mean Who acts: Mean, many, man, word, I, you · What happens: mean, be, say, add, divide, not mean · To what, where: average, maths, numbers, money, rich man, red one · Speech: someone speaks here
«mean» in the school dictionary: its 6 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: mean in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To mean is to have a sense.
mark csubj cop mark det obj punct root To PART mean VERB is AUX to PART have VERB a DET sense NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 mean mark 2 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 have csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 have cop 4 to to PART _ 5 have mark 5 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 sense det 7 sense sense NOUN Number=Sing 5 have obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 have punct
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1 mean to-infinitive vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 is present have property tree rules
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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
What does this word mean?
obj aux det nsubj punct root What PRON does AUX this DET word NOUN mean VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 5 mean obj 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mean aux 3 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 4 word det 4 word word NOUN Number=Sing 5 mean nsubj 5 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 mean punct
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1 mean present · do-support this word vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic
Meaning 2 To mean is to want to say.
mark csubj cop mark mark xcomp punct root To PART mean VERB is AUX to PART want VERB to PART say VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 mean mark 2 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 want csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 want cop 4 to to PART _ 5 want mark 5 want want VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 to to PART _ 7 say mark 7 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 want xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 want punct
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1 mean to-infinitive vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 is present want property tree rules 3 say speech: assert not said to happen to-infinitive vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
I mean the red one.
nsubj det amod obj punct root I PRON mean VERB the DET red ADJ one NOUN . PUNCT 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 mean nsubj 2 mean mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 one det 4 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 5 one amod 5 one one NOUN Number=Sing 2 mean obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 mean punct
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1 mean present I the red one vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Topic
Meaning 3 To mean to do something is to plan it.
mark advcl mark aux obj cop mark obj punct root To PART mean VERB to PART do AUX something PRON is AUX to PART plan VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 mean mark 2 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 plan advcl 3 to to PART _ 4 do mark 4 do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 8 plan aux 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 do obj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 plan cop 7 to to PART _ 8 plan mark 8 plan plan VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 plan obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 plan punct
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1 mean to-infinitive vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 is to-infinitive · do-support plan property tree rules
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
I didn't mean to break it.
nsubj aux advmod mark xcomp obj punct root I PRON did AUX n't PART mean VERB to PART break VERB it PRON . PUNCT 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 4 mean nsubj 2 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 mean advmod 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 to to PART _ 6 break mark 6 break break VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 mean xcomp 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 break obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 not mean past · do-support I vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 break not said to happen to-infinitive I not said here it vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Patient
Meaning 4 Mean (adjective) means unkind.
nsubj punct appos punct xcomp punct root Mean ADJ ( PUNCT adjective NOUN ) PUNCT means VERB unkind ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mean mean ADJ Degree=Pos 5 means nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 adjective punct 3 adjective adjective NOUN Number=Sing 1 Mean appos 4 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 adjective punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 unkind unkind ADJ Degree=Pos 5 means xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mean present Mean unkind property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
Don't be mean.
advmod cop advcl punct root Do VERB n't PART be AUX mean ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 mean advmod 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 mean cop 4 mean mean ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Do advcl 5 . . PUNCT _ 1 Do punct
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1 do imperative you not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not is infinitive you not said here mean property tree rules
Meaning 5 In maths, the mean is the average: add the numbers and divide by how many there are.
The tree, 17 words case obl punct det nsubj cop det punct parataxis det obj cc conj mark advmod nsubj expl advcl punct root In ADP maths NOUN , PUNCT the DET mean NOUN is AUX the DET average NOUN : PUNCT add VERB the DET numbers NOUN and CCONJ divide VERB by SCONJ how ADV many ADJ there PRON are VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 maths case 2 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 8 average obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 maths punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 mean det 5 mean mean NOUN Number=Sing 8 average nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 average cop 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 average det 8 average average NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 : : PUNCT _ 10 add punct 10 add add VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 8 average parataxis 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 numbers det 12 numbers number NOUN Number=Plur 10 add obj 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 divide cc 14 divide divide VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 10 add conj 15 by by SCONJ _ 19 are mark 16 how how ADV PronType=Int 17 many advmod 17 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 19 are nsubj 18 there there PRON PronType=Dem 19 are expl 19 are be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 divide advcl 20 . . PUNCT _ 8 average punct
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1 is a present the mean the average maths tree rules 2 add speech: assert infinitive the numbers vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Patient 3 divide infinitive vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 4 be present many there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 6 Means, in the plural, is money or wealth, so a man of means is a rich man.
