Who acts: you, We, Sailors, I, Bats, captain · What happens: find, use, steer, move, navigate, deal · To what, where: way, map, ship, route, past difficult things, busy streets
«navigate» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: navigate in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
To find the way to a place, using a map, compass, stars or GPS.
The tree, 14 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
To
to
PART
_
2 find
mark
2
find
find
VERB
Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin
root
root
3
the
the
DET
Definite=Def PronType=Art
4 way
det
4
way
way
NOUN
Number=Sing
2 find
obj
5
to
to
ADP
_
7 place
case
6
a
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
7 place
det
7
place
place
NOUN
Number=Sing
4 way
nmod
8
,
,
PUNCT
_
9 using
punct
9
using
use
VERB
Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part
2 find
advcl
10
a
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
11 map
det
11
map
map
NOUN
Number=Sing
9 using
obj
12
,
,
PUNCT
_
13 compass
punct
13
compass
compass
NOUN
Number=Sing
11 map
conj
14
,
,
PUNCT
_
15 stars
punct
15
stars
star
NOUN
Number=Plur
11 map
conj
16
or
or
CCONJ
_
17 GPS
cc
17
GPS
GPS
PROPN
Number=Sing
11 map
conj
18
.
.
PUNCT
_
2 find
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
find
to-infinitive
the way
to a place
vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic
2
use
gerund
a map and compass and stars or GPS
vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent map=Patient
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 steer a ship, plane or vehicle along a route.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
To
to
PART
_
2 steer
mark
2
steer
steer
VERB
Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin
root
root
3
a
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
4 ship
det
4
ship
ship
NOUN
Number=Sing
2 steer
obj
5
,
,
PUNCT
_
6 plane
punct
6
plane
plane
NOUN
Number=Sing
4 ship
conj
7
or
or
CCONJ
_
8 vehicle
cc
8
vehicle
vehicle
NOUN
Number=Sing
4 ship
conj
9
along
along
ADP
_
11 route
case
10
a
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
11 route
det
11
route
route
NOUN
Number=Sing
2 steer
obl
12
.
.
PUNCT
_
2 steer
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
steer
to-infinitive
a ship and plane or vehicle
a route
vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent ship=Theme along route=Destination
Meaning 3
To move safely through or past difficult things: navigate the busy streets.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
To
to
PART
_
2 move
mark
2
move
move
VERB
VerbForm=Inf
10 navigate
advcl
3
safely
safely
ADV
_
2 move
advmod
4
through
through
ADP
_
8 things
case
5
or
or
CCONJ
_
4 through
fixed
6
past
past
ADJ
Degree=Pos
8 things
amod
7
difficult
difficult
ADJ
Degree=Pos
8 things
amod
8
things
thing
NOUN
Number=Plur
2 move
obl
9
:
:
PUNCT
_
10 navigate
punct
10
navigate
navigate
VERB
Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin
root
root
11
the
the
DET
Definite=Def PronType=Art
13 streets
det
12
busy
busy
ADJ
Degree=Pos
13 streets
amod
13
streets
street
NOUN
Number=Plur
10 navigate
obj
14
.
.
PUNCT
_
10 navigate
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
move
to-infinitive
you not said here
past difficult things
safely property
vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme through thing=Trajectory
2
navigate
imperative
you not said here
the busy streets
vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme street=Trajectory
Meaning 4
Usage: computing — kept apart, not parsed.
To move around a website or app: navigate to the menu.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
To
to
PART
_
2 move
mark
2
move
move
VERB
Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin
root
root
3
around
around
ADP
_
5 website
case
4
a
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
5 website
det
5
website
website
NOUN
Number=Sing
2 move
obl
6
or
or
CCONJ
_
7 app
cc
7
app
app
NOUN
Number=Sing
5 website
conj
8
:
:
PUNCT
_
9 navigate
punct
9
navigate
navigate
VERB
Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin
2 move
conj
10
to
to
ADP
_
12 menu
case
11
the
the
DET
Definite=Def PronType=Art
12 menu
det
12
menu
menu
NOUN
Number=Sing
9 navigate
obl
13
.
.
PUNCT
_
2 move
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
move
to-infinitive
a website or app
vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme around website=Trajectory
2
navigate
infinitive
the menu
vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to menu=Trajectory
Meaning 5
To deal with a hard situation: navigate friendships.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
To
to
PART
_
2 deal
mark
2
deal
deal
VERB
VerbForm=Inf
8 navigate
advcl
3
with
with
ADP
_
6 situation
case
4
a
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
6 situation
det
5
hard
hard
ADJ
Degree=Pos
6 situation
amod
6
situation
situation
NOUN
Number=Sing
2 deal
obl
7
:
:
PUNCT
_
8 navigate
punct
8
navigate
navigate
VERB
Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin
root
root
9
friendships
friendship
NOUN
Number=Plur
8 navigate
obj
10
.
.
PUNCT
_
8 navigate
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
deal
to-infinitive
you not said here
with a hard situation
vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with situation=Theme
2
navigate
imperative
you not said here
friendships
vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme friendship=Trajectory
vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent ship=Theme through storm=Trajectory
Example 8
Starting a new school can be tricky to navigate.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
Starting
start
VERB
VerbForm=Ger
7 tricky
csubj
2
a
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
4 school
det
3
new
new
ADJ
Degree=Pos
4 school
amod
4
school
school
NOUN
Number=Sing
1 Starting
obj
5
can
can
AUX
VerbForm=Fin
7 tricky
aux
6
be
be
AUX
VerbForm=Inf
7 tricky
cop
7
tricky
tricky
ADJ
Degree=Pos
root
root
8
to
to
PART
_
9 navigate
mark
9
navigate
navigate
VERB
VerbForm=Inf
7 tricky
xcomp
10
.
.
PUNCT
_
7 tricky
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
start
gerund
a new school
vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Eventuality
2
is
can
Starting
tricky property
tree rules
3
navigate
to-infinitive
Starting not said here
vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
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.