po Who acts: po, pó, Cantonese speakers, pō, people, you · What happens: be, keep, wee in, stand, collect, mean · To what, where: chamber pot, bowl, bed, purchase order, business, letters · Speech: someone speaks here
«po» 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: po in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: UK, old-fashioned, informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A po is a chamber pot: a bowl kept under the bed to wee in at night in the days before indoor toilets.
The tree, 23 words det nsubj cop det compound punct det conj acl case det obl mark advcl compound:prt case obl case det obl case amod obl punct root A DET po NOUN is AUX a DET chamber NOUN pot NOUN : PUNCT a DET bowl NOUN kept VERB under ADP the DET bed NOUN to PART wee VERB in ADP at ADP night NOUN in ADP the DET days NOUN before ADP indoor ADJ toilets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 po det 2 po po NOUN Number=Sing 6 pot nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 pot cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 pot det 5 chamber chamber NOUN Number=Sing 6 pot compound 6 pot pot NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 : : PUNCT _ 9 bowl punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 bowl det 9 bowl bowl NOUN Number=Sing 6 pot conj 10 kept keep VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 bowl acl 11 under under ADP _ 13 bed case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 bed det 13 bed bed NOUN Number=Sing 10 kept obl 14 to to PART _ 15 wee mark 15 wee wee VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 kept advcl 16 in in ADP _ 15 wee compound:prt 17 at at ADP _ 18 night case 18 night night NOUN Number=Sing 15 wee obl 19 in in ADP _ 21 days case 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 days det 21 days day NOUN Number=Plur 15 wee obl 22 before before ADP _ 24 toilets case 23 indoor indoor ADJ Degree=Pos 24 toilets amod 24 toilets toilet NOUN Number=Plur 15 wee obl 25 . . PUNCT _ 6 pot punct
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1 is a present a po a chamber pot and a bowl tree rules 2 keep participle a bowl not said here the bed vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent under bed=Location 3 wee in to-infinitive before indoor toilets; day; night 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: abbreviation — kept apart, not parsed.
PO stands for Post Office, as in «PO Box», a box at the post office where letters can be collected; also «purchase order» in business and «petty officer» in the navy.
The tree, 31 words nsubj case compound obl punct case case punct compound appos punct punct det appos case det compound nmod advmod nsubj:pass aux aux:pass acl:relcl punct advmod punct compound obl punct case obl cc punct compound conj punct case det obl punct root PO NOUN stands VERB for ADP Post PROPN Office PROPN , PUNCT as ADP in ADP « PUNCT PO NOUN Box NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT a DET box NOUN at ADP the DET post NOUN office NOUN where ADV letters NOUN can AUX be AUX collected VERB ; PUNCT also ADV « PUNCT purchase NOUN order NOUN » PUNCT in ADP business NOUN and CCONJ « PUNCT petty NOUN officer NOUN » PUNCT in ADP the DET navy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 PO po NOUN Number=Sing 2 stands nsubj 2 stands stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 for for ADP _ 5 Office case 4 Post Post PROPN Number=Sing 5 Office compound 5 Office Office PROPN Number=Sing 2 stands obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 Box punct 7 as as ADP _ 11 Box case 8 in in ADP _ 11 Box case 9 « « PUNCT _ 11 Box punct 10 PO po NOUN Number=Sing 11 Box compound 11 Box box NOUN Number=Sing 5 Office appos 12 » » PUNCT _ 11 Box punct 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 box punct 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 box det 15 box box NOUN Number=Sing 5 Office appos 16 at at ADP _ 19 office case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 office det 18 post post NOUN Number=Sing 19 office compound 19 office office NOUN Number=Sing 15 box nmod 20 where where ADV PronType=Rel 24 collected advmod 21 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 24 collected nsubj:pass 22 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 24 collected aux 23 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 24 collected aux:pass 24 collected collect VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 19 office acl:relcl 25 ; ; PUNCT _ 29 order punct 26 also also ADV _ 29 order advmod 27 « « PUNCT _ 29 order punct 28 purchase purchase NOUN Number=Sing 29 order compound 29 order order NOUN Number=Sing 2 stands obl 30 » » PUNCT _ 29 order punct 31 in in ADP _ 32 business case 32 business business NOUN Number=Sing 2 stands obl 33 and and CCONJ _ 36 officer cc 34 « « PUNCT _ 36 officer punct 35 petty petty NOUN Number=Sing 36 officer compound 36 officer officer NOUN Number=Sing 32 business conj 37 » » PUNCT _ 36 officer punct 38 in in ADP _ 40 navy case 39 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 40 navy det 40 navy navy NOUN Number=Sing 2 stands obl 41 . . PUNCT _ 2 stands punct
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1 stand present PO purchase order business and petty officer for Post Office; in the navy vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in business=Location 2 collect can · passive letters vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.
