receiver Who acts: receiver, you, device, player, company, She · What happens: be, hold, speak, pick up, catch, receive · To what, where: part, device, radio signals, player, ball, person · Speech: someone speaks here
«receiver» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: receiver in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A receiver is the part of a phone you hold to your ear and speak into.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det case det obl nsubj parataxis case nmod:poss obl cc conj obl punct root A DET receiver NOUN is AUX the DET part NOUN of ADP a DET phone NOUN you PRON hold VERB to ADP your PRON ear NOUN and CCONJ speak VERB into ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 receiver det 2 receiver receiver NOUN Number=Sing 5 part nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 part cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 part det 5 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 phone case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 phone det 8 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 10 hold obl 9 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 hold nsubj 10 hold hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 part parataxis 11 to to ADP _ 13 ear case 12 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 ear nmod:poss 13 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 10 hold obl 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 speak cc 15 speak speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 hold conj 16 into into ADP _ 15 speak obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 part punct
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1 is a present a receiver the part tree rules 2 hold present you of a phone; to your ear vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 speak speech: other present you not said here vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 A receiver is a device that picks up radio or TV signals.
det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt compound cc conj obj punct root A DET receiver NOUN is AUX a DET device NOUN that PRON picks VERB up ADP radio NOUN or CCONJ TV NOUN signals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 receiver det 2 receiver receiver NOUN Number=Sing 5 device nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 device cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 device det 5 device device NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 picks nsubj 7 picks pick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 device acl:relcl 8 up up ADP _ 7 picks compound:prt 9 radio radio NOUN Number=Sing 12 signals compound 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 TV cc 11 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 9 radio conj 12 signals signal NOUN Number=Plur 7 picks obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 device punct
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1 is a present a receiver a device tree rules 2 pick up present a device radio signals vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent signal=Topic
Meaning 3 Usage: sport — kept apart, not parsed.
A receiver is a player who catches or receives the ball, such as in American football or tennis.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl cc conj det obj punct case fixed fixed amod conj cc conj punct root A DET receiver NOUN is AUX a DET player NOUN who PRON catches VERB or CCONJ receives VERB the DET ball NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP in ADP American ADJ football NOUN or CCONJ tennis NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 receiver det 2 receiver receiver NOUN Number=Sing 5 player nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 player cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 player det 5 player player NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 catches nsubj 7 catches catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 player acl:relcl 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 receives cc 9 receives receive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 catches conj 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 ball det 11 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 9 receives obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 17 football punct 13 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 17 football case 14 as as ADP _ 13 such fixed 15 in in ADP _ 13 such fixed 16 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 17 football amod 17 football football NOUN Number=Sing 11 ball conj 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 tennis cc 19 tennis tennis NOUN Number=Sing 17 football conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 player punct
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1 is a present a receiver a player tree rules 2 catch present a player vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 receive present a player not said here the ball and American football or tennis vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme
Meaning 4 Usage: law, money — kept apart, not parsed.
A receiver is a person put in charge of a company that cannot pay its debts.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det acl case obl case det nmod nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl nmod:poss obj punct root A DET receiver NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN put VERB in ADP charge NOUN of ADP a DET company NOUN that PRON can AUX not PART pay VERB its PRON debts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 receiver det 2 receiver receiver NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 put put VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 person acl 7 in in ADP _ 8 charge case 8 charge charge NOUN Number=Sing 6 put obl 9 of of ADP _ 11 company case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 company det 11 company company NOUN Number=Sing 8 charge nmod 12 that that PRON PronType=Rel 15 pay nsubj 13 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 15 pay aux 14 not not PART Polarity=Neg 15 pay advmod 15 pay pay VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 company acl:relcl 16 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 debts nmod:poss 17 debts debt NOUN Number=Plur 15 pay obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a receiver a person tree rules 2 put participle a person not said here charge of a company vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in charge=Destination 3 not pay can a company receiver's debts vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent debt=Asset 4 charge a company nom charge «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 1 She picked up the receiver and said hello.
nsubj compound:prt det obj cc conj obj punct root She PRON picked VERB up ADP the DET receiver NOUN and CCONJ said VERB hello INTJ . PUNCT 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 picked nsubj 2 picked pick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 picked compound:prt 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 receiver det 5 receiver receiver NOUN Number=Sing 2 picked obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 said cc 7 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 picked conj 8 hello hello INTJ _ 7 said obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 picked punct
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1 pick up past She the receiver vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent receiver=Topic 2 say speech: assert past She not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent hello=Topic
Example 2 The radio receiver picked up a signal.
det compound acl compound:prt det obj punct root The DET radio NOUN receiver NOUN picked VERB up ADP a DET signal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 receiver det 2 radio radio NOUN Number=Sing 3 receiver compound 3 receiver receiver NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 picked pick VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 receiver acl 5 up up ADP _ 4 picked compound:prt 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 signal det 7 signal signal NOUN Number=Sing 4 picked obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 receiver punct
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1 pick up participle the radio receiver not said here a signal vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent signal=Topic
Example 3 The receiver caught the ball.
det nsubj det obj punct root The DET receiver NOUN caught VERB the DET ball NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 receiver det 2 receiver receiver NOUN Number=Sing 3 caught nsubj 3 caught catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ball det 5 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 3 caught obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 caught punct
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1 catch past the receiver the ball vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme
Example 4 A satellite dish is a kind of receiver.
det compound nsubj cop det case nmod punct root A DET satellite NOUN dish NOUN is AUX a DET kind NOUN of ADP receiver NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 dish det 2 satellite satellite NOUN Number=Sing 3 dish compound 3 dish dish NOUN Number=Sing 6 kind nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 kind cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 kind det 6 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 receiver case 8 receiver receiver NOUN Number=Sing 6 kind nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 kind punct
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1 is a present a satellite dish a kind of receiver tree rules
Example 5 Put the receiver back after the call.
det obj advmod case det obl punct root Put VERB the DET receiver NOUN back ADV after ADP the DET call NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 receiver det 3 receiver receiver NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obj 4 back back ADV _ 1 Put advmod 5 after after ADP _ 7 call case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 call det 7 call call NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Put punct
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1 put back imperative you not said here the receiver after the call vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent receiver=Goal
Example 6 In tennis, the receiver returns the serve.
case obl punct det nsubj det obj punct root In ADP tennis NOUN , PUNCT the DET receiver NOUN returns VERB the DET serve NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 tennis case 2 tennis tennis NOUN Number=Sing 6 returns obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 tennis punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 receiver det 5 receiver receiver NOUN Number=Sing 6 returns nsubj 6 returns return VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 serve det 8 serve serve NOUN Number=Sing 6 returns obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 returns punct
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1 return present the receiver the serve tennis vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent serve=Theme
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