oscillate

Who acts: pendulum, fan, Guitar strings, you, mood, we · What happens: swing, move back, keep, change, oscillate, cool · To what, where: hope, direction, regular rhythm, side, whole room, strings

«oscillate» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: oscillate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To swing or move back and forth regularly, like a pendulum.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 swing	mark
2	swing	swing	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 move	cc
4	move	move	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 swing	conj
5	back	back	ADV	_	4 move	advmod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 forth	cc
7	forth	forth	ADV	_	5 back	conj
8	regularly	regularly	ADV	_	4 move	advmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 pendulum	punct
10	like	like	ADP	_	12 pendulum	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 pendulum	det
12	pendulum	pendulum	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 move	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 swing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	swing	to-infinitive							vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
2	move back	infinitive						like a pendulum; regularly property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

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 keep changing between two feelings, ideas or states, as in "oscillate between hope and fear".

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 keep	mark
2	keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	changing	change	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 keep	xcomp
4	between	between	ADP	_	6 feelings	case
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 feelings	nummod
6	feelings	feeling	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 changing	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 ideas	punct
8	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 feelings	conj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 states	cc
10	states	state	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 feelings	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 oscillate	punct
12	as	as	SCONJ	_	15 oscillate	mark
13	in	in	ADP	_	12 as	fixed
14	"	"	PUNCT	_	15 oscillate	punct
15	oscillate	oscillate	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 keep	conj
16	between	between	ADP	_	17 hope	case
17	hope	hope	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 oscillate	obl
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 fear	cc
19	fear	fear	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 hope	conj
20	"	"	PUNCT	_	19 fear	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	where	other	roles by
1	keep	to-infinitive			tree rules
2	change	gerund		between two feelings and ideas or states	vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	oscillate in a quote	infinitive	hope and fear		vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme between hope=Location

Meaning 3

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

Of electric current or waves, to change direction or strength in a regular rhythm.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Of	of	ADP	_	3 current	case
2	electric	electric	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 current	amod
3	current	current	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 waves	cc
5	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 current	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 change	punct
7	to	to	PART	_	8 change	mark
8	change	change	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 current	conj
9	direction	direction	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 change	obj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 strength	cc
11	strength	strength	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 direction	conj
12	in	in	ADP	_	15 rhythm	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 rhythm	det
14	regular	regular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 rhythm	amod
15	rhythm	rhythm	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 change	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 current	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	to-infinitive		direction or strength		a regular rhythm			vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent direction=Patient

Example 1

A pendulum oscillates from side to side.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 pendulum	det
2	pendulum	pendulum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 oscillates	nsubj
3	oscillates	oscillate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	from	from	ADP	_	5 side	case
5	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 oscillates	obl
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 side	case
7	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 oscillates	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 oscillates	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	oscillate	present	a pendulum			side		to side	vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

The fan oscillates so it cools the whole room.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fan	det
2	fan	fan	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 oscillates	nsubj
3	oscillates	oscillate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	so	so	ADV	_	6 cools	advmod
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 cools	nsubj
6	cools	cool	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 oscillates	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 room	det
8	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 room	amod
9	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cools	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 oscillates	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	oscillate	present	the fan						vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	cool	present	fan	the whole room					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent room=Patient

Example 3

Guitar strings oscillate when you pluck them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Guitar	guitar	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 strings	compound
2	strings	string	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 oscillate	nsubj
3	oscillate	oscillate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	6 pluck	advmod
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 pluck	nsubj
6	pluck	pluck	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 oscillate	ccomp
7	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 pluck	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 oscillate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	oscillate	present	Guitar strings						tree rules
2	pluck	present	you	strings = string					vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient

Example 4

His mood oscillated between happy and grumpy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 mood	nmod:poss
2	mood	mood	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 oscillated	nsubj
3	oscillated	oscillate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	between	between	ADP	_	5 happy	case
5	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 oscillated	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 grumpy	cc
7	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 happy	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 oscillated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	oscillate	participle	His mood			happy			vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme between happy=Location

Example 5

The price oscillated between £5 and £6 all week.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 price	det
2	price	price	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	oscillated	oscillate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 price	acl
4	between	between	ADP	_	5 £	case
5	£	£	SYM	_	3 oscillated	obl
6	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 £	nummod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 £	cc
8	£	£	SYM	_	5 £	conj
9	6	6	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 £	nummod
10	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	11 week	det
11	week	week	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 £	nmod:unmarked
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 price	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	oscillate	participle		the price not said here					vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme between £=Location

Example 6

The spring oscillated up and down after we let go.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 spring	det
2	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	oscillated	oscillate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 spring	acl
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 oscillated	compound:prt
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 down	cc
6	down	down	ADV	_	4 up	conj
7	after	after	SCONJ	_	9 let	mark
8	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 let	nsubj
9	let	let	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 oscillated	advcl
10	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 let	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	oscillate up	participle		the spring not said here	vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	let	past	we		tree rules
3	go	infinitive	we not said here		vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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