legitimate

Who acts: That, Feeling, I, you, shop, fake email · What happens: allow, bear, marry, be, feel, miss · To what, where: parents, legitimate reason, match, legitimate question, question, trick · Speech: someone speaks here

«legitimate» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: legitimate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Allowed by law or by the rules; fair and proper.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Allowed	allow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	by	by	ADP	_	3 law	case
3	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Allowed	obl
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 rules	cc
5	by	by	ADP	_	7 rules	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 rules	det
7	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 law	conj
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 fair	punct
9	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Allowed	parataxis
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 proper	cc
11	proper	proper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 fair	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Allowed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	allow	participle						by law or the rules	vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer

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

Reasonable and fair: a legitimate reason, a legitimate question.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Reasonable	reasonable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 reason	amod
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 fair	cc
3	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Reasonable	conj
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 reason	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 reason	det
6	legitimate	legitimate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 reason	amod
7	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 question	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 question	det
10	legitimate	legitimate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 question	amod
11	question	question	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 reason	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 reason	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Real and honest, not fake: a legitimate business, a legitimate website.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fake	amod
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 honest	cc
3	honest	honest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Real	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 fake	punct
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 fake	advmod
6	fake	fake	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 business	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 business	det
9	legitimate	legitimate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 business	amod
10	business	business	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 fake	parataxis
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 website	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 website	det
13	legitimate	legitimate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 website	amod
14	website	website	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 business	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 fake	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 4

Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

Born to parents who were married to each other.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Born	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	to	to	ADP	_	3 parents	case
3	parents	parent	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Born	obl
4	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 married	nsubj:pass
5	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 married	aux:pass
6	married	marry	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 parents	acl:relcl
7	to	to	ADP	_	8 each	case
8	each	each	DET	ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp	6 married	obl
9	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 each	fixed
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Born	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bear	participle						to parents	vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
2	marry	past · passive		parents				to each	vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to each=Co-Patient

Meaning 5

Usage: slang, «legit» — kept apart, not parsed.

Really, truly, or great: «That was legit funny.».

The tree, 8 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Really	really	ADV	_	6 great	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Really	punct
3	truly	truly	ADV	_	6 great	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 great	punct
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 great	cc
6	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 funny	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 funny	punct
9	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	12 funny	nsubj
10	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 funny	cop
11	legit	legit	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 funny	amod
12	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 great	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 funny	punct
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 funny	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 great	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	past	That					funny property	tree rules

Example 1

Feeling ill is a legitimate reason to miss a match.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Feeling	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 reason	csubj
2	ill	ill	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Feeling	xcomp
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 reason	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 reason	det
5	legitimate	legitimate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 reason	amod
6	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	8 miss	mark
8	miss	miss	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 reason	acl
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 match	det
10	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 miss	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 reason	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	feel	gerund			ill property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2	is a	present	Feeling	a legitimate reason		tree rules
3	miss	to-infinitive		a match		vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer match=Stimulus

Example 2

That's a legitimate question, and I'll answer it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 question	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 question	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 question	det
4	legitimate	legitimate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 question	amod
5	question	question	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 answer	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 answer	cc
8	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 answer	nsubj
9	'll	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 answer	aux
10	answer	answer	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 question	conj
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 answer	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 question	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	That	a legitimate question					tree rules
2	answer speech: assert	future	I	question					vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality

Example 3

Check that the shop is legitimate before you pay online.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Check	check	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	that	that	SCONJ	_	6 legitimate	mark
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 shop	det
4	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 legitimate	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 legitimate	cop
6	legitimate	legitimate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Check	ccomp
7	before	before	SCONJ	_	9 pay	mark
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 pay	nsubj
9	pay	pay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 legitimate	advcl
10	online	online	ADV	_	9 pay	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Check	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	check	imperative	you not said here		vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	the shop	legitimate property	tree rules
3	pay	present	you	online property	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The fake email looked legitimate, but it was a trick.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 email	det
2	fake	fake	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 email	amod
3	email	email	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 looked	nsubj
4	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	legitimate	legitimate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 looked	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 trick	punct
7	but	but	CCONJ	_	11 trick	cc
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 trick	nsubj
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 trick	cop
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 trick	det
11	trick	trick	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 looked	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	the fake email					legitimate property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2	is a	past	email	a trick					tree rules

Example 5

He is the legitimate owner of the bicycle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 owner	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 owner	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 owner	det
4	legitimate	legitimate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 owner	amod
5	owner	owner	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 bicycle	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 bicycle	det
8	bicycle	bicycle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 owner	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 owner	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	He	the legitimate owner				of the bicycle	tree rules

Example 6

The referee said it was a legitimate goal.

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 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 goal	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 goal	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 goal	det
7	legitimate	legitimate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 goal	amod
8	goal	goal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	ccomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the referee						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is a	past	referee	a legitimate goal					tree rules

Example 7

That skateboard trick was legit amazing!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 trick	det
2	skateboard	skateboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 trick	compound
3	trick	trick	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 amazing	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 amazing	cop
5	legit	legit	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 amazing	amod
6	amazing	amazing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	6 amazing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	that skateboard trick					amazing property	tree rules

Example 8

Is this offer legit or a scam?

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	4 legit	cop
2	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 legit	det
3	offer	offer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 legit	compound
4	legit	legit	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 scam	cc
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 scam	det
7	scam	scam	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 legit	conj
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 legit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		this offer legit or a scam					tree rules

Example 9

He had not flown far, however, when he came across a dog who, having met the sausage, had regarded him as his legitimate booty, and so seized and swallowed him.

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 flown	nsubj:pass
2	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 flown	aux
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 flown	advmod
4	flown	fly	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	far	far	ADV	Degree=Pos	4 flown	advmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 however	punct
7	however	however	ADV	_	4 flown	advmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 came	punct
9	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	11 came	advmod
10	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 came	nsubj
11	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 flown	parataxis
12	across	across	ADP	_	14 dog	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 dog	det
14	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 came	obl
15	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	18 met	nsubj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 met	punct
17	having	have	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	18 met	aux
18	met	meet	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	14 dog	acl:relcl
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 sausage	det
20	sausage	sausage	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 met	obj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 regarded	punct
22	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	23 regarded	aux
23	regarded	regard	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	11 came	conj
24	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 regarded	obj
25	as	as	ADP	_	28 booty	case
26	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	28 booty	nmod:poss
27	legitimate	legitimate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	28 booty	amod
28	booty	booty	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 regarded	obl
29	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 seized	punct
30	and	and	CCONJ	_	32 seized	cc
31	so	so	ADV	_	32 seized	advmod
32	seized	seize	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 flown	parataxis
33	and	and	CCONJ	_	34 swallowed	cc
34	swallowed	swallow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	32 seized	conj
35	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	34 swallowed	obj
36	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 flown	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	not fly	past · perfect · passive		He	far, however property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme
2	come	past	he		across a dog	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme across dog=Initial_Location
3	meet	gerund · perfect	a dog	the sausage		vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sausage=Co-Agent
4	regard	past · perfect	he not said here	dog	as dog's legitimate booty	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent he=Theme as booty=Value
5	seize	past				vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
6	swallow	past		dog		vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient

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