insure Who acts: company, insurance, they, Insure, something, Dad · What happens: insure, be, lose, damage, steal, pay · To what, where: something, amount, money, you, person, insurance · Speech: someone speaks here
«insure» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: insure in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.
To insure something is to pay a company a small amount regularly so that, if it is lost, damaged or stolen, the company pays you money.
The tree, 26 words mark advcl obj cop mark det obj det amod obj advmod case obl punct mark nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl punct conj cc conj punct det nsubj parataxis iobj obj punct root To PART insure VERB something PRON is AUX to PART pay VERB a DET company NOUN a DET small ADJ amount NOUN regularly ADV so SCONJ that PRON , PUNCT if SCONJ it PRON is AUX lost VERB , PUNCT damaged VERB or CCONJ stolen VERB , PUNCT the DET company NOUN pays VERB you PRON money NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 insure mark 2 insure insure VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 pay advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 insure obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 pay cop 5 to to PART _ 6 pay mark 6 pay pay VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 company det 8 company company NOUN Number=Sing 6 pay obj 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 amount det 10 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 11 amount amod 11 amount amount NOUN Number=Sing 6 pay obj 12 regularly regularly ADV _ 6 pay advmod 13 so so SCONJ _ 14 that case 14 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 6 pay obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 19 lost punct 16 if if SCONJ _ 19 lost mark 17 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 lost nsubj:pass 18 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 lost aux:pass 19 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 27 pays advcl 20 , , PUNCT _ 21 damaged punct 21 damaged damage VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 19 lost conj 22 or or CCONJ _ 23 stolen cc 23 stolen steal VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 21 damaged conj 24 , , PUNCT _ 27 pays punct 25 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 company det 26 company company NOUN Number=Sing 27 pays nsubj 27 pays pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 pay parataxis 28 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 27 pays iobj 29 money money NOUN Number=Sing 27 pays obj 30 . . PUNCT _ 6 pay punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 insure to-infinitive something vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Beneficiary 2 is present so that; pay, regularly property tree rules 3 lose a condition, not said to happen present · passive amount vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality 4 damage participle vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 5 steal participle vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 6 pay present the company money you vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient money=Asset
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: money — kept apart, not parsed.
To insure a person means to buy insurance that pays out if they are ill, hurt or die.
The tree, 18 words mark csubj det obj mark xcomp obj nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt mark nsubj cop advcl punct conj cc conj punct root To PART insure VERB a DET person NOUN means VERB to PART buy VERB insurance NOUN that PRON pays VERB out ADP if SCONJ they PRON are AUX ill ADJ , PUNCT hurt VERB or CCONJ die VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 insure mark 2 insure insure VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 means csubj 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 person det 4 person person NOUN Number=Sing 2 insure obj 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 7 buy mark 7 buy buy VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 means xcomp 8 insurance insurance NOUN Number=Sing 7 buy obj 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 pays nsubj 10 pays pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 insurance acl:relcl 11 out out ADP _ 10 pays compound:prt 12 if if SCONJ _ 15 ill mark 13 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 ill nsubj 14 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 ill cop 15 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos 10 pays advcl 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 hurt punct 17 hurt hurt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 ill conj 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 die cc 19 die die VERB VerbForm=Inf 17 hurt conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 insure to-infinitive a person vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Beneficiary 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 buy not said to happen to-infinitive insurance vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insurance=Theme 4 pay out present insurance vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 5 is a condition, not said to happen present they ill property tree rules 6 hurt participle they not said here vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 7 die infinitive they not said here vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Meaning 3 To protect against a bad result: practising insures against mistakes (more often spelled «ensure» or «insure against» in US English).
