2 keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 2 keep obj 4 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 2 keep xcomp 5 so so SCONJ _ 8 hatch mark 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 hatch nsubj 7 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 hatch aux 8 hatch hatch VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 keep advcl 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 does punct 10 as as SCONJ _ 13 does mark 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 bird det 12 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing 13 does nsubj 13 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 hatch conj 14 by by SCONJ _ 15 sitting mark 15 sitting sit VERB VerbForm=Ger 13 does advcl 16 on on ADP _ 17 them case 17 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 sitting obl 18 or or CCONJ _ 22 does cc 19 as as SCONJ _ 22 does mark 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 machine det 21 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing 22 does nsubj 22 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 sitting conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 2 keep punct
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1 keep to-infinitive eggs warm property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Theme 2 hatch future eggs = egg vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.patient V PP.product»: agent=Patient 3 do present a bird vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 sit gerund a bird not said here on eggs = egg vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on they=Location 5 do present a machine vn act-114-1 «NP V»: 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 keep something such as germs, or a sick premature baby, at the right warm temperature so it can grow or be looked after.
The tree, 24 words mark obj amod case obl punct cc det amod amod obl punct case det amod amod conj mark nsubj aux advcl cc aux:pass conj advmod punct root To PART keep VERB something PRON such ADJ as ADP germs NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ a DET sick ADJ premature ADJ baby NOUN , PUNCT at ADP the DET right ADJ warm ADJ temperature NOUN so SCONJ it PRON can AUX grow VERB or CCONJ be AUX looked VERB after ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 keep mark 2 keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 keep obj 4 such such ADJ Degree=Pos 3 something amod 5 as as ADP _ 6 germs case 6 germs germ NOUN Number=Plur 2 keep obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 baby punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 12 baby cc 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 baby det 10 sick sick ADJ Degree=Pos 12 baby amod 11 premature premature ADJ Degree=Pos 12 baby amod 12 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 2 keep obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 18 temperature punct 14 at at ADP _ 18 temperature case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 temperature det 16 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 18 temperature amod 17 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 18 temperature amod 18 temperature temperature NOUN Number=Sing 12 baby conj 19 so so SCONJ _ 22 grow mark 20 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 grow nsubj 21 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 22 grow aux 22 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 keep advcl 23 or or CCONJ _ 25 looked cc 24 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 25 looked aux:pass 25 looked look VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 22 grow conj 26 after after ADV _ 25 looked advmod 27 . . PUNCT _ 2 keep punct
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1 keep to-infinitive something as germs; a sick premature baby and the right warm temperature obl vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 grow can temperature vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 look infinitive · passive temperature not said here after property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»
Meaning 3 Usage: medicine — kept apart, not parsed.
When an illness incubates, it is growing in the body before you feel sick.
The tree, 14 words mark det nsubj punct nsubj aux advcl case det obl mark nsubj advcl xcomp punct root When SCONJ an DET illness NOUN incubates VERB , PUNCT it PRON is AUX growing VERB in ADP the DET body NOUN before SCONJ you PRON feel VERB sick ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when SCONJ _ 4 incubates mark 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 illness det 3 illness illness NOUN Number=Sing 4 incubates nsubj 4 incubates incubate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 growing punct 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 growing nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 growing aux 8 growing grow VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 incubates advcl 9 in in ADP _ 11 body case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 body det 11 body body NOUN Number=Sing 8 growing obl 12 before before SCONJ _ 14 feel mark 13 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 14 feel nsubj 14 feel feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 growing advcl 15 sick sick ADJ Degree=Pos 14 feel xcomp 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 incubates punct
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1 incubate present a illness tree rules 2 grow present · progressive illness the body vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in body=Location 3 feel present you sick property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Meaning 4 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To develop an idea or a new company slowly before it is ready.
