minimise

Who acts: you, her, 's, He, problem, We · What happens: make, minimise, seem, be, not minimise, worry · To what, where: something, risk, worries, window, screen shrink, helmet · Speech: someone speaks here

«minimise» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: minimise in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To make something as small or as little as possible: minimise the risk.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 minimise	advcl
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 make	obj
4	as	as	ADP	_	5 small	case
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 make	xcomp
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 little	cc
7	as	as	ADV	_	8 little	advmod
8	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 small	conj
9	as	as	SCONJ	_	10 possible	mark
10	possible	possible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 little	advcl
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 minimise	punct
12	minimise	minimise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 risk	det
14	risk	risk	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 minimise	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 minimise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive	you not said here	something				small property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product
2	minimise	imperative	you not said here	the risk					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

To make something seem less important or serious than it is: don't minimise her worries.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 seem	advcl
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 make	obj
4	seem	seem	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	less	less	ADV	Degree=Cmp	6 important	advmod
6	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 seem	ccomp
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 serious	cc
8	serious	serious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 important	conj
9	than	than	SCONJ	_	11 is	mark
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 is	nsubj
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 important	cop
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 minimise	punct
13	do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	15 minimise	aux
14	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 minimise	advmod
15	minimise	minimise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 seem	conj
16	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 worries	nmod:poss
17	worries	worry	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 minimise	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 seem	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive	you not said here	something		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product
2	seem	imperative	you not said here			vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme
3	is	present	you not said here		important, less property	tree rules
4	be		you not said here			tree rules
5	not minimise	infinitive · do-support	you not said here	her worries		tree rules
6	worry		her = she			nom worry «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent

Meaning 3

Usage: computing — kept apart, not parsed.

To make a window on a screen shrink to a small button or icon.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 window	det
4	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	8 shrink	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 shrink	det
7	screen	screen	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 shrink	compound
8	shrink	shrink	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obl
9	to	to	ADP	_	12 button	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 button	det
11	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 button	amod
12	button	button	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obl
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 icon	cc
14	icon	icon	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 button	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		a window		a screen shrink		to a small button or icon	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset window=Product

Example 1

Wear a helmet to minimise the risk of head injury.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wear	wear	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 helmet	det
3	helmet	helmet	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Wear	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 minimise	mark
5	minimise	minimise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 helmet	acl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 risk	det
7	risk	risk	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 minimise	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 injury	case
9	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 injury	compound
10	injury	injury	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 risk	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	wear	imperative	you not said here	a helmet	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent helmet=Theme
2	minimise	to-infinitive	you not said here	the risk of head injury	tree rules
3	risk			head injury	nom risk «state transitive»: of=patient

Example 2

Let's minimise waste by recycling.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	's	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	1 Let	obj
3	minimise	minimise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Let	xcomp
4	waste	waste	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 minimise	obj
5	by	by	ADP	_	6 recycling	case
6	recycling	recycling	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 minimise	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	let	imperative	you not said here	's					tree rules
2	minimise	infinitive	's not said here	waste				by recycling	tree rules

Example 3

Minimise the window and open the game again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Minimise	minimise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 window	det
3	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Minimise	obj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 open	cc
5	open	open	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Minimise	conj
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 game	det
7	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 open	obj
8	again	again	ADV	_	5 open	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Minimise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	minimise	imperative	you not said here	the window					tree rules
2	open	infinitive	you not said here	the game			again		vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location game=Theme

Example 4

He minimised the problem, saying it was nothing.

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 minimised	nsubj
2	minimised	minimis	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 problem	det
4	problem	problem	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 minimised	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 saying	punct
6	saying	say	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 minimised	advcl
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 nothing	nsubj
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 nothing	cop
9	nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	6 saying	ccomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 minimised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	minimis	past	He	the problem	tree rules
2	say speech: assert	gerund	He not said here		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	is a	past	problem	nothing	tree rules

Example 5

We want to minimise the cost of the trip.

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 want	nsubj
2	want	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 minimise	mark
4	minimise	minimise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 want	xcomp
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 cost	det
6	cost	cost	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 minimise	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 trip	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 trip	det
9	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cost	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 want	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	want	present	We		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	minimise not said to happen	to-infinitive	We not said here	the cost of the trip	tree rules
3	cost			the trip	nom cost «possession transitive»: of=patient

Example 6

Close the door to minimise noise.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Close	close	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 door	det
3	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Close	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 minimise	mark
5	minimise	minimise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Close	advcl
6	noise	noise	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 minimise	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Close	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	close	imperative	you not said here	the door					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient
2	minimise	to-infinitive	you not said here	noise					tree rules

Example 7

Find the shortest route to minimise travel time.

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	4 route	det
3	shortest	short	ADJ	Degree=Sup	4 route	amod
4	route	route	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Find	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 minimise	mark
6	minimise	minimise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 route	acl
7	travel	travel	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 time	compound
8	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 minimise	obj
9	.	.	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 shortest route					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent route=Topic
2	minimise	to-infinitive	you not said here	the shortest route not said here			time		tree rules

Example 8

Don't minimise your friend's feelings.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 minimise	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 minimise	advmod
3	minimise	minimise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 friend	nmod:poss
5	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 feelings	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 friend	case
7	feelings	feeling	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 minimise	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 minimise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not minimise	imperative · do-support	you not said here	your friend's feelings					tree rules

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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