peek Who acts: peek, sun, you, I, baby, we · What happens: peek, mean, look, be, peek out, show · To what, where: quick short look, little, eyes, peek, birthday presents, sneak peek · Speech: someone speaks here
«peek» 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: peek in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To peek means to look at something quickly or secretly, often when you should not.
The tree, 15 words mark csubj mark xcomp case obl advmod cc conj punct advmod advmod nsubj advcl advmod punct root To PART peek VERB means VERB to PART look VERB at ADP something PRON quickly ADV or CCONJ secretly ADV , PUNCT often ADV 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 peek mark 2 peek peek VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means csubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 look mark 5 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means xcomp 6 at at ADP _ 7 something case 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 look obl 8 quickly quickly ADV _ 5 look advmod 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 secretly cc 10 secretly secretly ADV _ 8 quickly conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 should punct 12 often often ADV _ 15 should advmod 13 when when ADV PronType=Int 15 should advmod 14 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 15 should nsubj 15 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 look advcl 16 not not PART Polarity=Neg 15 should advmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 peek to-infinitive vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 look not said to happen to-infinitive at something; quickly property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at something=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 A peek is a quick, short look.
det nsubj cop det amod punct amod punct root A DET peek NOUN is AUX a DET quick ADJ , PUNCT short ADJ look NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 peek det 2 peek peek NOUN Number=Sing 8 look nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 look cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 look det 5 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 8 look amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 quick punct 7 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 8 look amod 8 look look NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 look punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a peek a quick short look tree rules
Meaning 3 To peek out means to just show a little, like the sun peeking out from behind clouds.
The tree, 17 words mark nsubj compound:prt mark advmod xcomp det obj punct case det obl acl compound:prt case case obl punct root To PART peek VERB out ADP means VERB to PART just ADV show VERB a DET little ADJ , PUNCT like ADP the DET sun NOUN peeking VERB out ADP from ADP behind ADP clouds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 peek mark 2 peek peek VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 means nsubj 3 out out ADP _ 2 peek compound:prt 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 7 show mark 6 just just ADV _ 7 show advmod 7 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means xcomp 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 little det 9 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 7 show obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 sun punct 11 like like ADP _ 13 sun case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 sun det 13 sun sun NOUN Number=Sing 7 show obl 14 peeking peek VERB VerbForm=Ger 13 sun acl 15 out out ADP _ 14 peeking compound:prt 16 from from ADP _ 18 clouds case 17 behind behind ADP _ 18 clouds case 18 clouds cloud NOUN Number=Plur 14 peeking obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 peek out to-infinitive vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 show not said to happen to-infinitive a little like the sun vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent little=Recipient 4 peek out gerund the sun not said here from clouds vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent from cloud=Theme
Example 1 Close your eyes and no peeking!
nmod:poss obj cc det conj punct root Close VERB your PRON eyes NOUN and CCONJ no DET peeking NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Close close VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 eyes nmod:poss 3 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 1 Close obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 6 peeking cc 5 no no DET PronType=Neg 6 peeking det 6 peeking peeking NOUN Number=Sing 3 eyes conj 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 your eyes and no peeking vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient
Example 2 I took a peek at my birthday presents.
nsubj det obj case nmod:poss compound obl punct root I PRON took VERB a DET peek NOUN at ADP my PRON birthday NOUN presents 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 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 peek det 4 peek peek NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obj 5 at at ADP _ 8 presents case 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 presents nmod:poss 7 birthday birthday NOUN Number=Sing 8 presents compound 8 presents present NOUN Number=Plur 2 took obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 take past I a peek my birthday presents vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent peek=Theme at present=Asset
Example 3 The sun peeked out from behind the clouds.
det nsubj advmod case case det obl punct root The DET sun NOUN peeked VERB out ADV from ADP behind ADP the DET clouds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sun det 2 sun sun NOUN Number=Sing 3 peeked nsubj 3 peeked peek VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADV _ 3 peeked advmod 5 from from ADP _ 8 clouds case 6 behind behind ADP _ 8 clouds case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 clouds det 8 clouds cloud NOUN Number=Plur 3 peeked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 peeked punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 peek out past the sun from the clouds; out property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent from cloud=Theme
Example 4 Don't peek at the answers at the back of the book.
aux advmod case det obl case det nmod case det nmod punct root Do AUX n't PART peek VERB at ADP the DET answers NOUN at ADP the DET back NOUN of ADP the DET book NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 peek aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 peek advmod 3 peek peek VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 at at ADP _ 6 answers case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 answers det 6 answers answer NOUN Number=Plur 3 peek obl 7 at at ADP _ 9 back case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 back det 9 back back NOUN Number=Sing 6 answers nmod 10 of of ADP _ 12 book case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 book det 12 book book NOUN Number=Sing 9 back nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 peek punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not peek imperative · do-support you not said here at the answers at the back of the book vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at answer=Theme
Example 5 The baby laughed when we played peek-a-boo.
det nsubj advmod nsubj advcl obj punct det punct obl:unmarked punct root The DET baby NOUN laughed VERB when ADV we PRON played VERB peek NOUN - PUNCT a DET - PUNCT boo NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baby det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 laughed nsubj 3 laughed laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 played advmod 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 played nsubj 6 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 laughed advcl 7 peek peek NOUN Number=Sing 6 played obj 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 peek punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 boo det 10 - - PUNCT _ 9 a punct 11 boo boo NOUN Number=Sing 6 played obl:unmarked 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 laughed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 laugh past the baby vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 play past we peek a boo obl:unmarked vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peek=Theme
Example 6 The kitten peeked out from under the sofa.
det nsubj compound:prt case case det obl punct root The DET kitten NOUN peeked VERB out ADP from ADP under ADP the DET sofa NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 kitten det 2 kitten kitten NOUN Number=Sing 3 peeked nsubj 3 peeked peek VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 3 peeked compound:prt 5 from from ADP _ 8 sofa case 6 under under ADP _ 8 sofa case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sofa det 8 sofa sofa NOUN Number=Sing 3 peeked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 peeked punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 peek out past the kitten from the sofa vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent from sofa=Theme
Example 7 We got a sneak peek of the new playground.
nsubj det amod obj case det amod nmod punct root We PRON got VERB a DET sneak ADJ peek NOUN of ADP the DET new ADJ playground NOUN . PUNCT 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 got nsubj 2 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 peek det 4 sneak sneak ADJ Degree=Pos 5 peek amod 5 peek peek NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obj 6 of of ADP _ 9 playground case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 playground det 8 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 9 playground amod 9 playground playground NOUN Number=Sing 5 peek nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 got punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 get past We a sneak peek of the new playground vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer peek=Stimulus 2 peek the new playground nom peek «act intransitive»: of=agent
Example 8 She peeked through the keyhole.
nsubj case det obl punct root She PRON peeked VERB through ADP the DET keyhole 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 2 peeked nsubj 2 peeked peek VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 through through ADP _ 5 keyhole case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 keyhole det 5 keyhole keyhole NOUN Number=Sing 2 peeked obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 peeked punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 peek past She through the keyhole vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent through keyhole=Theme
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.
← previous peenext → peekaboo↑ back to P in school dictionary This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peek/