The Po is the longest river in Italy.
det nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root The DET Po PROPN is AUX the DET longest ADJ river NOUN in ADP Italy PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Po det 2 Po Po PROPN Number=Sing 6 river nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 river cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 river det 5 longest long ADJ Degree=Sup 6 river amod 6 river river NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 in in ADP _ 8 Italy case 8 Italy Italy PROPN Number=Sing 6 river nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 river punct
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1 is a present the Po the longest river Italy tree rules
Meaning 4 Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.
«pó» means grandmother on the mother's side in «pópo» (Cantonese and Mandarin speakers also say this), and «pō» means slope; it sounds like «paw».
The tree, 25 words punct nsubj punct obj case det nmod:poss case obl case punct obl punct punct compound cc conj nsubj advmod parataxis obj punct punct cc punct nsubj punct parataxis obj punct nsubj parataxis case punct obl punct punct root « PUNCT pó NOUN » PUNCT means VERB grandmother NOUN on ADP the DET mother NOUN 's PART side NOUN in ADP « PUNCT pópo NOUN » PUNCT ( PUNCT Cantonese PROPN and CCONJ Mandarin PROPN speakers NOUN also ADV say VERB this PRON ) PUNCT , PUNCT and CCONJ « PUNCT pō NOUN » PUNCT means VERB slope NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON sounds VERB like ADP « PUNCT paw NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 pó punct 2 pó pó NOUN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 pó punct 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 grandmother grandmother NOUN Number=Sing 4 means obj 6 on on ADP _ 10 side case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 mother det 8 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 10 side nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 mother case 10 side side NOUN Number=Sing 21 say obl 11 in in ADP _ 13 pópo case 12 « « PUNCT _ 13 pópo punct 13 pópo pópo NOUN Number=Sing 21 say obl 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 pópo punct 15 ( ( PUNCT _ 16 Cantonese punct 16 Cantonese Cantonese PROPN Number=Sing 19 speakers compound 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 Mandarin cc 18 Mandarin Mandarin PROPN Number=Sing 16 Cantonese conj 19 speakers speaker NOUN Number=Plur 21 say nsubj 20 also also ADV _ 21 say advmod 21 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 means parataxis 22 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 21 say obj 23 ) ) PUNCT _ 21 say punct 24 , , PUNCT _ 29 means punct 25 and and CCONJ _ 29 means cc 26 « « PUNCT _ 27 pō punct 27 pō pō NOUN Number=Sing 29 means nsubj 28 » » PUNCT _ 27 pō punct 29 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 means parataxis 30 slope slope NOUN Number=Sing 29 means obj 31 ; ; PUNCT _ 33 sounds punct 32 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 33 sounds nsubj 33 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 means parataxis 34 like like ADP _ 36 paw case 35 « « PUNCT _ 36 paw punct 36 paw paw NOUN Number=Sing 33 sounds obl 37 » » PUNCT _ 33 sounds punct 38 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present pó grandmother vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grandmother=Topic 2 say speech: assert present Cantonese speakers this the mother's side in pópo vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent this=Theme in pópo=Manner 3 mean present pō slope vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slope=Topic 4 sound present pō like paw vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Meaning 5 Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.
Po is a character's name, like the red Teletubby and the panda in «Kung Fu Panda».
The tree, 17 words nsubj cop det nmod:poss case punct case det amod appos cc det conj case punct compound compound nmod punct punct root Po NOUN is AUX a DET character NOUN 's PART name NOUN , PUNCT like ADP the DET red ADJ Teletubby PROPN and CCONJ the DET panda NOUN in ADP « PUNCT Kung PROPN Fu PROPN Panda PROPN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Po po NOUN Number=Sing 6 name nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 name cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 character det 4 character character NOUN Number=Sing 6 name nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 character case 6 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 Teletubby punct 8 like like ADP _ 11 Teletubby case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 Teletubby det 10 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 11 Teletubby amod 11 Teletubby Teletubby PROPN Number=Sing 6 name appos 12 and and CCONJ _ 14 panda cc 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 panda det 14 panda panda NOUN Number=Sing 11 Teletubby conj 15 in in ADP _ 19 Panda case 16 « « PUNCT _ 19 Panda punct 17 Kung Kung PROPN Number=Sing 18 Fu compound 18 Fu Fu PROPN Number=Sing 19 Panda compound 19 Panda Panda PROPN Number=Sing 14 panda nmod 20 » » PUNCT _ 11 Teletubby punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 6 name punct
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1 is a present Po a character's name tree rules
Example 1 In Victorian times, people kept a po under the bed.
case amod obl punct nsubj det obj case det obl punct root In ADP Victorian ADJ times NOUN , PUNCT people NOUN kept VERB a DET po NOUN under ADP the DET bed NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 times case 2 Victorian victorian ADJ Degree=Pos 3 times amod 3 times time NOUN Number=Plur 6 kept obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 times punct 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 6 kept nsubj 6 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 po det 8 po po NOUN Number=Sing 6 kept obj 9 under under ADP _ 11 bed case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 bed det 11 bed bed NOUN Number=Sing 6 kept obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 kept punct
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1 keep past people a po the bed time vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent po=Theme under bed=Location
Example 2 Send your entry to PO Box 25.
