retrieve

Who acts: you, Dad, dog, Divers, team · What happens: get, leave, lose, find, get back, store · To what, where: something, it, stored information, bad situation, ball, garden

«retrieve» 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: retrieve in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To get something back from where it was left or lost.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 get	mark
2	get	get	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 get	obj
4	back	back	ADV	_	2 get	advmod
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 where	case
6	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	4 back	obl
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 left	nsubj:pass
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 left	aux:pass
9	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 where	advcl:relcl
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 lost	cc
11	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 left	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 get	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	get	to-infinitive	something	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus
2	leave	past · passive	it	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
3	lose	participle		vn succeed-74-3-1 «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.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

Retrieve the ball from the garden.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Retrieve	retrieve	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 ball	det
3	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Retrieve	obj
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 garden	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 garden	det
6	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Retrieve	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Retrieve	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	retrieve	imperative	you not said here	the ball		the garden			vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent ball=Theme from garden=Source

Meaning 2

Usage: computing — kept apart, not parsed.

To find and get back stored information.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 find	mark
2	find	find	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 get	cc
4	get	get	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 find	conj
5	back	back	ADV	_	4 get	advmod
6	stored	store	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 information	amod
7	information	information	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 get	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 find	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	find	to-infinitive		vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
2	get back	infinitive	stored information	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer information=Stimulus
3	store	participle		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: of a dog — kept apart, not parsed.

To find and bring back something, such as a ball or a shot bird.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 find	mark
2	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 bring	advcl
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 bring	cc
4	bring	bring	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	back	back	ADV	_	4 bring	advmod
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 bring	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 ball	punct
8	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	11 ball	case
9	as	as	ADP	_	8 such	fixed
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 ball	det
11	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 something	appos
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 bird	cc
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 bird	det
14	shot	shot	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 bird	compound
15	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 ball	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 bring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	to-infinitive	you not said here						vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
2	bring back	imperative	you not said here	something					vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent something=Theme

Meaning 4

To put right a bad situation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 put	mark
2	put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	right	right	ADV	_	2 put	advmod
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 situation	det
5	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 situation	amod
6	situation	situation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 put	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	to-infinitive		a bad situation				right property	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent situation=Goal

Example 1

Dad climbed the ladder to retrieve the frisbee.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 climbed	nsubj
2	climbed	climb	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 ladder	det
4	ladder	ladder	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 climbed	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 retrieve	mark
6	retrieve	retrieve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 climbed	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 frisbee	det
8	frisbee	frisbee	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 retrieve	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 climbed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	climb	past	Dad	the ladder					vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location ladder=Theme
2	retrieve	to-infinitive	Dad not said here	the frisbee					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent frisbee=Theme

Example 2

The dog retrieved the stick from the pond.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dog	det
2	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 retrieved	nsubj
3	retrieved	retrieve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 stick	det
5	stick	stick	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 retrieved	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 pond	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 pond	det
8	pond	pond	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 retrieved	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 retrieved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	retrieve	past	the dog	the stick		the pond			vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent stick=Theme from pond=Source

Example 3

Can you retrieve the deleted file?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 retrieve	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 retrieve	nsubj
3	retrieve	retrieve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 file	det
5	deleted	delete	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 file	amod
6	file	file	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 retrieve	obj
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 retrieve	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	retrieve	can	you	the deleted file					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent file=Theme
2	delete	participle							vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Ask an adult to retrieve a ball from the road.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ask	ask	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 adult	det
3	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ask	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 retrieve	mark
5	retrieve	retrieve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Ask	xcomp
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 ball	det
7	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 retrieve	obj
8	from	from	ADP	_	10 road	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 road	det
10	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 retrieve	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ask	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	imperative	you not said here		a adult				vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient clause=Topic
2	retrieve not said to happen	to-infinitive	you not said here	a ball		the road			vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent ball=Theme from road=Source

Example 5

Divers retrieved the box from the sea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Divers	diver	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 retrieved	nsubj
2	retrieved	retrieve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 box	det
4	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 retrieved	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 sea	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 sea	det
7	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 retrieved	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 retrieved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	retrieve	past	Divers	the box		the sea			vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent box=Theme from sea=Source

Example 6

The team tried to retrieve the game after a bad start.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 team	det
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tried	nsubj
3	tried	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 retrieve	mark
5	retrieve	retrieve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 tried	xcomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 game	det
7	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 retrieve	obj
8	after	after	ADP	_	11 start	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 start	det
10	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 start	amod
11	start	start	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 retrieve	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	past	the team						vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	retrieve not said to happen	to-infinitive	the team not said here	the game			after a bad start		vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme

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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