relent

Who acts: Dad, teacher, storm, king, prisoner, heat · What happens: agree, say, become, relent, buy, give · To what, where: no, ice cream, us, jail, big sister, Eaglet home · Speech: someone speaks here

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

Meaning 1

To finally agree to something after first saying no; to become less strict.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	3 agree	mark
2	finally	finally	ADV	_	3 agree	advmod
3	agree	agree	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 something	case
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 agree	obl
6	after	after	SCONJ	_	8 saying	mark
7	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	8 saying	advmod
8	saying	say	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 agree	advcl
9	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	8 saying	obj
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 become	punct
11	to	to	PART	_	12 become	mark
12	become	become	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 agree	conj
13	less	less	ADV	Degree=Cmp	14 strict	advmod
14	strict	strict	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 become	xcomp
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 agree	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	agree speech: agree	to-infinitive		to something; finally property	vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	say speech: assert	gerund	no	first property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent no=Topic
3	become	to-infinitive		strict property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

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: of weather, pain or pressure — kept apart, not parsed.

To become less strong.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 become	mark
2	become	become	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	less	less	ADV	Degree=Cmp	4 strong	advmod
4	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 become	xcomp
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 strong	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	to-infinitive						strong property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Example 1

Dad said no at first, but then he relented and bought the ice cream.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 said	nsubj
2	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	2 said	obj
4	at	at	ADP	_	5 first	case
5	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	2 said	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 relented	punct
7	but	but	CCONJ	_	10 relented	cc
8	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	10 relented	advmod
9	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 relented	nsubj
10	relented	relent	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 said	parataxis
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 bought	cc
12	bought	buy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 relented	conj
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 cream	det
14	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 cream	compound
15	cream	cream	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 bought	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	Dad	no		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent no=Topic
2	relent	past	Dad		then	tree rules
3	buy	past	Dad not said here	the ice cream		vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cream=Theme

Example 2

The teacher relented and gave us five more minutes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 relented	nsubj
3	relented	relent	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 gave	cc
5	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 relented	conj
6	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 gave	iobj
7	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 minutes	nummod
8	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	9 minutes	amod
9	minutes	minute	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 gave	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 relented	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	relent	past	the teacher						tree rules
2	give	past	the teacher not said here		us		minute		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme

Example 3

The storm did not relent all night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 storm	det
2	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 relent	nsubj
3	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 relent	aux
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 relent	advmod
5	relent	relent	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	7 night	det
7	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 relent	obl:unmarked
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 relent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not relent	past · do-support	the storm				night		tree rules

Example 4

The king refused to relent and the prisoner stayed in jail.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 king	det
2	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 refused	nsubj
3	refused	refuse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 relent	mark
5	relent	relent	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 refused	xcomp
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 stayed	cc
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 prisoner	det
8	prisoner	prisoner	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 stayed	nsubj
9	stayed	stay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 refused	conj
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 jail	case
11	jail	jail	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 stayed	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 refused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	roles by
1	refuse	past	the king		vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	not relent	to-infinitive	the king not said here		tree rules
3	stay	past	the prisoner	jail	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in jail=Location

Example 5

When the heat relented, we went outside.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	ADV	PronType=Int	4 relented	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 heat	det
3	heat	heat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 relented	nsubj
4	relented	relent	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 went	advcl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 relented	punct
6	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 went	nsubj
7	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	outside	outside	ADV	_	7 went	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	relent	participle	the heat						tree rules
2	go	past	we					outside property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

She begged until her big sister relented.

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 begged	nsubj
2	begged	beg	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	until	until	ADP	_	6 sister	case
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 sister	nmod:poss
5	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sister	amod
6	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 begged	obl
7	relented	relent	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 sister	acl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 begged	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	beg speech: request	past	She				until her big sister		vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=Agent
2	relent	participle		her big sister not said here					tree rules

Example 7

The King relented, took the Eaglet home with him, and fed it for a year, for two years.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 King	det
2	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 relented	nsubj
3	relented	relent	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 took	punct
5	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 relented	conj
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 home	det
7	Eaglet	Eaglet	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 home	compound
8	home	home	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 took	obj
9	with	with	ADP	_	10 him	case
10	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 took	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 fed	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 fed	cc
13	fed	feed	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 relented	conj
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 fed	obj
15	for	for	ADP	_	17 year	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 year	det
17	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 fed	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 years	punct
19	for	for	ADP	_	21 years	case
20	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	21 years	nummod
21	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 fed	obl
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 relented	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	relent	past	the King				tree rules
2	take	past	the King not said here	the Eaglet home		with King	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Theme
3	feed	past	the King not said here	home	year		vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme

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