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prior

Who acts: child, She, he, you, prior · What happens: happen, exist, need, sign, have, not come · To what, where: something, signed form, prior knowledge, prior appointment, 12 sweets, 7

«prior» 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: prior in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Happening or existing before something else; earlier.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Happening	happen	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 existing	cc
3	existing	exist	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Happening	conj
4	before	before	ADP	_	5 something	case
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 existing	obl
6	else	else	ADV	_	5 something	advmod
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 earlier	punct
8	earlier	early	ADV	Degree=Cmp	1 Happening	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Happening	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	happen	gerund						early property	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	exist	gerund				something			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before something=Location

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

prior to (formal): before.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	root	root
2	to	to	ADP	_	1 prior	fixed
3	(	(	PUNCT	_	4 formal	punct
4	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 prior	conj
5	)	)	PUNCT	_	4 formal	punct
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 prior	punct
7	before	before	ADV	_	1 prior	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 prior	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

The head of a group of monks or a priory.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 head	det
2	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 group	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 group	det
5	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 head	nmod
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 monks	case
7	monks	monk	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 group	nmod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 priory	cc
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 priory	det
10	priory	priory	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 monks	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 head	punct

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

Example 1

Prior to the trip, every child needs a signed form.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	4 trip	case
2	to	to	ADP	_	1 Prior	fixed
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 trip	det
4	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 needs	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 trip	punct
6	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	7 child	det
7	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 needs	nsubj
8	needs	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 form	det
10	signed	sign	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 form	amod
11	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 needs	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 needs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need	present	every child	a signed form				prior the trip	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot form=Theme
2	sign	participle							vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

No prior knowledge is needed for this course.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	No	no	DET	PronType=Neg	3 knowledge	det
2	prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 knowledge	amod
3	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 needed	nsubj:pass
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 needed	aux:pass
5	needed	need	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 course	case
7	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	8 course	det
8	course	course	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 needed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 needed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need	present · passive		no prior knowledge				for this course	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme

Example 3

She had a prior appointment and could not come.

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 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 appointment	det
4	prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 appointment	amod
5	appointment	appointment	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 come	cc
7	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 come	aux
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 come	advmod
9	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 had	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	She	a prior appointment					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent appointment=Patient
2	not come	could	She not said here						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

Prior to lunch, he had 12 sweets; after lunch he had 7.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	3 lunch	case
2	to	to	ADP	_	1 Prior	fixed
3	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 had	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 lunch	punct
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 had	nsubj
6	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 sweets	nummod
8	sweets	sweet	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 had	obj
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 had	punct
10	after	after	ADP	_	11 lunch	case
11	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 had	obl
12	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 had	nsubj
13	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 had	conj
14	7	7	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	13 had	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	he	12 sweets				prior lunch	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Patient
2	have	past	he	7			after lunch		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 7=Patient

Example 5

Wash your hands prior to eating.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wash	wash	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 hands	nmod:poss
3	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Wash	obj
4	prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=SCONJ	6 eating	mark
5	to	to	ADP	_	4 prior	fixed
6	eating	eat	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Wash	advcl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wash	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wash	imperative	you not said here	your hands					vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient
2	eat	gerund	you not said here						vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

The prior led the monks in prayer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 prior	det
2	prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	3 led	nsubj
3	led	lead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 monks	det
5	monks	monk	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 led	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 prayer	case
7	prayer	prayer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 monks	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 led	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lead	past	the prior	the monks		prayer			vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent monk=Theme in prayer=Destination

Example 7

Many are obtained from ancient authors prior to the time in which he lived.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 obtained	nsubj:pass
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 obtained	aux:pass
3	obtained	obtain	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 authors	case
5	ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 authors	amod
6	authors	author	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 obtained	obl
7	prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	10 time	case
8	to	to	ADP	_	7 prior	fixed
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 time	det
10	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 authors	nmod
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 which	case
12	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 lived	obl
13	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 lived	nsubj
14	lived	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 time	acl:relcl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 obtained	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	obtain	present · passive		Many		ancient authors prior the time			vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from author=Source
2	live	past	he				in the time		vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in which=Location

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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