infect

Who acts: laughter, you, cut, virus, computer virus, giggles · What happens: give, pass, get, make, spread, infect · To what, where: disease, someone, germs, cut, body, computer

«infect» 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: infect in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To give someone a disease by passing germs to them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 give	mark
2	give	give	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 give	obj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 disease	det
5	disease	disease	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 give	obj
6	by	by	SCONJ	_	7 passing	mark
7	passing	pass	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 give	advcl
8	germs	germ	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 passing	obj
9	to	to	ADP	_	10 them	case
10	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 passing	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	to-infinitive		a disease	someone				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient disease=Theme
2	pass	gerund		germs	germs = germ				vn give-13.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent germ=Theme to they=Recipient

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

For germs to get into a cut or part of the body and make it sore and ill.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	2 germs	case
2	germs	germ	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 get	obl
3	to	to	PART	_	4 get	mark
4	get	get	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	into	into	ADP	_	7 cut	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 cut	det
7	cut	cut	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 get	obl
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 part	cc
9	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 cut	conj
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 body	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 body	det
12	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 part	nmod
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 make	cc
14	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 get	conj
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 make	obj
16	sore	sore	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 make	xcomp
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 ill	cc
18	ill	ill	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 sore	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 get	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	to-infinitive				a cut or part of the body		for germs	vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into cut=Destination
2	make	present		body				sore property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product

Meaning 3

For a computer virus to get into a computer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	4 virus	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 virus	det
3	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 virus	compound
4	virus	virus	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 get	obl
5	to	to	PART	_	6 get	mark
6	get	get	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	into	into	ADP	_	9 computer	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 computer	det
9	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 get	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 get	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	to-infinitive				a computer		for a computer virus	vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into computer=Destination

Meaning 4

To spread a feeling to others, as in «Her laughter infected everyone».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 spread	mark
2	spread	spread	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 feeling	det
4	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spread	obj
5	to	to	ADP	_	6 others	case
6	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 spread	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 infected	punct
8	as	as	SCONJ	_	13 infected	mark
9	in	in	ADP	_	8 as	fixed
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 infected	punct
11	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 laughter	nmod:poss
12	laughter	laughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 infected	nsubj
13	infected	infect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 spread	advcl
14	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	13 infected	obj
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 infected	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spread	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spread	to-infinitive		a feeling				to others	vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location feeling=Theme
2	infect in a quote	past	Her laughter		everyone				vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme everyone=Destination

Example 1

Wash your hands so you don't infect others.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wash	wash	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 hands	nmod:poss
3	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Wash	obj
4	so	so	ADV	_	1 Wash	advmod
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 do	nsubj
6	do	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Wash	parataxis
7	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 infect	advmod
8	infect	infect	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 others	amod
9	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 do	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wash	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wash	imperative	you not said here	your hands					vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient
2	do	present	you	infect others					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent other=Eventuality

Example 2

Clean the cut so it doesn't get infected.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Clean	clean	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 cut	det
3	cut	cut	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Clean	obj
4	so	so	SCONJ	_	8 get	mark
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 get	nsubj
6	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 get	aux
7	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 get	advmod
8	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Clean	advcl
9	infected	infected	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 get	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Clean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	clean	imperative	you not said here	the cut					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent cut=Patient
2	not get	present · do-support	cut					infected property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Example 3

The virus infected half the class.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 virus	det
2	virus	virus	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 infected	nsubj
3	infected	infect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	half	half	DET	NumForm=Word NumType=Frac PronType=Ind	6 class	det:predet
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 class	det
6	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 infected	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 infected	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	infect	participle	the virus	half class					vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme class=Destination

Example 4

A computer virus infected Dad's laptop.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 virus	det
2	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 virus	compound
3	virus	virus	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	infected	infect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 virus	acl
5	Dad	Dad	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 laptop	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 Dad	case
7	laptop	laptop	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 infected	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 virus	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	infect	participle	a computer virus not said here	Dad's laptop					vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme laptop=Destination

Example 5

Her giggles infected the whole room.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 giggles	nmod:poss
2	giggles	giggle	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 infected	nsubj
3	infected	infect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 room	det
5	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 room	amod
6	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 infected	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 infected	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	infect	past	Her giggles	the whole room					vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme room=Destination
2	giggle		Her = she						nom giggle «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

Mosquitoes can infect people with malaria.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mosquitoes	mosquito	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 infect	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 infect	aux
3	infect	infect	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 infect	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 malaria	case
6	malaria	malaria	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 infect	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 infect	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	infect	can	Mosquitoes		people			with malaria	vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent people=Destination with malaria=Theme

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