pensioner

Who acts: person, they, nan, pensioner, Pensioners, adults · What happens: get, pay, stop, work, be, act · To what, where: pension, regular money, pensioner, library, purse, market · Speech: someone speaks here

«pensioner» 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: pensioner in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A person who gets a pension — regular money paid after they stop working, usually because they are old.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gets	nsubj
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 gets	nsubj
4	gets	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 pension	det
6	pension	pension	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gets	obj
7	—	-	PUNCT	_	9 money	punct
8	regular	regular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 money	amod
9	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pension	appos
10	paid	pay	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 money	acl
11	after	after	SCONJ	_	13 stop	mark
12	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 stop	nsubj
13	stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 paid	advcl
14	working	work	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	13 stop	xcomp
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 old	punct
16	usually	usually	ADV	_	20 old	advmod
17	because	because	SCONJ	_	20 old	mark
18	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 old	nsubj
19	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 old	cop
20	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 gets	conj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 gets	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	get	present	a person	a pension		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pension=Stimulus
2	pay	participle		regular money not said here		vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	stop	present	they			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
4	work	gerund	they not said here			vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	is	present	they		old, usually property	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

Usage: UK, Australia, Ireland — kept apart, not parsed.

An older person in general, as in «old-age pensioner» (OAP).

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 person	det
2	older	old	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 person	amod
3	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 general	case
5	general	general	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 person	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 pensioner	punct
7	as	as	ADP	_	13 pensioner	case
8	in	in	ADP	_	13 pensioner	case
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 pensioner	punct
10	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 age	amod
11	-	-	PUNCT	_	10 old	punct
12	age	age	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 pensioner	compound
13	pensioner	pensioner	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 person	conj
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 pensioner	punct
15	(	(	PUNCT	_	16 OAP	punct
16	OAP	oap	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 pensioner	appos
17	)	)	PUNCT	_	16 OAP	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 person	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Usage: informal, sometimes cheeky — kept apart, not parsed.

A playful word for someone acting old.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 word	det
2	playful	playful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 word	amod
3	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 someone	case
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 word	nmod
6	acting	act	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 someone	acl
7	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 acting	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	act	gerund						old property	vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

My nan is a pensioner and goes to the library every day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 nan	nmod:poss
2	nan	nan	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pensioner	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 pensioner	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 pensioner	det
5	pensioner	pensioner	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 goes	cc
7	goes	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 pensioner	acl:relcl
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 library	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 library	det
10	library	library	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 goes	obl
11	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	12 day	det
12	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 goes	obl:unmarked
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 pensioner	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	My nan	a pensioner					tree rules
2	go	present	a pensioner not said here			the library	day		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to library=Initial_Location

Example 2

Pensioners pay $3, adults pay $6.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pensioners	pensioner	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 pay	nsubj
2	pay	pay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	$	$	SYM	_	2 pay	obj
4	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 $	nummod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 pay	punct
6	adults	adult	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 pay	nsubj
7	pay	pay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 pay	parataxis
8	$	$	SYM	_	7 pay	obj
9	6	6	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 $	nummod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 pay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pay	present	Pensioners						vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent $=Asset
2	pay	present	adults						vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent $=Asset

Example 3

The bus is free for pensioners.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bus	det
2	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 free	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 free	cop
4	free	free	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 pensioners	case
6	pensioners	pensioner	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 free	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 free	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the bus					for pensioners; free property	tree rules

Example 4

A pensioner lost her purse at the market.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 pensioner	det
2	pensioner	pensioner	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lost	nsubj
3	lost	lose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 purse	nmod:poss
5	purse	purse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lost	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 market	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 market	det
8	market	market	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lost	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lost	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lose	past	a pensioner	pensioner's purse		the market			vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent purse=Eventuality

Example 5

Two adults and two pensioners went to the cinema.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 adults	nummod
2	adults	adult	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 went	nsubj
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 pensioners	cc
4	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 pensioners	nummod
5	pensioners	pensioner	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 adults	conj
6	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 cinema	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 cinema	det
9	cinema	cinema	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 went	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	Two adults and two pensioners			the cinema			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to cinema=Initial_Location

Example 6

We help the pensioners in our street with their shopping.

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 help	nsubj
2	help	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 pensioners	det
4	pensioners	pensioner	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 help	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 street	case
6	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 street	nmod:poss
7	street	street	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 help	obl
8	with	with	ADP	_	10 shopping	case
9	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 shopping	nmod:poss
10	shopping	shopping	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 help	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 help	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	We	the pensioners		our street		with pensioners's shopping	vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent pensioner=Beneficiary with shopping=Theme
2	shop		pensioners = pensioner						nom shopping «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

Granddad says being a pensioner means he can nap whenever he likes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Granddad	granddad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 says	nsubj
2	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	being	be	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 means	csubj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 pensioner	det
5	pensioner	pensioner	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 being	obj
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 says	ccomp
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 nap	nsubj
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 nap	aux
9	nap	nap	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 means	ccomp
10	whenever	whenever	ADV	PronType=Rel	12 likes	advmod
11	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 likes	nsubj
12	likes	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 nap	ccomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 says	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	Granddad			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	be	gerund		a pensioner		vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot pensioner=Theme
3	mean	present	being			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	nap	can	Granddad			tree rules
5	like	present	Granddad		whenever property	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot

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