potential

Who acts: Potential, that, ball, Wet floors, coach, They · What happens: be, store, stretch, mean, grow, lead · To what, where: energy energy, something, real, ability, potential energy, potential danger · Speech: someone speaks here

«potential» 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: potential in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

adjective.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	adjective	adjective	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 adjective	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

Potential means possible in the future, but not yet real.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Potential	potential	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	possible	possible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	xcomp
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 future	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 future	det
6	future	future	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 possible	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 real	punct
8	but	but	CCONJ	_	11 real	cc
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 real	advmod
10	yet	yet	ADV	_	11 real	advmod
11	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Potential	real				possible property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Meaning 2

noun.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 noun	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

Potential is the ability or talent that could grow and lead to success.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Potential	potential	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ability	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 ability	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 ability	det
4	ability	ability	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 talent	cc
6	talent	talent	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ability	conj
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 grow	nsubj
8	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 grow	aux
9	grow	grow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 ability	parataxis
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 lead	cc
11	lead	lead	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 grow	conj
12	to	to	ADP	_	13 success	case
13	success	success	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 lead	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 ability	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Potential	the ability or talent		tree rules
2	grow	could	that			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	lead	infinitive	that not said here		to success	vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to success=Patient

Meaning 3

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

Potential energy is energy stored in something because of its position or shape, like a stretched spring or a book on a high shelf.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Potential	potential	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 energy	amod
2	energy	energy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 energy	compound
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 energy	cop
4	energy	energy	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	stored	store	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 energy	acl
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 something	case
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 stored	obl
8	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	11 position	case
9	of	of	ADP	_	8 because	fixed
10	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 position	nmod:poss
11	position	position	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stored	obl
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 shape	cc
13	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 position	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 spring	punct
15	like	like	ADP	_	18 spring	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 spring	det
17	stretched	stretch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	18 spring	amod
18	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 position	appos
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 book	cc
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 book	det
21	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 spring	conj
22	on	on	ADP	_	25 shelf	case
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 shelf	det
24	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 shelf	amod
25	shelf	shelf	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 book	nmod
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 energy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is a	present	energy energy			tree rules
2	store	participle	energy energy not said here	something	because energy's position or shape	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in something=Location
3	stretch	participle				vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 1

A ball on a high shelf has potential energy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 ball	det
2	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 has	nsubj
3	on	on	ADP	_	6 shelf	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 shelf	det
5	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 shelf	amod
6	shelf	shelf	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ball	nmod
7	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	potential	potential	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 energy	amod
9	energy	energy	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 has	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a ball on a high shelf	potential energy					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent energy=Patient

Example 2

Wet floors are a potential danger.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 floors	amod
2	floors	floor	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 danger	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 danger	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 danger	det
5	potential	potential	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 danger	amod
6	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 danger	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Wet floors	a potential danger					tree rules

Example 3

The coach said she has the potential to be a champion.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 coach	det
2	coach	coach	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 has	nsubj
5	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 said	ccomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 potential	det
7	potential	potential	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 has	obj
8	to	to	PART	_	11 champion	mark
9	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	11 champion	cop
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 champion	det
11	champion	champion	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 potential	acl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the coach		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	have	present	coach	the potential	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent potential=Patient
3	is a	to-infinitive	coach not said here	a champion	tree rules

Example 4

They talked to potential buyers of the house.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 talked	nsubj
2	talked	talk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 buyers	case
4	potential	potential	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 buyers	amod
5	buyers	buyer	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 talked	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 house	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 house	det
8	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 buyers	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 talked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	talk	past	They					to potential buyers of the house	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to buyer=Co-Agent

Example 5

Work hard to reach your full potential.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Work	work	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Work	xcomp
3	to	to	PART	_	4 reach	mark
4	reach	reach	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 hard	xcomp
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 potential	nmod:poss
6	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 potential	amod
7	potential	potential	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 reach	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Work	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	imperative	you not said here					hard property	vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	reach	to-infinitive	you not said here	your full potential					vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent potential=Theme

Example 6

The old barn has lots of potential.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 barn	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 barn	amod
3	barn	barn	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	lots	lot	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 has	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 potential	case
7	potential	potential	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lots	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the old barn	lots of potential					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient

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.

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