nmod:poss obj case obl nmod:unmarked obl:unmarked punct root Send VERB your PRON entry NOUN to ADP PO PROPN Box PROPN 25 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Send send VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 entry nmod:poss 3 entry entry NOUN Number=Sing 1 Send obj 4 to to ADP _ 5 PO case 5 PO PO PROPN Number=Sing 1 Send obl 6 Box Box PROPN Number=Sing 7 25 nmod:unmarked 7 25 25 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 1 Send obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Send punct
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1 send imperative you not said here your entry PO 25 Box obl:unmarked vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent entry=Theme to po=Destination 2 enter your nom entry «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 The River Po flows across northern Italy.
det compound nsubj case amod obl punct root The DET River PROPN Po PROPN flows VERB across ADP northern ADJ Italy PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Po det 2 River River PROPN Number=Sing 3 Po compound 3 Po Po PROPN Number=Sing 4 flows nsubj 4 flows flow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 across across ADP _ 7 Italy case 6 northern northern ADJ Degree=Pos 7 Italy amod 7 Italy Italy PROPN Number=Sing 4 flows obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 flows punct
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1 flow present the River Po northern Italy vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Po is the panda in «Kung Fu Panda».
nsubj cop det case punct compound compound nmod punct punct root Po NOUN is AUX the DET panda NOUN in ADP « PUNCT Kung PROPN Fu PROPN Panda PROPN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Po po NOUN Number=Sing 4 panda nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 panda cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 panda det 4 panda panda NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 in in ADP _ 9 Panda case 6 « « PUNCT _ 9 Panda punct 7 Kung Kung PROPN Number=Sing 8 Fu compound 8 Fu Fu PROPN Number=Sing 9 Panda compound 9 Panda Panda PROPN Number=Sing 4 panda nmod 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 Panda punct 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 panda punct
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1 is a present Po the panda Fu Panda tree rules
Example 5 Po was the smallest Teletubby.
nsubj cop det amod punct root Po PROPN was AUX the DET smallest ADJ Teletubby PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Po Po PROPN Number=Sing 5 Teletubby nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 Teletubby cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Teletubby det 4 smallest small ADJ Degree=Sup 5 Teletubby amod 5 Teletubby Teletubby PROPN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 Teletubby punct
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1 is a past Po the smallest Teletubby tree rules
Example 6 (UK, informal) The teacher looked po-faced when we laughed in assembly.
The tree, 12 words punct obl punct amod punct det nsubj compound punct xcomp mark nsubj advcl case obl punct root ( PUNCT UK PROPN , PUNCT informal ADJ ) PUNCT The DET teacher NOUN looked VERB po NOUN - PUNCT faced ADJ when SCONJ we PRON laughed VERB in ADP assembly NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 UK punct 2 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 8 looked obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 informal punct 4 informal informal ADJ Degree=Pos 2 UK amod 5 ) ) PUNCT _ 4 informal punct 6 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 teacher det 7 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 8 looked nsubj 8 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 po po NOUN Number=Sing 11 faced compound 10 - - PUNCT _ 9 po punct 11 faced faced ADJ Degree=Pos 8 looked xcomp 12 when when SCONJ _ 14 laughed mark 13 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 14 laughed nsubj 14 laughed laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 looked advcl 15 in in ADP _ 16 assembly case 16 assembly assembly NOUN Number=Sing 14 laughed obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 8 looked punct
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1 look past the teacher UK faced property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 2 laugh past we in assembly vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in assembly=Theme
Example 7 The chamber pot was also called a po.
det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod det xcomp punct root The DET chamber NOUN pot NOUN was AUX also ADV called VERB a DET po NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 pot det 2 chamber chamber NOUN Number=Sing 3 pot compound 3 pot pot NOUN Number=Sing 6 called nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 called aux:pass 5 also also ADV _ 6 called advmod 6 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 po det 8 po po NOUN Number=Sing 6 called xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 called punct
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1 call past · passive the chamber pot vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 8 The farmland around the Po is very flat and rich.
det nsubj case det nmod cop advmod cc conj punct root The DET farmland NOUN around ADP the DET Po PROPN is AUX very ADV flat ADJ and CCONJ rich ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 farmland det 2 farmland farmland NOUN Number=Sing 8 flat nsubj 3 around around ADP _ 5 Po case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Po det 5 Po Po PROPN Number=Sing 2 farmland nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 flat cop 7 very very ADV _ 8 flat advmod 8 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 rich cc 10 rich rich ADJ Degree=Pos 8 flat conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 flat punct
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1 is present the farmland around the Po flat property tree rules 2 be the farmland around the Po not said here tree rules
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