mess Who acts: mess, things, soldiers, bedroom, I, you · What happens: be, mess up, mean, make, spoil, get · To what, where: place, bad situation, something, it, silly way, room · Speech: someone speaks here
«mess» 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: mess in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A mess is a place or things that are untidy or dirty, like a messy bedroom.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det cc conj nsubj cop acl:relcl cc conj punct case det amod conj punct root A DET mess NOUN is AUX a DET place NOUN or CCONJ things NOUN that PRON are AUX untidy ADJ or CCONJ dirty ADJ , PUNCT like ADP a DET messy ADJ bedroom NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 mess det 2 mess mess NOUN Number=Sing 5 place nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 place cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 place det 5 place place NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 things cc 7 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 5 place conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 untidy nsubj 9 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 untidy cop 10 untidy untidy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 things acl:relcl 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 dirty cc 12 dirty dirty ADJ Degree=Pos 10 untidy conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 17 bedroom punct 14 like like ADP _ 17 bedroom case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 bedroom det 16 messy messy ADJ Degree=Pos 17 bedroom amod 17 bedroom bedroom NOUN Number=Sing 10 untidy conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 place punct
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1 is a present a mess a place or things tree rules 2 is present things untidy property tree rules 3 be things not said here 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.
Meaning 2 A mess is also a bad or confusing situation with problems.
det nsubj cop advmod det amod cc conj case nmod punct root A DET mess NOUN is AUX also ADV a DET bad ADJ or CCONJ confusing ADJ situation NOUN with ADP problems NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 mess det 2 mess mess NOUN Number=Sing 9 situation nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 situation cop 4 also also ADV _ 9 situation advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 situation det 6 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 9 situation amod 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 confusing cc 8 confusing confusing ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bad conj 9 situation situation NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 with with ADP _ 11 problems case 11 problems problem NOUN Number=Plur 9 situation nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 situation punct
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1 is a present a mess a bad situation with problems tree rules
Meaning 3 To mess something up means to make it untidy or to spoil it or get it wrong.
The tree, 17 words mark nsubj obj compound:prt mark xcomp obj xcomp cc mark conj obj cc conj obj xcomp punct root To PART mess VERB something PRON up ADP means VERB to PART make VERB it PRON untidy ADJ or CCONJ to PART spoil VERB it PRON or CCONJ get VERB it PRON wrong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 mess mark 2 mess mess VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 means nsubj 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 mess obj 4 up up ADP _ 2 mess compound:prt 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 7 make mark 7 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 means xcomp 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 make obj 9 untidy untidy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 make xcomp 10 or or CCONJ _ 12 spoil cc 11 to to PART _ 12 spoil mark 12 spoil spoil VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 make conj 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 spoil obj 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 get cc 15 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 spoil conj 16 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 get obj 17 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 15 get xcomp 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mess up to-infinitive something tree rules 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 make not said to happen to-infinitive it untidy property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product 4 spoil to-infinitive it tree rules 5 get infinitive it wrong property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
Meaning 4 To mess about or mess around means to play or behave in a silly way instead of working.
The tree, 18 words mark advcl case cc obl case mark ccomp cc conj case det amod obl mark fixed advcl punct root To PART mess VERB about ADP or CCONJ mess NOUN around ADP means VERB to PART play VERB or CCONJ behave VERB in ADP a DET silly ADJ way NOUN instead ADV of ADP working VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 mess mark 2 mess mess VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 means advcl 3 about about ADP _ 5 mess case 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 mess cc 5 mess mess NOUN Number=Sing 2 mess obl 6 around around ADP _ 7 means case 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 to to PART _ 9 play mark 9 play play VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 means ccomp 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 behave cc 11 behave behave VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 play conj 12 in in ADP _ 15 way case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 way det 14 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 15 way amod 15 way way NOUN Number=Sing 9 play obl 16 instead instead ADV ExtPos=SCONJ 18 working mark 17 of of ADP _ 16 instead fixed 18 working work VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 play advcl 19 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 mess to-infinitive about mess tree rules 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 play not said to happen to-infinitive a silly way vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 behave infinitive vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent 5 work gerund vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 5 To mess with something means to touch or change it when you should not.
