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junior

Who acts: Junior, son, Jr., You, sister, He · What happens: mean, be, add, have, use, name · To what, where: student, Junior, same name, son, junior school, junior rugby team

«junior» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: junior in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Junior means younger, or for younger people, as in a junior school or junior football team.

The tree, 16 words
nsubjxcomppunctcccaseamodoblpunctcasecasedetamodnmodccamodcompoundconjpunctrootJuniorADJmeansVERByoungerADJ,PUNCTorCCONJforADPyoungerADJpeopleNOUN,PUNCTasADPinADPaDETjuniorADJschoolNOUNorCCONJjuniorADJfootballNOUNteamNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1JuniorjuniorADJDegree=Pos2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3youngeryoungADJDegree=Cmp2 meansxcomp
4,,PUNCT_8 peoplepunct
5ororCCONJ_8 peoplecc
6forforADP_8 peoplecase
7youngeryoungADJDegree=Cmp8 peopleamod
8peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur2 meansobl
9,,PUNCT_14 schoolpunct
10asasADP_14 schoolcase
11ininADP_14 schoolcase
12aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art14 schooldet
13juniorjuniorADJDegree=Pos14 schoolamod
14schoolschoolNOUNNumber=Sing8 peoplenmod
15ororCCONJ_18 teamcc
16juniorjuniorADJDegree=Pos18 teamamod
17footballfootballNOUNNumber=Sing18 teamcompound
18teamteamNOUNNumber=Sing14 schoolconj
19..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentJuniorfor younger people as a junior school or junior football team; young propertyvn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot for people=Attribute

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

Junior means lower in rank or less experienced in a job, as in a junior doctor.

The tree, 16 words
nsubjxcompcaseoblccadvmodconjcasedetoblpunctcasecasedetamodconjpunctrootJuniorADJmeansVERBlowerADJinADPrankNOUNorCCONJlessADVexperiencedADJinADPaDETjobNOUN,PUNCTasADPinADPaDETjuniorADJdoctorNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1JuniorjuniorADJDegree=Pos2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3lowerlowADJDegree=Cmp2 meansxcomp
4ininADP_5 rankcase
5rankrankNOUNNumber=Sing2 meansobl
6ororCCONJ_8 experiencedcc
7lesslessADVDegree=Cmp8 experiencedadvmod
8experiencedexperiencedADJDegree=Pos5 rankconj
9ininADP_11 jobcase
10aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art11 jobdet
11jobjobNOUNNumber=Sing8 experiencedobl
12,,PUNCT_17 doctorpunct
13asasADP_17 doctorcase
14ininADP_17 doctorcase
15aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art17 doctordet
16juniorjuniorADJDegree=Pos17 doctoramod
17doctordoctorNOUNNumber=Sing5 rankconj
18..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentJuniorin rank and a junior doctor; low propertyvn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in rank=Attribute

Meaning 3

Usage: US, Canada — kept apart, not parsed.

A junior is a student in the third year of a four-year high school or college.

The tree, 17 words
detnsubjcopdetcasedetamodnmodcasedetnummodpunctcompoundamodnmodccconjpunctrootADETjuniorNOUNisAUXaDETstudentNOUNinADPtheDETthirdADJyearNOUNofADPaDETfourNUM-PUNCTyearNOUNhighADJschoolNOUNorCCONJcollegeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 juniordet
2juniorjuniorNOUNNumber=Sing5 studentnsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 studentcop
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 studentdet
5studentstudentNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6ininADP_9 yearcase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 yeardet
8thirdthirdADJDegree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord9 yearamod
9yearyearNOUNNumber=Sing5 studentnmod
10ofofADP_16 schoolcase
11aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art16 schooldet
12fourfourNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card14 yearnummod
13--PUNCT_12 fourpunct
14yearyearNOUNNumber=Sing16 schoolcompound
15highhighADJDegree=Pos16 schoolamod
16schoolschoolNOUNNumber=Sing9 yearnmod
17ororCCONJ_18 collegecc
18collegecollegeNOUNNumber=Sing16 schoolconj
19..PUNCT_5 studentpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresenta juniora studentyeartree rules

Meaning 4

Usage: US — kept apart, not parsed.

«Junior» (Jr.) is added after the name of a son who has the same name as his father, and «Junior» is sometimes used as his nickname.