The tree, 20 words mark case det amod obl punct nsubj parataxis case obl punct advmod advmod acl punct xcomp punct cc punct conj obl punct case compound obl punct punct root To PART protect VERB against ADP a DET bad ADJ result NOUN : PUNCT practising VERB insures VERB against ADP mistakes NOUN ( PUNCT more ADV often ADV spelled VERB « PUNCT ensure VERB » PUNCT or CCONJ « PUNCT insure VERB against ADP » PUNCT in ADP US PROPN English PROPN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 protect mark 2 protect protect VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 against against ADP _ 6 result case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 result det 5 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 6 result amod 6 result result NOUN Number=Sing 2 protect obl 7 : : PUNCT _ 9 insures punct 8 practising practise VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 insures nsubj 9 insures insure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 protect parataxis 10 against against ADP _ 11 mistakes case 11 mistakes mistake NOUN Number=Plur 9 insures obl 12 ( ( PUNCT _ 15 spelled punct 13 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 15 spelled advmod 14 often often ADV _ 15 spelled advmod 15 spelled spell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 mistakes acl 16 « « PUNCT _ 17 ensure punct 17 ensure ensure VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 spelled xcomp 18 » » PUNCT _ 17 ensure punct 19 or or CCONJ _ 21 insure cc 20 « « PUNCT _ 21 insure punct 21 insure insure VERB VerbForm=Inf 17 ensure conj 22 against against ADP _ 21 insure obl 23 » » PUNCT _ 17 ensure punct 24 in in ADP _ 26 English case 25 US US PROPN Number=Sing 26 English compound 26 English English PROPN Number=Sing 17 ensure obl 27 ) ) PUNCT _ 15 spelled punct 28 . . PUNCT _ 2 protect punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 protect to-infinitive against a bad result vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent against result=Theme 2 practise gerund tree rules 3 insure present against mistakes vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent against mistake=Theme 4 spell participle mistakes not said here often property tree rules 5 ensure in a quote infinitive US English vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition 6 insure in a quote infinitive vn defend-72.3 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
Meaning 4 Insure can also mean to make certain that something will happen, especially something good.
The tree, 14 words nsubj aux advmod mark xcomp xcomp mark nsubj aux advcl punct advmod conj amod punct root Insure NOUN can AUX also ADV mean VERB to PART make VERB certain ADJ that SCONJ something PRON will AUX happen VERB , PUNCT especially ADV something PRON good ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Insure insure NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 3 also also ADV _ 4 mean advmod 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 mean xcomp 7 certain certain ADJ Degree=Pos 6 make xcomp 8 that that SCONJ _ 11 happen mark 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 happen nsubj 10 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 happen aux 11 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 certain advcl 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 something punct 13 especially especially ADV _ 14 something advmod 14 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 happen conj 15 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 14 something amod 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can Insure vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 make not said to happen to-infinitive Insure not said here certain property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 3 happen future something vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 Dad insures the car every year.
nsubj det obj det obl:unmarked punct root Dad NOUN insures VERB the DET car NOUN every DET year NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 insures nsubj 2 insures insure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 car det 4 car car NOUN Number=Sing 2 insures obj 5 every every DET PronType=Tot 6 year det 6 year year NOUN Number=Sing 2 insures obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 insures punct
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1 insure present Dad the car year vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Beneficiary
Example 2 Is your bike insured against theft?
cop nmod:poss nsubj:pass case obl punct root Is AUX your PRON bike NOUN insured VERB against ADP theft NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 bike cop 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 bike nmod:poss 3 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 4 insured nsubj:pass 4 insured insure VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 against against ADP _ 6 theft case 6 theft theft NOUN Number=Sing 4 insured obl 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 insured punct
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1 is a present your bike tree rules 2 insure participle · passive your bike against theft vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Beneficiary against theft=Theme
Example 3 They insured the house against fire and floods.
