lift Who acts: lift, machine, Americans, ban, news, He · What happens: lift, be, raise, carry, call, give · To what, where: it, machine, people, building, lift, free ride · Speech: someone speaks here
«lift» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: lift in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To lift is to pick something up and raise it.
mark csubj cop mark obj compound:prt cc conj obj punct root To PART lift VERB is AUX to PART pick VERB something PRON up ADP and CCONJ raise VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 lift mark 2 lift lift VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 pick csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 pick cop 4 to to PART _ 5 pick mark 5 pick pick VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 pick obj 7 up up ADP _ 5 pick compound:prt 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 raise cc 9 raise raise VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 pick conj 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 raise obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 pick punct
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1 lift to-infinitive vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is present pick property tree rules 3 raise infinitive it vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
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 A lift is a machine that carries people up and down in a building; Americans call it an elevator.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj advmod cc conj case det obl punct nsubj parataxis obj det xcomp punct root A DET lift NOUN is AUX a DET machine NOUN that PRON carries VERB people NOUN up ADV and CCONJ down ADV in ADP a DET building NOUN ; PUNCT Americans PROPN call VERB it PRON an DET elevator NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 lift det 2 lift lift NOUN Number=Sing 5 machine nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 machine cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 machine det 5 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 carries nsubj 7 carries carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 machine acl:relcl 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 carries obj 9 up up ADV _ 7 carries advmod 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 down cc 11 down down ADV _ 9 up conj 12 in in ADP _ 14 building case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 building det 14 building building NOUN Number=Sing 7 carries obl 15 ; ; PUNCT _ 17 call punct 16 Americans American PROPN Number=Plur 17 call nsubj 17 call call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 machine parataxis 18 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 call obj 19 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 elevator det 20 elevator elevator NOUN Number=Sing 17 call xcomp 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 machine punct
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1 is a present a lift a machine tree rules 2 carry present a machine people a building vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent people=Value in building=Location 3 call present Americans lift vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient
Meaning 3 A lift is a free ride in someone's car.
det nsubj cop det amod case nmod:poss case nmod punct root A DET lift NOUN is AUX a DET free ADJ ride NOUN in ADP someone PRON 's PART car NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 lift det 2 lift lift NOUN Number=Sing 6 ride nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 ride cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 ride det 5 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 6 ride amod 6 ride ride NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 in in ADP _ 10 car case 8 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 car nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 someone case 10 car car NOUN Number=Sing 6 ride nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 ride punct
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1 is a present a lift a free ride someone's car tree rules
Meaning 4 To lift a rule or a ban is to end it.
mark det obj cc det nsubj cop mark conj obj punct root To PART lift VERB a DET rule NOUN or CCONJ a DET ban NOUN is AUX to PART end VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 lift mark 2 lift lift VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 rule det 4 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 2 lift obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 10 end cc 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 ban det 7 ban ban NOUN Number=Sing 10 end nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 end cop 9 to to PART _ 10 end mark 10 end end VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 lift conj 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 end obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 lift punct
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1 lift to-infinitive a rule vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme 2 is present a ban end property tree rules
Meaning 5 A lift is a happy feeling: the news gave her a lift.
det nsubj cop det amod punct det nsubj parataxis iobj det obj punct root A DET lift NOUN is AUX a DET happy ADJ feeling NOUN : PUNCT the DET news NOUN gave VERB her PRON a DET lift NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 lift det 2 lift lift NOUN Number=Sing 6 feeling nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 feeling cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 feeling det 5 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 feeling amod 6 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 : : PUNCT _ 10 gave punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 news det 9 news news NOUN Number=Sing 10 gave nsubj 10 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 feeling parataxis 11 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 gave iobj 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 lift det 13 lift lift NOUN Number=Sing 10 gave obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 feeling punct
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1 is a present a lift a happy feeling tree rules 2 give past the news a lift her = she vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient lift=Theme
Example 1 He lifts 20 kg.
nsubj nummod obj punct root He PRON lifts VERB 20 NUM kg NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 lifts nsubj 2 lifts lift VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 kg nummod 4 kg kg NOUN Number=Plur 2 lifts obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 lifts punct
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1 lift present He 20 kg vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kg=Theme
Example 2 The lift carries 8 people at a time.