The tree, 14 words mark csubj case obl mark xcomp cc conj obj advmod nsubj advcl advmod punct root To PART mess VERB with ADP something PRON means VERB to PART touch VERB or CCONJ change VERB it PRON when ADV you PRON should AUX not PART . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 mess mark 2 mess mess VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 means csubj 3 with with ADP _ 4 something case 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 mess obl 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 7 touch mark 7 touch touch VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 means xcomp 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 change cc 9 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 touch conj 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 change obj 11 when when ADV PronType=Int 13 should advmod 12 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 should nsubj 13 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 change advcl 14 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 should advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mess to-infinitive with something tree rules 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 touch not said to happen to-infinitive vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 change infinitive it vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient
Meaning 6 A mess is also a room where soldiers or sailors eat, and an animal's droppings can be called mess.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop advmod det advmod nsubj cc conj acl:relcl punct cc det nmod:poss case nsubj:pass aux aux:pass conj xcomp punct root A DET mess NOUN is AUX also ADV a DET room NOUN where ADV soldiers NOUN or CCONJ sailors NOUN eat VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ an DET animal NOUN 's PART droppings NOUN can AUX be AUX called VERB mess NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 mess det 2 mess mess NOUN Number=Sing 6 room nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 room cop 4 also also ADV _ 6 room advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 room det 6 room room NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 where where ADV PronType=Rel 11 eat advmod 8 soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 11 eat nsubj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 sailors cc 10 sailors sailor NOUN Number=Plur 8 soldiers conj 11 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 room acl:relcl 12 , , PUNCT _ 20 called punct 13 and and CCONJ _ 20 called cc 14 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 animal det 15 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 17 droppings nmod:poss 16 's 's PART _ 15 animal case 17 droppings dropping NOUN Number=Plur 20 called nsubj:pass 18 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 20 called aux 19 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 20 called aux:pass 20 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 eat conj 21 mess mess NOUN Number=Sing 20 called xcomp 22 . . PUNCT _ 6 room punct
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1 is a present a mess a room tree rules 2 eat present soldiers or sailors vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 call can · passive a animal's droppings vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 1 Your bedroom is a mess!
nmod:poss nsubj cop det punct root Your PRON bedroom NOUN is AUX a DET mess NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 bedroom nmod:poss 2 bedroom bedroom NOUN Number=Sing 5 mess nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mess cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mess det 5 mess mess NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 5 mess punct
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1 is a present Your bedroom a mess tree rules
Example 2 Who made this mess on the kitchen floor?
nsubj det obj case det compound obl punct root Who PRON made VERB this DET mess NOUN on ADP the DET kitchen NOUN floor NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 2 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 4 mess det 4 mess mess NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 5 on on ADP _ 8 floor case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 floor det 7 kitchen kitchen NOUN Number=Sing 8 floor compound 8 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obl 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past this mess the kitchen floor vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mess=Product
Example 3 I spilt paint and made a big mess.
nsubj obj cc conj det amod obj punct root I PRON spilt VERB paint NOUN and CCONJ made VERB a DET big ADJ mess 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 spilt nsubj 2 spilt spilt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 2 spilt obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 made cc 5 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 spilt conj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 mess det 7 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 8 mess amod 8 mess mess NOUN Number=Sing 5 made obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 spilt punct
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1 spilt past I paint tree rules 2 make past I not said here a big mess vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mess=Product
Example 4 Please clean up your mess before lunch.
discourse compound:prt nmod:poss obj case obl punct root Please INTJ clean VERB up ADP your PRON mess NOUN before ADP lunch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 2 clean discourse 2 clean clean VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 clean compound:prt 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 mess nmod:poss 5 mess mess NOUN Number=Sing 2 clean obj 6 before before ADP _ 7 lunch case 7 lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 2 clean obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 clean punct
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1 clean up imperative you not said here your mess before lunch vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent mess=Patient 2 mess your nom mess «state transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 I messed up the first question, so I rubbed it out.