nsubj det obj case nmod cc conj punct root They PRON insured VERB the DET house NOUN against ADP fire NOUN and CCONJ floods NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 insured nsubj 2 insured insure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 house det 4 house house NOUN Number=Sing 2 insured obj 5 against against ADP _ 6 fire case 6 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 4 house nmod 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 floods cc 8 floods flood NOUN Number=Plur 6 fire conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 insured punct
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1 insure past They the house against fire and floods vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent house=Beneficiary against fire=Theme
Example 4 We insured our luggage before the holiday.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root We PRON insured VERB our PRON luggage NOUN before ADP the DET holiday NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 insured nsubj 2 insured insure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 luggage nmod:poss 4 luggage luggage NOUN Number=Sing 2 insured obj 5 before before ADP _ 7 holiday case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 holiday det 7 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 2 insured obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 insured punct
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1 insure past We our luggage before the holiday vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent luggage=Beneficiary
Example 5 The violin is insured for a lot of money.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl case nmod punct root The DET violin NOUN is AUX insured VERB for ADP a DET lot NOUN of ADP money NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 violin det 2 violin violin NOUN Number=Sing 4 insured nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 insured aux:pass 4 insured insure VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 for for ADP _ 7 lot case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 lot det 7 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 4 insured obl 8 of of ADP _ 9 money case 9 money money NOUN Number=Sing 7 lot nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 insured punct
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1 insure present · passive the violin for a lot of money vn ensure-99 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Theme for lot=Beneficiary
Example 6 Mum pays a monthly sum to insure our home.
nsubj det amod obj mark acl nmod:poss obj punct root Mum NOUN pays VERB a DET monthly ADJ sum NOUN to PART insure VERB our PRON home NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 pays nsubj 2 pays pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sum det 4 monthly monthly ADJ Degree=Pos 5 sum amod 5 sum sum NOUN Number=Sing 2 pays obj 6 to to PART _ 7 insure mark 7 insure insure VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 sum acl 8 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 home nmod:poss 9 home home NOUN Number=Sing 7 insure obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 pays punct
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1 pay present Mum a monthly sum vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sum=Asset 2 insure to-infinitive Mum not said here our home vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Beneficiary
Example 7 Wearing a helmet is one way to insure against injury.
csubj det obj cop nummod mark acl case obl punct root Wearing VERB a DET helmet NOUN is AUX one NUM way NOUN to PART insure VERB against ADP injury NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wearing wear VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 way csubj 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 helmet det 3 helmet helmet NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wearing obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 way cop 5 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 way nummod 6 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 to to PART _ 8 insure mark 8 insure insure VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 way acl 9 against against ADP _ 10 injury case 10 injury injury NOUN Number=Sing 8 insure obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 way punct
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1 wear gerund a helmet vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent helmet=Theme 2 is a present Wearing one way tree rules 3 insure to-infinitive against injury vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent against injury=Theme
Example 8 In conclusion, the voice assured her, that compliance with the above conditions would insure for her a safe return to the realms of light.
The tree, 24 words case obl punct det nsubj iobj punct det nsubj case det amod nmod aux conj case obl det amod obj case det nmod case nmod punct root In ADP conclusion NOUN , PUNCT the DET voice NOUN assured VERB her PRON , PUNCT that DET compliance NOUN with ADP the DET above ADJ conditions NOUN would AUX insure VERB for ADP her PRON a DET safe ADJ return NOUN to ADP the DET realms NOUN of ADP light NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 conclusion case 2 conclusion conclusion NOUN Number=Sing 6 assured obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 conclusion punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 voice det 5 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 6 assured nsubj 6 assured assure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 assured iobj 8 , , PUNCT _ 16 insure punct 9 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 10 compliance det 10 compliance compliance NOUN Number=Sing 16 insure nsubj 11 with with ADP _ 14 conditions case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 conditions det 13 above above ADJ Degree=Pos 14 conditions amod 14 conditions condition NOUN Number=Plur 10 compliance nmod 15 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 16 insure aux 16 insure insure VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 assured conj 17 for for ADP _ 18 her case 18 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 insure obl 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 return det 20 safe safe ADJ Degree=Pos 21 return amod 21 return return NOUN Number=Sing 16 insure obj 22 to to ADP _ 24 realms case 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 realms det 24 realms realm NOUN Number=Plur 21 return nmod 25 of of ADP _ 26 light case 26 light light NOUN Number=Sing 24 realms nmod 27 . . PUNCT _ 6 assured punct
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1 assure past the voice her = she conclusion vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient 2 insure would that compliance with the above conditions a safe return for voice; to the realms of light vn ensure-99 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Precondition return=Theme for she=Beneficiary
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