The tree, 26 words
punctnsubj:passpunctpunctappospunctaux:passcasedetoblcasedetnmodnsubjacl:relcldetamodobjcasenmod:possoblpunctccpunctnsubj:passpunctaux:passadvmodconjcasenmod:possoblpunctroot«PUNCTJuniorADJ»PUNCT(PUNCTJr.PROPN)PUNCTisAUXaddedVERBafterADPtheDETnameNOUNofADPaDETsonNOUNwhoPRONhasVERBtheDETsameADJnameNOUNasADPhisPRONfatherNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJ«PUNCTJuniorADJ»PUNCTisAUXsometimesADVusedVERBasADPhisPRONnicknameNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_2 Juniorpunct
2JuniorjuniorADJDegree=Pos8 addednsubj:pass
3»»PUNCT_2 Juniorpunct
4((PUNCT_5 Jr.punct
5Jr.Jr.PROPNNumber=Sing2 Juniorappos
6))PUNCT_5 Jr.punct
7isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 addedaux:pass
8addedaddVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
9afterafterADP_11 namecase
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art11 namedet
11namenameNOUNNumber=Sing8 addedobl
12ofofADP_14 soncase
13aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art14 sondet
14sonsonNOUNNumber=Sing11 namenmod
15whowhoPRONPronType=Rel16 hasnsubj
16hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin14 sonacl:relcl
17thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art19 namedet
18samesameADJDegree=Pos19 nameamod
19namenameNOUNNumber=Sing16 hasobj
20asasADP_22 fathercase
21hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs22 fathernmod:poss
22fatherfatherNOUNNumber=Sing16 hasobl
23,,PUNCT_30 usedpunct
24andandCCONJ_30 usedcc
25««PUNCT_26 Juniorpunct
26JuniorjuniorADJDegree=Pos30 usednsubj:pass
27»»PUNCT_26 Juniorpunct
28isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin30 usedaux:pass
29sometimessometimesADVPronType=Ind30 usedadvmod
30useduseVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass8 addedconj
31asasADP_33 nicknamecase
32hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs33 nicknamenmod:poss
33nicknamenicknameNOUNNumber=Sing30 usedobl
34..PUNCT_8 addedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1add speech: assertpresent · passiveJuniorafter the name of a sonvn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2havepresenta sonthe same nameas Jr.'s fathervn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Patient
3usepresent · passiveJunioras Jr.'s nickname; sometimes propertyvn spend_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Duration as nickname=Attribute
4namea sonnom name «communication transitive»: of=patient
5nicknameJr.nom nickname «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Meaning 5

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

You can be someone's junior, meaning younger than them, as in «three years my junior».

The tree, 16 words
nsubjauxcopnmod:posscasepunctadvclxcompcaseoblpunctmarkmarkpunctnummodnsubjnmod:possparataxispunctpunctrootYouPRONcanAUXbeAUXsomeonePRON'sPARTjuniorADJ,PUNCTmeaningVERByoungerADJthanADPthemPRON,PUNCTasSCONJinSCONJ«PUNCTthreeNUMyearsNOUNmyPRONjuniorADJ»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1YouyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs6 juniornsubj
2cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin6 junioraux
3bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf6 juniorcop
4someonesomeonePRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind6 juniornmod:poss
5's'sPART_4 someonecase
6juniorjuniorADJDegree=Posrootroot
7,,PUNCT_8 meaningpunct
8meaningmeanVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part6 junioradvcl
9youngeryoungADJDegree=Cmp8 meaningxcomp
10thanthanADP_11 themcase
11themtheyPRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs9 youngerobl
12,,PUNCT_19 juniorpunct
13asasSCONJ_19 juniormark
14ininSCONJ_19 juniormark
15««PUNCT_19 juniorpunct
16threethreeNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card17 yearsnummod
17yearsyearNOUNNumber=Plur19 juniornsubj
18mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs19 juniornmod:poss
19juniorjuniorADJDegree=Pos6 juniorparataxis
20»»PUNCT_19 juniorpunct
21..PUNCT_6 juniorpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1iscanYoujunior propertytree rules
2meangerundYou not said hereyoung propertyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

My sister moves up to junior school next year.

nmod:possnsubjcompound:prtcaseamodoblamodobl:unmarkedpunctrootMyPRONsisterNOUNmovesVERBupADPtoADPjuniorADJschoolNOUNnextADJyearNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 sisternmod:poss
2sistersisterNOUNNumber=Sing3 movesnsubj
3movesmoveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4upupADP_3 movescompound:prt
5totoADP_7 schoolcase
6juniorjuniorADJDegree=Pos7 schoolamod
7schoolschoolNOUNNumber=Sing3 movesobl
8nextnextADJDegree=Pos9 yearamod
9yearyearNOUNNumber=Sing3 movesobl:unmarked
10..PUNCT_3 movespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1move uppresentMy sisterjunior schoolyearvn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to school=Trajectory

Example 2

He plays in the junior rugby team.

nsubjcasedetamodcompoundoblpunctrootHePRONplaysVERBinADPtheDETjuniorADJrugbyNOUNteamNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 playsnsubj
2playsplayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3ininADP_7 teamcase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 teamdet
5juniorjuniorADJDegree=Pos7 teamamod
6rugbyrugbyNOUNNumber=Sing7 teamcompound
7teamteamNOUNNumber=Sing2 playsobl
8..PUNCT_2 playspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1playpresentHethe junior rugby teamvn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