nsubj compound:prt det amod obj punct advmod nsubj conj obj compound:prt punct root I PRON messed VERB up ADP the DET first ADJ question NOUN , PUNCT so ADV I PRON rubbed VERB it PRON out ADP . 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 messed nsubj 2 messed mess VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 messed compound:prt 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 question det 5 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 6 question amod 6 question question NOUN Number=Sing 2 messed obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 rubbed punct 8 so so ADV _ 10 rubbed advmod 9 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 rubbed nsubj 10 rubbed rub VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 messed conj 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 rubbed obj 12 out out ADP _ 10 rubbed compound:prt 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 messed punct
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1 mess up past I the first question tree rules 2 rub out past I question vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Example 6 Stop messing about and finish your work.
xcomp advmod cc conj nmod:poss obj punct root Stop VERB messing VERB about ADV and CCONJ finish VERB your PRON work NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stop stop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 messing mess VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 Stop xcomp 3 about about ADV _ 2 messing advmod 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 finish cc 5 finish finish VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Stop conj 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 work nmod:poss 7 work work NOUN Number=Sing 5 finish obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stop punct
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1 stop imperative you not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 2 mess about gerund you not said here about property tree rules 3 finish infinitive you not said here your work vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality work=Eventuality 4 work your nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 Don't mess with the oven knobs.
aux advmod case det compound obl punct root Do AUX n't PART mess VERB with ADP the DET oven NOUN knobs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 mess aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 mess advmod 3 mess mess VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 with with ADP _ 7 knobs case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 knobs det 6 oven oven NOUN Number=Sing 7 knobs compound 7 knobs knob NOUN Number=Plur 3 mess obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 mess punct
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1 not mess imperative · do-support you not said here with the oven knobs tree rules
Example 8 The game was a mess after it started to rain.
det nsubj cop det mark nsubj acl:relcl mark obj punct root The DET game NOUN was AUX a DET mess NOUN after SCONJ it PRON started VERB to PART rain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 game det 2 game game NOUN Number=Sing 5 mess nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 mess cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mess det 5 mess mess NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 after after SCONJ _ 8 started mark 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 started nsubj 8 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 mess acl:relcl 9 to to PART _ 10 rain mark 10 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 8 started obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 mess punct
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1 is a past the game a mess tree rules 2 start past game rain vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rain=Eventuality
Example 9 The puppy left a mess on the carpet.
det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET puppy NOUN left VERB a DET mess NOUN on ADP the DET carpet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 puppy det 2 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 3 left nsubj 3 left leave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mess det 5 mess mess NOUN Number=Sing 3 left obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 carpet case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 carpet det 8 carpet carpet NOUN Number=Sing 3 left obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 left punct
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1 leave past the puppy a mess the carpet vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent mess=Theme on carpet=Location
Example 10 "Woe is me," thinks the Pope; "here's a mess!"
The tree, 10 words punct nsubj cop conj punct punct det obj punct punct advmod cop det ccomp punct punct root " PUNCT Woe NOUN is AUX me PRON , PUNCT " PUNCT thinks VERB the DET Pope PROPN ; PUNCT " PUNCT here ADV 's AUX a DET mess NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Woe punct 2 Woe woe NOUN Number=Sing 7 thinks nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 me cop 4 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 Woe conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 Woe punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 7 thinks punct 7 thinks think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Pope det 9 Pope Pope PROPN Number=Sing 7 thinks obj 10 ; ; PUNCT _ 15 mess punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 12 here punct 12 here here ADV PronType=Dem 15 mess advmod 13 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 mess cop 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 mess det 15 mess mess NOUN Number=Sing 7 thinks ccomp 16 ! ! PUNCT _ 15 mess punct 17 " " PUNCT _ 15 mess punct
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1 is a in a quote present Woe not said here Woe tree rules 2 think speech: other present Woe the Pope vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot pope=Theme 3 is a in a quote present a mess here tree rules
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