det nsubj nummod obj case det obl punct root The DET lift NOUN carries VERB 8 NUM people NOUN at ADP a DET time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lift det 2 lift lift NOUN Number=Sing 3 carries nsubj 3 carries carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 8 8 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 people nummod 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 carries obj 6 at at ADP _ 8 time case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 time det 8 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 carries obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 carries punct
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1 carry present the lift 8 people time vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme
Example 3 How many trips for 30 people?
advmod amod case nummod nmod punct root How ADV many ADJ trips NOUN for ADP 30 NUM people NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 trips amod 3 trips trip NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 for for ADP _ 6 people case 5 30 30 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 people nummod 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 trips nmod 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 trips punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 4 She lifted 3 boxes of 5 kg each.
nsubj nummod obj case nummod nmod advmod punct root She PRON lifted VERB 3 NUM boxes NOUN of ADP 5 NUM kg NOUN each DET . 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 lifted nsubj 2 lifted lift VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 boxes nummod 4 boxes box NOUN Number=Plur 2 lifted obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 kg case 6 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 kg nummod 7 kg kg NOUN Number=Plur 4 boxes nmod 8 each each DET PronType=Tot 2 lifted advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 lifted punct
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1 lift past She 3 boxes of 5 kg vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent box=Theme
Example 5 Bend your knees when you lift a heavy box.
nmod:poss obj advmod nsubj advcl det amod obj punct root Bend VERB your PRON knees NOUN when ADV you PRON lift VERB a DET heavy ADJ box NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bend bend VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 knees nmod:poss 3 knees knee NOUN Number=Plur 1 Bend obj 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 lift advmod 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 lift nsubj 6 lift lift VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Bend advcl 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 box det 8 heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 9 box amod 9 box box NOUN Number=Sing 6 lift obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Bend punct
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1 bend imperative you not said here your knees vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent knee=Material 2 lift present you a heavy box vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent box=Theme
Example 6 We took the lift to the tenth floor.
nsubj det obj case det amod obl punct root We PRON took VERB the DET lift NOUN to ADP the DET tenth ADJ floor 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 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 lift det 4 lift lift NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obj 5 to to ADP _ 8 floor case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 floor det 7 tenth tenth ADJ Degree=Pos 8 floor amod 8 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
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1 take past We the lift the tenth floor vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent lift=Theme to floor=Destination
Example 7 Can you give me a lift to school?
aux nsubj iobj det obj case nmod punct root Can AUX you PRON give VERB me PRON a DET lift NOUN to ADP school NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 give aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 give nsubj 3 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 give iobj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 lift det 6 lift lift NOUN Number=Sing 3 give obj 7 to to ADP _ 8 school case 8 school school NOUN Number=Sing 6 lift nmod 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 give punct
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1 give can you a lift me to school vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient lift=Theme
Example 8 The fog lifted and the sun came out.
det nsubj cc det nsubj conj advmod punct root The DET fog NOUN lifted VERB and CCONJ the DET sun NOUN came VERB out ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fog det 2 fog fog NOUN Number=Sing 3 lifted nsubj 3 lifted lift VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 7 came cc 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sun det 6 sun sun NOUN Number=Sing 7 came nsubj 7 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 lifted conj 8 out out ADV _ 7 came advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 lifted punct
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1 lift past the fog vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 come out past the sun out property vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient
Example 9 In a fire, never use the lift.
case det obl punct advmod det obj punct root In ADP a DET fire NOUN , PUNCT never ADV use VERB the DET lift NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 fire case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 fire det 3 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 6 use obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 fire punct 5 never never ADV PronType=Neg 6 use advmod 6 use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 lift det 8 lift lift NOUN Number=Sing 6 use obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 use punct
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1 not use imperative you not said here the lift a fire vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lift=Patient
Example 10 He lifted the lad to his great shoulder.
nsubj det obj case nmod:poss amod obl punct root He PRON lifted VERB the DET lad NOUN to ADP his PRON great ADJ shoulder NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 lifted nsubj 2 lifted lift VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 lad det 4 lad lad NOUN Number=Sing 2 lifted obj 5 to to ADP _ 8 shoulder case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 shoulder nmod:poss 7 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 8 shoulder amod 8 shoulder shoulder NOUN Number=Sing 2 lifted obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 lifted punct
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1 lift past He the lad his great shoulder vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent lad=Theme to shoulder=Destination
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