procurement

Who acts: act, department, Dad, procurement, council, procurement office · What happens: get, buy, work, take, procure, have · To what, where: something, things, procurement, new laptops, rules, school buses

«procurement» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: procurement in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

The act of getting or buying something, especially goods for a company or government.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 act	det
2	act	act	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 getting	mark
4	getting	get	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 act	acl
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 buying	cc
6	buying	buy	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 getting	conj
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 buying	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 goods	punct
9	especially	especially	ADV	_	10 goods	advmod
10	goods	goods	NOUN	Number=Ptan	7 something	conj
11	for	for	ADP	_	13 company	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 company	det
13	company	company	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 buying	obl
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 government	cc
15	government	government	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 company	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 act	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	gerund	the act not said here						vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
2	buy	gerund	the act not said here	something				for a company or government	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent something=Theme for company=Beneficiary

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: business — kept apart, not parsed.

The department or job of buying things for a big organisation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 department	det
2	department	department	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 job	cc
4	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 department	conj
5	of	of	SCONJ	_	6 buying	mark
6	buying	buy	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 department	acl
7	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 buying	obj
8	for	for	ADP	_	11 organisation	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 organisation	det
10	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 organisation	amod
11	organisation	organisation	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 buying	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 department	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	buy	gerund	the department or job not said here	things				for a big organisation	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent thing=Theme for organisation=Beneficiary

Example 1

Dad works in procurement for the hospital.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 works	nsubj
2	works	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 procurement	case
4	procurement	procurement	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 works	obl
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 hospital	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 hospital	det
7	hospital	hospital	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 works	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 works	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	present	Dad			procurement		for the hospital	vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for hospital=Beneficiary

Example 2

The procurement of new laptops for the school took months.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 procurement	det
2	procurement	procurement	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 took	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 laptops	case
4	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 laptops	amod
5	laptops	laptop	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 procurement	nmod
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 school	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 school	det
8	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 laptops	nmod
9	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	months	month	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 took	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	the procurement of new laptops for the school				month		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	procure			new laptops for the school					nom procurement «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 3

The council has rules for the procurement of school buses.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 council	det
2	council	council	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 procurement	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 procurement	det
7	procurement	procurement	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 rules	nmod
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 buses	case
9	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 buses	compound
10	buses	bus	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 procurement	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the council	rules				for the procurement of school buses	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Patient
2	procure			school buses					nom procurement «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 4

The army's procurement office ordered new boots.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 army	det
2	army	army	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 office	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 army	case
4	procurement	procurement	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 office	compound
5	office	office	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ordered	nsubj
6	ordered	order	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 boots	amod
8	boots	boot	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 ordered	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 ordered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	order	past	the army's procurement office	new boots					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boot=Theme

Example 5

Food procurement was hard during the long winter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 procurement	compound
2	procurement	procurement	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hard	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 hard	cop
4	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	during	during	ADP	_	8 winter	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 winter	det
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 winter	amod
8	winter	winter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hard	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 hard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Food procurement				winter	hard property	tree rules

Example 6

She is a procurement manager for a supermarket.

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	5 manager	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 manager	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 manager	det
4	procurement	procurement	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 manager	compound
5	manager	manager	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 supermarket	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 supermarket	det
8	supermarket	supermarket	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 manager	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 manager	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	She	a procurement manager				for a supermarket	tree rules

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