The tree, 17 words punct case det conj punct cop conj cc conj punct advmod det nsubj case acl:relcl cop det amod conj punct root Means NOUN , PUNCT in ADP the DET plural NOUN , PUNCT is AUX money NOUN or CCONJ wealth NOUN , PUNCT so ADV a DET man NOUN of ADP means VERB is AUX a DET rich ADJ man NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Means means NOUN Number=Ptan root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 5 plural punct 3 in in ADP _ 5 plural case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 plural det 5 plural plural NOUN Number=Sing 1 Means conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 money punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 money cop 8 money money NOUN Number=Sing 1 Means conj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 wealth cc 10 wealth wealth NOUN Number=Sing 8 money conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 20 man punct 12 so so ADV _ 20 man advmod 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 man det 14 man man NOUN Number=Sing 20 man nsubj 15 of of ADP _ 16 means case 16 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 man acl:relcl 17 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 man cop 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 man det 19 rich rich ADJ Degree=Pos 20 man amod 20 man man NOUN Number=Sing 1 Means conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 1 Means punct
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1 is a present money or wealth tree rules 2 mean present a man not said here vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 3 is a present a man a rich man tree rules
Example 1 Coming together means adding; going away means subtracting.
csubj advmod xcomp punct csubj advmod parataxis xcomp punct root Coming VERB together ADV means VERB adding VERB ; PUNCT going VERB away ADV means VERB subtracting VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Coming come VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 means csubj 2 together together ADV _ 1 Coming advmod 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 adding add VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 means xcomp 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 means punct 6 going go VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 means csubj 7 away away ADV _ 6 going advmod 8 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 means parataxis 9 subtracting subtract VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 means xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 come together gerund together property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 mean present Coming vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 add speech: assert not said to happen gerund Coming not said here vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 4 go away gerund away property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 5 mean present going vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 6 subtract not said to happen gerund going not said here vn multiply-108-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Here the word «more» does not mean adding …
advmod det nsubj punct appos punct aux advmod xcomp punct root Here ADV the DET word NOUN « PUNCT more ADJ » PUNCT does AUX not PART mean VERB adding VERB … PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Here here ADV PronType=Dem 3 word advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 word det 3 word word NOUN Number=Sing 9 mean nsubj 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 more punct 5 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 word appos 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 more punct 7 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 mean aux 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 mean advmod 9 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 10 adding add VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 mean xcomp 11 … . PUNCT _ 9 mean punct
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1 not mean present · do-support the word vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 add speech: assert not said to happen gerund the word not said here vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 3 «Half» means one of two equal parts.
punct nsubj punct obj case nummod amod nmod punct root « PUNCT Half NOUN » PUNCT means VERB one NUM of ADP two NUM equal ADJ parts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Half punct 2 Half half NOUN Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 4 means nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Half punct 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 means obj 6 of of ADP _ 9 parts case 7 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 parts nummod 8 equal equal ADJ Degree=Pos 9 parts amod 9 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 5 one nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Half one of two equal parts vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Topic
Example 4 What does «huge» mean?
obj aux punct nsubj punct punct root What PRON does AUX « PUNCT huge ADJ » PUNCT mean VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 6 mean obj 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 mean aux 3 « « PUNCT _ 4 huge punct 4 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 6 mean nsubj 5 » » PUNCT _ 4 huge punct 6 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 mean punct
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1 mean present · do-support huge vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic
Example 5 Sorry, I didn't mean to bump you.
discourse punct nsubj aux advmod mark xcomp obj punct root Sorry INTJ , PUNCT I PRON did AUX n't PART mean VERB to PART bump VERB you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sorry sorry INTJ _ 6 mean discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Sorry punct 3 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 mean nsubj 4 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 mean aux 5 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 6 mean advmod 6 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 to to PART _ 8 bump mark 8 bump bump VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 mean xcomp 9 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 bump obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 mean punct
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1 not mean past · do-support I vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 bump not said to happen to-infinitive I not said here you vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent you=Instrument
Example 6 It's mean to laugh at someone who falls.
nsubj cop mark xcomp case obl nsubj acl:relcl punct root It PRON 's AUX mean ADJ to PART laugh VERB at ADP someone PRON who PRON falls VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 mean nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 mean cop 3 mean mean ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 laugh mark 5 laugh laugh VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 mean xcomp 6 at at ADP _ 7 someone case 7 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 laugh obl 8 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 falls nsubj 9 falls fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 someone acl:relcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 is present It mean property tree rules 2 laugh not said to happen to-infinitive someone vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 fall present vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 A red light means stop.
det amod nsubj ccomp punct root A DET red ADJ light NOUN means VERB stop VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 light det 2 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 3 light amod 3 light light NOUN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means ccomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present a red light vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 stop infinitive vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 8 The mean of 2, 4 and 6 is 4.
det nsubj case nmod punct flat cc conj cop punct root The DET mean NOUN of ADP 2 NUM , PUNCT 4 NUM and CCONJ 6 NUM is AUX 4 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 mean det 2 mean mean NOUN Number=Sing 10 4 nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 2 case 4 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 mean nmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 4 punct 6 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 2 flat 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 6 cc 8 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 2 conj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 4 cop 10 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 4 punct
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1 is a present the mean of 2 4 tree rules
Example 9 He was a man of means.
nsubj cop det case acl:relcl punct root He PRON was AUX a DET man NOUN of ADP means VERB . 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 4 man nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 man cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 man det 4 man man NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 means case 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 man acl:relcl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 man punct
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1 is a past He a man tree rules 2 mean present a man not said here vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
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