She's a junior doctor working night shifts.

nsubjcopdetamodaclcompoundobjpunctrootShePRON'sAUXaDETjuniorADJdoctorNOUNworkingVERBnightNOUNshiftsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs5 doctornsubj
2'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 doctorcop
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 doctordet
4juniorjuniorADJDegree=Pos5 doctoramod
5doctordoctorNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6workingworkVERBVerbForm=Ger5 doctoracl
7nightnightNOUNNumber=Sing8 shiftscompound
8shiftsshiftNOUNNumber=Plur6 workingobj
9..PUNCT_5 doctorpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentShea junior doctortree rules
2workgerunda junior doctor not said herenight shiftsvn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent shift=Material

Example 4

In the US, my cousin is a junior in high school.

casedetoblpunctnmod:possnsubjcopdetcaseamodoblpunctrootInADPtheDETUSPROPN,PUNCTmyPRONcousinNOUNisAUXaDETjuniorADJinADPhighADJschoolNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_3 UScase
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 USdet
3USUSPROPNNumber=Sing9 juniorobl
4,,PUNCT_3 USpunct
5mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs6 cousinnmod:poss
6cousincousinNOUNNumber=Sing9 juniornsubj
7isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 juniorcop
8aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 juniordet
9juniorjuniorADJDegree=Posrootroot
10ininADP_12 schoolcase
11highhighADJDegree=Pos12 schoolamod
12schoolschoolNOUNNumber=Sing9 juniorobl
13..PUNCT_9 juniorpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentmy cousinhigh schoolin the US; junior propertytree rules

Example 5

Martin Luther King Jr. was named after his father.

nsubj:passflatflatflataux:passcasenmod:possoblpunctrootMartinPROPNLutherPROPNKingPROPNJr.PROPNwasAUXnamedVERBafterADPhisPRONfatherNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MartinMartinPROPNNumber=Sing6 namednsubj:pass
2LutherLutherPROPNNumber=Sing1 Martinflat
3KingKingPROPNNumber=Sing1 Martinflat
4Jr.Jr.PROPNNumber=Sing1 Martinflat
5wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin6 namedaux:pass
6namednameVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
7afterafterADP_9 fathercase
8hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs9 fathernmod:poss
9fatherfatherNOUNNumber=Sing6 namedobl
10..PUNCT_6 namedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1namepast · passiveMartinafter Martin's fathervn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 6

My brother is two years my junior.

nmod:possnsubjcopnummodnsubjnmod:posspunctrootMyPRONbrotherNOUNisAUXtwoNUMyearsNOUNmyPRONjuniorADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 brothernmod:poss
2brotherbrotherNOUNNumber=Sing7 juniornsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 juniorcop
4twotwoNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card5 yearsnummod
5yearsyearNOUNNumber=Plur7 juniornsubj
6mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs7 juniornmod:poss
7juniorjuniorADJDegree=Posrootroot
8..PUNCT_7 juniorpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentMy brotherjunior propertytree rules

Example 7

The juniors had their sports day on Friday.

detnsubjnmod:posscompoundobjcaseoblpunctrootTheDETjuniorsNOUNhadVERBtheirPRONsportsNOUNdayNOUNonADPFridayPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 juniorsdet
2juniorsjuniorNOUNNumber=Plur3 hadnsubj
3hadhaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4theirtheirPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs6 daynmod:poss
5sportssportNOUNNumber=Plur6 daycompound
6daydayNOUNNumber=Sing3 hadobj
7ononADP_8 Fridaycase
8FridayFridayPROPNNumber=Sing3 hadobl
9..PUNCT_3 hadpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepastthe juniorsday; fridayvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 8

So the junior secretary did not at all mind being left.

advmoddetamodnsubjadvmodcasedetoblaux:passconjpunctrootSoADVtheDETjuniorADJsecretaryNOUNdidVERBnotPARTatADPallDETmindNOUNbeingAUXleftVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SosoADV_5 didadvmod
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 secretarydet
3juniorjuniorADJDegree=Pos4 secretaryamod
4secretarysecretaryNOUNNumber=Sing5 didnsubj
5diddoVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
6notnotPARTPolarity=Neg5 didadvmod
7atatADP_9 mindcase
8allallDETPronType=Tot9 minddet
9mindmindNOUNNumber=Sing5 didobl
10beingbeAUXTense=Pres VerbForm=Part11 leftaux:pass
11leftleaveVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass5 didconj
12..PUNCT_5 didpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not dopastthe junior secretaryall mindvn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2leavegerund · passivethe junior secretary not said herevn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»

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