refocus

Who acts: your, picture, class, you, coach, we · What happens: bring, attend, adjust, become, take, refocus · To what, where: attention, something, camera, deep breath, work, us · Speech: someone speaks here

«refocus» 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: refocus in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To bring your attention or effort back to something, or onto something new.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 bring	mark
2	bring	bring	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 attention	nmod:poss
4	attention	attention	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bring	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 effort	cc
6	effort	effort	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 attention	conj
7	back	back	ADV	_	2 bring	advmod
8	to	to	ADP	_	9 something	case
9	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 bring	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 something	punct
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 something	cc
12	onto	onto	ADP	_	13 something	case
13	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 something	appos
14	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 something	amod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bring	to-infinitive		your attention or effort		something			vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent attention=Theme to something=Destination
2	attend		your						nom attention «cognition intransitive»: poss=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

To adjust a camera, telescope or your eyes again so that the picture becomes sharp.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 adjust	mark
2	adjust	adjust	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 camera	det
4	camera	camera	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 adjust	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 telescope	punct
6	telescope	telescope	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 camera	conj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 eyes	cc
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 eyes	nmod:poss
9	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 camera	conj
10	again	again	ADV	_	2 adjust	advmod
11	so	so	SCONJ	ExtPos=SCONJ	15 becomes	mark
12	that	that	SCONJ	_	11 so	fixed
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 picture	det
14	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 becomes	nsubj
15	becomes	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 adjust	advcl
16	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 becomes	xcomp
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 adjust	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	adjust	to-infinitive		a camera and telescope or your eyes			again		vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent camera=Patient
2	become	present	the picture					sharp property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Example 1

After the fire drill, the class took a minute to refocus.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	4 drill	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 drill	det
3	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 drill	compound
4	drill	drill	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 took	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 drill	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 class	det
7	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 took	nsubj
8	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 minute	det
10	minute	minute	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 took	obj
11	to	to	PART	_	12 refocus	mark
12	refocus	refocus	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 minute	acl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	the class				after the fire drill; minute		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	refocus	to-infinitive	the class not said here						tree rules

Example 2

Take a deep breath and refocus on your work.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 breath	det
3	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 breath	amod
4	breath	breath	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Take	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 refocus	cc
6	refocus	refocus	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Take	conj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 work	case
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 work	nmod:poss
9	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 refocus	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Take	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	take	imperative	you not said here	a deep breath		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breath=Theme
2	refocus	infinitive	you not said here		your work	tree rules
3	work		your			nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

The coach told us to refocus after we lost the first goal.

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 told	nsubj
3	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 told	iobj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 refocus	mark
6	refocus	refocus	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 told	xcomp
7	after	after	SCONJ	_	9 lost	mark
8	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 lost	nsubj
9	lost	lose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 refocus	ccomp
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 goal	det
11	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	12 goal	amod
12	goal	goal	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 lost	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 told	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	past	the coach		us	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic
2	refocus not said to happen	to-infinitive	the coach not said here			tree rules
3	lose	past	we	the first goal		vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Eventuality

Example 4

Turn the knob to refocus the microscope.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Turn	turn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 knob	det
3	knob	knob	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Turn	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 refocus	mark
5	refocus	refocus	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Turn	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 microscope	det
7	microscope	microscope	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 refocus	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Turn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	imperative	you not said here	the knob					vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent knob=Theme
2	refocus	to-infinitive	you not said here	the microscope					tree rules

Example 5

My eyes needed to refocus after staring at the screen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 eyes	nmod:poss
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 needed	nsubj:pass
3	needed	need	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 refocus	mark
5	refocus	refocus	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 needed	xcomp
6	after	after	SCONJ	_	7 staring	mark
7	staring	stare	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 refocus	advcl
8	at	at	ADP	_	10 screen	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 screen	det
10	screen	screen	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 staring	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 needed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	need	participle · passive		My eyes		tree rules
2	refocus not said to happen	to-infinitive	My eyes not said here			tree rules
3	stare	gerund	My eyes not said here		at the screen	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at screen=Theme

Example 6

The company decided to refocus on making toys.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 company	det
2	company	company	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 decided	nsubj
3	decided	decide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 refocus	mark
5	refocus	refocus	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 decided	xcomp
6	on	on	SCONJ	_	7 making	mark
7	making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 refocus	advcl
8	toys	toy	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 making	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 decided	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	decide	past	the company		vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	refocus not said to happen	to-infinitive	the company not said here		tree rules
3	make	gerund	the company not said here	toys	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset toy=Product

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