low

Who acts: cow, cat, you, low temperature, phone battery, He · What happens: feel, low, mean, make, moo, jump · To what, where: long deep mooing sound, low wall, heavy books, lowest shelf, 2 degrees, low voice · Speech: someone speaks here

«low» in the school dictionary: its 6 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: low in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Not high: close to the ground or the bottom (a low wall, a low shelf).

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 high	advmod
2	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 close	punct
4	close	close	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 high	conj
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 ground	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ground	det
7	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 close	obl
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 bottom	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 bottom	det
10	bottom	bottom	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ground	conj
11	(	(	PUNCT	_	14 wall	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 wall	det
13	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 wall	amod
14	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 bottom	appos
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 shelf	punct
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 shelf	det
17	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 shelf	amod
18	shelf	shelf	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 wall	conj
19	)	)	PUNCT	_	14 wall	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 high	punct

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

Meaning 2

Small in number, amount or level (a low price, a low score, low temperature).

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	3 number	case
3	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Small	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 amount	punct
5	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 number	appos
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 level	cc
7	level	level	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 amount	conj
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	11 price	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 price	det
10	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 price	amod
11	price	price	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 level	appos
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 score	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 score	det
14	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 score	amod
15	score	score	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 price	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 temperature	punct
17	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 temperature	amod
18	temperature	temperature	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 price	conj
19	)	)	PUNCT	_	11 price	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Small	punct

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

Meaning 3

Of a sound: deep, or quiet (a low voice).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Of	of	ADP	_	3 sound	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 sound	det
3	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 deep	obl
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 deep	punct
5	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 quiet	punct
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 quiet	cc
8	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 deep	conj
9	(	(	PUNCT	_	12 voice	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 voice	det
11	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 voice	amod
12	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 quiet	obl
13	)	)	PUNCT	_	12 voice	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 deep	punct

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

Meaning 4

Feeling sad or tired (feeling low).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Feeling	feel	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	sad	sad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Feeling	xcomp
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 tired	cc
4	tired	tired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 sad	conj
5	(	(	PUNCT	_	6 feeling	punct
6	feeling	feel	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Feeling	conj
7	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 feeling	xcomp
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 feeling	punct
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Feeling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	gerund						sad property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2	feel	gerund						low property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Meaning 5

A noun: the lowest point or number (a new low; lows and highs in weather).

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 noun	det
2	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 point	punct
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 point	det
5	lowest	low	ADJ	Degree=Sup	6 point	amod
6	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 noun	appos
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 number	cc
8	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 point	conj
9	(	(	PUNCT	_	12 low	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 low	det
11	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 low	amod
12	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 number	acl:relcl
13	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 lows	punct
14	lows	low	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 point	nmod
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 highs	cc
16	highs	high	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 lows	conj
17	in	in	ADP	_	18 weather	case
18	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 lows	nmod
19	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 point	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 noun	punct

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

Meaning 6

To low means to make the long, deep mooing sound that a cow makes.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 low	mark
2	low	low	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	csubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 make	mark
5	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	xcomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 sound	det
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 sound	amod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 long	punct
9	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 sound	amod
10	mooing	moo	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 sound	amod
11	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 make	obj
12	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 makes	obj
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 cow	det
14	cow	cow	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 makes	nsubj
15	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 sound	acl:relcl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	low	to-infinitive			vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	make not said to happen	to-infinitive		the long deep mooing sound	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product
4	moo	gerund			vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	make	present	a cow	the long deep mooing sound	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Product

Example 1

The cat jumped over the low wall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 jumped	nsubj
3	jumped	jump	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	over	over	ADP	_	7 wall	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 wall	det
6	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 wall	amod
7	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 jumped	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 jumped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	jump	past	the cat			the low wall			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over wall=Trajectory

Example 2

Put the heavy books on the lowest shelf.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 books	det
3	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 books	amod
4	books	book	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Put	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	8 shelf	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 shelf	det
7	lowest	low	ADJ	Degree=Sup	8 shelf	amod
8	shelf	shelf	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Put	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	imperative	you not said here	the heavy books		the lowest shelf			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent book=Theme on shelf=Destination

Example 3

Today's low temperature will be 2 degrees.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 temperature	nmod:poss
2	's	's	PART	_	1 Today	case
3	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 temperature	amod
4	temperature	temperature	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 degrees	nsubj
5	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 degrees	aux
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 degrees	cop
7	2	2	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 degrees	nummod
8	degrees	degree	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 degrees	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	future	Today's low temperature	2 degrees					tree rules

Example 4

My phone battery is low.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 battery	nmod:poss
2	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 battery	compound
3	battery	battery	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 low	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 low	cop
5	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 low	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	My phone battery					low property	tree rules

Example 5

He spoke in a low voice so the baby wouldn't wake.

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 spoke	nsubj
2	spoke	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 voice	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 voice	det
5	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 voice	amod
6	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spoke	obl
7	so	so	SCONJ	_	12 wake	mark
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 baby	det
9	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 wake	nsubj
10	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 wake	aux
11	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	12 wake	advmod
12	wake	wake	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 spoke	advcl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spoke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	past	He			a low voice			vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	not wake	would	the baby						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 6

Which number is the lowest: 12, 7 or 9?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Which	which	DET	PronType=Int	2 number	det
2	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lowest	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 lowest	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 lowest	det
5	lowest	low	ADJ	Degree=Sup	root	root
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 12	punct
7	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 lowest	parataxis
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 7	punct
9	7	7	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 12	flat
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 9	cc
11	9	9	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 12	conj
12	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 lowest	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	which number					low property	tree rules

Example 7

We are running low on bread.

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	3 running	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 running	aux
3	running	run	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	low	low	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 running	advmod
5	on	on	ADP	_	6 bread	case
6	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 running	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 running	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	present · progressive	We			bread		low property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on bread=Trajectory

Example 8

The tide is low, so we can look in rock pools.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 tide	det
2	tide	tide	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 low	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 low	cop
4	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 look	punct
6	so	so	ADV	_	9 look	advmod
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 look	nsubj
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 look	aux
9	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 low	parataxis
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 pools	case
11	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 pools	compound
12	pools	pool	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 look	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 low	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the tide					low property	tree rules
2	look	can	we					in rock pools	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in pool=Theme

Example 9

I felt low after losing the match.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 felt	nsubj
2	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	low	low	ADV	Degree=Pos	2 felt	advmod
4	after	after	SCONJ	_	5 losing	mark
5	losing	lose	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 felt	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 match	det
7	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 losing	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	past	I					low property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2	lose	gerund	I not said here	the match					vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Eventuality

Example 10

Whisht! up sprang the cow and lowed dismally.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Whisht	whisht	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 sprang	punct
3	up	up	ADV	_	4 sprang	advmod
4	sprang	spring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Whisht	parataxis
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 cow	det
6	cow	cow	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sprang	obj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 lowed	cc
8	lowed	low	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 sprang	conj
9	dismally	dismally	ADV	_	8 lowed	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Whisht	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	whisht	imperative	you not said here			tree rules
2	spring	past		the cow		vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location cow=Theme
3	low	past			dismally property	vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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