overpower Who acts: they, it, smell, guards, fish, much chilli · What happens: beat, be, not fight back, take over, overpower, take · To what, where: someone, us, robber, bag, whole kitchen, taste
«overpower» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: overpower in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To beat someone by being stronger, so they cannot fight back.
mark obj case cop xcomp punct advmod nsubj aux advmod conj advmod punct root To PART beat VERB someone PRON by ADP being AUX stronger ADJ , PUNCT so ADV they PRON can AUX not PART fight VERB back ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 beat mark 2 beat beat VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 beat obj 4 by by ADP _ 6 stronger case 5 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 stronger cop 6 stronger strong ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 beat xcomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 fight punct 8 so so ADV _ 12 fight advmod 9 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 fight nsubj 10 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 fight aux 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 fight advmod 12 fight fight VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 beat conj 13 back back ADV _ 12 fight advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 beat punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 beat to-infinitive someone vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location someone=Theme 2 is gerund strong property tree rules 3 not fight back can they vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 Usage: of a feeling, smell or taste — kept apart, not parsed.
To be so strong that it takes over.
mark cop advmod mark nsubj advcl compound:prt punct root To PART be AUX so ADV strong ADJ that SCONJ it PRON takes VERB over ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 4 strong mark 2 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 strong cop 3 so so ADV _ 4 strong advmod 4 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 that that SCONJ _ 7 takes mark 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 takes nsubj 7 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 strong advcl 8 over over ADP _ 7 takes compound:prt 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 strong punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is to-infinitive strong property tree rules 2 take over present it vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"The smell overpowered us."
punct det nsubj obj punct punct root " PUNCT The DET smell NOUN overpowered VERB us PRON . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 overpowered punct 2 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 smell det 3 smell smell NOUN Number=Sing 4 overpowered nsubj 4 overpowered overpower VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 overpowered obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 overpowered punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 4 overpowered punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 overpower in a quote past the smell us tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: overpowering, adjective — kept apart, not parsed.
Very strong, too strong.
advmod punct advmod conj punct root Very ADV strong ADJ , PUNCT too ADV strong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Very very ADV _ 2 strong advmod 2 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 strong punct 4 too too ADV _ 5 strong advmod 5 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 2 strong conj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 strong punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 The guards overpowered the robber and took the bag.
det nsubj det obj cc conj det obj punct root The DET guards NOUN overpowered VERB the DET robber NOUN and CCONJ took VERB the DET bag NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 guards det 2 guards guard NOUN Number=Plur 3 overpowered nsubj 3 overpowered overpower VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 robber det 5 robber robber NOUN Number=Sing 3 overpowered obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 took cc 7 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 overpowered conj 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 bag det 9 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 7 took obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 overpowered punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 overpower past the guards the robber tree rules 2 take past the guards not said here the bag vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bag=Theme
Example 2 The smell of fish overpowered the whole kitchen.
det nsubj case nmod det amod obj punct root The DET smell NOUN of ADP fish NOUN overpowered VERB the DET whole ADJ kitchen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 smell det 2 smell smell NOUN Number=Sing 5 overpowered nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 fish case 4 fish fish NOUN Number=Plur 2 smell nmod 5 overpowered overpower VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 kitchen det 7 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 8 kitchen amod 8 kitchen kitchen NOUN Number=Sing 5 overpowered obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 overpowered punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 overpower past the smell of fish the whole kitchen tree rules 2 smell fish nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent
Example 3 Too much chilli will overpower the taste of the soup.
advmod amod nsubj aux det obj case det nmod punct root Too ADV much ADJ chilli NOUN will AUX overpower VERB the DET taste NOUN of ADP the DET soup NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Too too ADV _ 2 much advmod 2 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 3 chilli amod 3 chilli chilli NOUN Number=Sing 5 overpower nsubj 4 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 overpower aux 5 overpower overpower VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 taste det 7 taste taste NOUN Number=Sing 5 overpower obj 8 of of ADP _ 10 soup case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 soup det 10 soup soup NOUN Number=Sing 7 taste nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 overpower punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 overpower future much chilli the taste of the soup tree rules 2 taste the soup nom taste «cognition transitive»: of=patient
Example 4 She was overpowered by sleepiness and dropped her book.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl cc conj nmod:poss obj punct root She PRON was AUX overpowered VERB by ADP sleepiness NOUN and CCONJ dropped VERB her PRON book NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 overpowered nsubj:pass 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 overpowered aux:pass 3 overpowered overpower VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 by by ADP _ 5 sleepiness case 5 sleepiness sleepiness NOUN Number=Sing 3 overpowered obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 dropped cc 7 dropped drop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 overpowered conj 8 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 book nmod:poss 9 book book NOUN Number=Sing 7 dropped obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 overpowered punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 overpower past · passive sleepiness She tree rules 2 drop past sleepiness not said here her book vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Theme
Example 5 The perfume in the shop was overpowering.
det nsubj case det nmod aux punct root The DET perfume NOUN in ADP the DET shop NOUN was AUX overpowering VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 perfume det 2 perfume perfume NOUN Number=Sing 7 overpowering nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 shop case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 shop det 5 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 2 perfume nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 overpowering aux 7 overpowering overpower VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 overpowering punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 overpower past · progressive the perfume in the shop tree rules
Example 6 That sword is so overpowered that the game is too easy (slang: it's OP).
The tree, 15 words det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod mark det nsubj cop advmod advcl punct appos punct nsubj cop appos punct punct root That DET sword NOUN is AUX so ADV overpowered VERB that SCONJ the DET game NOUN is AUX too ADV easy ADJ ( PUNCT slang NOUN : PUNCT it PRON 's AUX OP NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 sword det 2 sword sword NOUN Number=Sing 5 overpowered nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 overpowered aux:pass 4 so so ADV _ 5 overpowered advmod 5 overpowered overpower VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 that that SCONJ _ 11 easy mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 game det 8 game game NOUN Number=Sing 11 easy nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 easy cop 10 too too ADV _ 11 easy advmod 11 easy easy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 overpowered advcl 12 ( ( PUNCT _ 13 slang punct 13 slang slang NOUN Number=Sing 11 easy appos 14 : : PUNCT _ 17 OP punct 15 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 OP nsubj 16 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 OP cop 17 OP op NOUN Number=Sing 13 slang appos 18 ) ) PUNCT _ 13 slang punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 overpowered punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 overpower present · passive that sword tree rules 2 is present the game easy property tree rules 3 is a present game OP tree rules
Example 7 How close the air felt in that room; the heat overpowered him.
advmod det nsubj acl case det obl punct det nsubj conj obj punct root How ADV close ADJ the DET air NOUN felt VERB in ADP that DET room NOUN ; PUNCT the DET heat NOUN overpowered VERB him PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 close advmod 2 close close ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 air det 4 air air NOUN Number=Sing 2 close nsubj 5 felt feel VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 4 air acl 6 in in ADP _ 8 room case 7 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 room det 8 room room NOUN Number=Sing 5 felt obl 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 overpowered punct 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 heat det 11 heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 12 overpowered nsubj 12 overpowered overpower VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 close conj 13 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 overpowered obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 close punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 feel participle the air not said here in that room vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Theme in room=Attribute 2 overpower past the heat air tree rules
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