max
Who acts: It, you, boy, I, max score, max · What happens: take, max out, use up, name, be, turn up · To what, where: minutes max, card, ten minutes, volume, 100 points, max · Speech: someone speaks here
«max» in the school dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: max in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Short for «maximum»: the biggest amount possible.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | for | for | ADP | _ | 4 maximum | case |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 maximum | punct |
| 4 | maximum | maximum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Short | obl |
| 5 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 maximum | punct |
| 6 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 possible | punct |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 amount | det |
| 8 | biggest | big | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 9 amount | amod |
| 9 | amount | amount | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 possible | obl:unmarked |
| 10 | possible | possible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Short | conj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Short | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Usage: informal, adverb — kept apart, not parsed.
At most («It'll take ten minutes max»).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At | at | ADP | _ | 2 most | case |
| 2 | most | most | ADJ | Degree=Sup | root | root |
| 3 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 7 take | punct |
| 4 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 take | punct |
| 5 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 take | nsubj |
| 6 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 take | aux |
| 7 | take | take | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 most | parataxis |
| 8 | ten | ten | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 minutes | nummod |
| 9 | minutes | minute | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 max | compound |
| 10 | max | max | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 take | obj |
| 11 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 7 take | punct |
| 12 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 7 take | punct |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 most | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take in a quote | future | It | minutes max | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent max=Theme |
Meaning 3
Usage: verb, informal — kept apart, not parsed.
max out = use up to the limit («maxed out the card»).
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | max | max | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | out | out | ADP | _ | 1 max | compound:prt |
| 3 | = | = | SYM | _ | 4 use | punct |
| 4 | use | use | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 max | conj |
| 5 | up | up | ADP | _ | 4 use | compound:prt |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 limit | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 limit | det |
| 8 | limit | limit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 use | obl |
| 9 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 11 maxed | punct |
| 10 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 11 maxed | punct |
| 11 | maxed | max | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 use | advcl |
| 12 | out | out | ADP | _ | 11 maxed | compound:prt |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 card | det |
| 14 | card | card | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 maxed | obj |
| 15 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 11 maxed | punct |
| 16 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 11 maxed | punct |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 max | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | max out | imperative | you not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | use up | infinitive | you not said here | to the limit | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | max out in a quote | participle | you not said here | the card | tree rules |
Meaning 4
Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.
«to the max» = completely.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 max | punct |
| 2 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 max | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 max | det |
| 4 | max | max | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 max | punct |
| 6 | = | = | SYM | _ | 7 completely | punct |
| 7 | completely | completely | ADV | _ | 4 max | advmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 max | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 5
Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.
Max, a boy's name (short for Maximilian or Maxwell).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max | Max | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 name | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Max | punct |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 boy | det |
| 4 | boy | boy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 name | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 boy | case |
| 6 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 8 short | punct |
| 8 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 name | amod |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 Maximilian | case |
| 10 | Maximilian | Maximilian | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 short | obl |
| 11 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 12 Maxwell | cc |
| 12 | Maxwell | Maxwell | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 Maximilian | conj |
| 13 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 8 short | punct |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 name | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | name | a boy | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Meaning 6
Usage: maths, computing — kept apart, not parsed.
max — the largest value in a set.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | max | max | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 value | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 value | det |
| 4 | largest | large | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 value | amod |
| 5 | value | value | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 max | appos |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 set | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 set | det |
| 8 | set | set | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 value | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 max | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
I'll be ten minutes, max.
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 | 5 minutes | nsubj |
| 2 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 minutes | aux |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 minutes | cop |
| 4 | ten | ten | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 minutes | nummod |
| 5 | minutes | minute | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 max | punct |
| 7 | max | max | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 minutes | conj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 minutes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | future | I | ten minutes and max | tree rules |
Example 2
Turn the volume up to max!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turn | turn | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 volume | det |
| 3 | volume | volume | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Turn | obj |
| 4 | up | up | ADP | _ | 1 Turn | compound:prt |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 max | case |
| 6 | max | max | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Turn | obl |
| 7 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 1 Turn | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | turn up | imperative | you not said here | the volume | to max | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location volume=Theme |
Example 3
The max score is 100 points.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 score | det |
| 2 | max | max | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 score | amod |
| 3 | score | score | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 points | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 points | cop |
| 5 | 100 | 100 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 6 points | nummod |
| 6 | points | point | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 points | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the max score | 100 points | tree rules |
Example 4
Find the max of 4, 9 and 7 — it's 9.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Find | find | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 max | det |
| 3 | max | max | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Find | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 4 | case |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 max | nmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 9 | punct |
| 7 | 9 | 9 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 4 | flat |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 7 | cc |
| 9 | 7 | 7 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 4 | conj |
| 10 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 13 9 | punct |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 9 | nsubj |
| 12 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 9 | cop |
| 13 | 9 | 9 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 1 Find | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Find | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find | imperative | you not said here | the max of 4 | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent max=Topic | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | max | 9 | tree rules |
Example 5
He maxed out his phone's storage.
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 maxed | nsubj |
| 2 | maxed | max | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | out | out | ADP | _ | 2 maxed | compound:prt |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 phone | nmod:poss |
| 5 | phone | phone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 storage | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 phone | case |
| 7 | storage | storage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 maxed | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 maxed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | max out | past | He | his phone's storage | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | store | his phone | nom storage «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 6
We partied to the max.
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 partied | nsubj |
| 2 | partied | party | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 max | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 max | det |
| 5 | max | max | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 partied | obl |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 partied | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | party | past | We | to the max | tree rules |
Example 7
My dog is called Max.
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 | 2 dog | nmod:poss |
| 2 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 called | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 called | aux:pass |
| 4 | called | call | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | Max | Max | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 called | xcomp |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 called | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call | present · passive | My dog | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
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