mark det obj cc det amod conj advmod mark nsubj cop advcl punct root To PART develop VERB an DET idea NOUN or CCONJ a DET new ADJ company NOUN slowly ADV before SCONJ it PRON is AUX ready ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 develop mark 2 develop develop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 idea det 4 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 2 develop obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 8 company cc 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 company det 7 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 8 company amod 8 company company NOUN Number=Sing 4 idea conj 9 slowly slowly ADV _ 2 develop advmod 10 before before SCONJ _ 13 ready mark 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 ready nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 ready cop 13 ready ready ADJ Degree=Pos 2 develop advcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 develop punct
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1 develop to-infinitive a idea or a new company slowly property vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Product 2 is present company ready property tree rules
Example 1 The hen incubates her eggs for about 21 days.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case advmod nummod obl punct root The DET hen NOUN incubates VERB her PRON eggs NOUN for ADP about ADV 21 NUM days NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 hen det 2 hen hen NOUN Number=Sing 3 incubates nsubj 3 incubates incubate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 eggs nmod:poss 5 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 3 incubates obj 6 for for ADP _ 9 days case 7 about about ADV _ 8 21 advmod 8 21 21 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 days nummod 9 days day NOUN Number=Plur 3 incubates obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 incubates punct
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1 incubate present the hen hen's eggs day tree rules
Example 2 Our class incubated duck eggs and four ducklings hatched.
nmod:poss nsubj compound obj cc nummod conj acl punct root Our PRON class NOUN incubated VERB duck NOUN eggs NOUN and CCONJ four NUM ducklings NOUN hatched VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 incubated nsubj 3 incubated incubate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 duck duck NOUN Number=Sing 5 eggs compound 5 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 3 incubated obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 ducklings cc 7 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 ducklings nummod 8 ducklings duckling NOUN Number=Plur 5 eggs conj 9 hatched hatch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 eggs acl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 incubated punct
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1 incubate past Our class duck eggs and four ducklings tree rules 2 hatch participle duck eggs and four ducklings not said here vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.patient V PP.product»: agent=Patient
Example 3 Scientists incubate bacteria in warm dishes to study them.
nsubj obj case amod obl mark advcl obj punct root Scientists NOUN incubate VERB bacteria NOUN in ADP warm ADJ dishes NOUN to PART study VERB them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 2 incubate nsubj 2 incubate incubate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 bacteria bacterium NOUN Number=Plur 2 incubate obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 dishes case 5 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 6 dishes amod 6 dishes dish NOUN Number=Plur 2 incubate obl 7 to to PART _ 8 study mark 8 study study VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 incubate advcl 9 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 study obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 incubate punct
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1 incubate present Scientists bacteria warm dishes tree rules 2 study to-infinitive Scientists not said here bacteria = bacterium vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Topic
Example 4 The flu virus incubates for a day or two before you feel ill.
det compound nsubj case det obl cc conj mark nsubj advcl xcomp punct root The DET flu NOUN virus NOUN incubates VERB for ADP a DET day NOUN or CCONJ two NUM before SCONJ you PRON feel VERB ill ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 virus det 2 flu flu NOUN Number=Sing 3 virus compound 3 virus virus NOUN Number=Sing 4 incubates nsubj 4 incubates incubate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 for for ADP _ 7 day case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 day det 7 day day NOUN Number=Sing 4 incubates obl 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 two cc 9 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 day conj 10 before before SCONJ _ 12 feel mark 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 feel nsubj 12 feel feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 incubates advcl 13 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos 12 feel xcomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 incubates punct
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1 incubate present the flu virus day tree rules 2 feel present you ill property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 5 Penguin dads incubate the egg on their feet.
compound nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Penguin NOUN dads NOUN incubate VERB the DET egg NOUN on ADP their PRON feet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Penguin penguin NOUN Number=Sing 2 dads compound 2 dads dad NOUN Number=Plur 3 incubate nsubj 3 incubate incubate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 egg det 5 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 3 incubate obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 feet case 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 feet nmod:poss 8 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur 3 incubate obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 incubate punct
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1 incubate present Penguin dads the egg dads's feet tree rules
Example 6 She incubated her idea for a book for years before writing it.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl case obl mark advcl obj punct root She PRON incubated VERB her PRON idea NOUN for ADP a DET book NOUN for ADP years NOUN before SCONJ writing VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 incubated nsubj 2 incubated incubate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 idea nmod:poss 4 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 2 incubated obj 5 for for ADP _ 7 book case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 book det 7 book book NOUN Number=Sing 2 incubated obl 8 for for ADP _ 9 years case 9 years year NOUN Number=Plur 2 incubated obl 10 before before SCONJ _ 11 writing mark 11 writing write VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 incubated advcl 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 writing obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 incubated punct
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1 incubate past She her idea year for a book tree rules 2 write gerund She not said here idea vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
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