rightsizing

Who acts: use, size, firm, forty people, people, office · What happens: cut, make, say, be, rightsize, use · To what, where: jobs, company, right size, anything, computer system, it · Speech: someone speaks here

«rightsizing» 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: rightsizing in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: euphemism, business jargon — kept apart, not parsed.

cutting jobs to make a company smaller, said to be the "right" size.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	cutting	cut	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 said	ccomp
2	jobs	job	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 cutting	obj
3	to	to	PART	_	4 make	mark
4	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 cutting	advcl
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 company	det
6	company	company	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 make	obj
7	smaller	small	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 make	xcomp
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 cutting	punct
9	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	to	to	PART	_	16 size	mark
11	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	16 size	cop
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 size	det
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 right	punct
14	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 size	amod
15	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 right	punct
16	size	size	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 said	ccomp
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	cut	gerund	jobs		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset job=Product
2	make	to-infinitive	a company	small property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset company=Product
3	say speech: assert	past			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	is a	to-infinitive	the right size		tree rules

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

making anything the right size for its use, such as rightsizing a computer system or a house.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	anything	anything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 making	obj
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 size	det
4	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 size	amod
5	size	size	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 making	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 use	case
7	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 use	nmod:poss
8	use	use	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 size	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 rightsizing	punct
10	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=SCONJ	12 rightsizing	mark
11	as	as	ADP	_	10 such	fixed
12	rightsizing	rightsize	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 use	acl
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 system	det
14	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 system	compound
15	system	system	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 rightsizing	obj
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 house	cc
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 house	det
18	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 system	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 making	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	make	gerund		anything	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset anything=Beneficiary size=Product
2	rightsize	gerund	size's use not said here	a computer system or a house	tree rules
3	use		size		nom use «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 1

The firm called it rightsizing, but forty people lost their jobs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 firm	det
2	firm	firm	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 called	nsubj
3	called	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 called	obj
5	rightsizing	rightsize	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 called	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 lost	punct
7	but	but	CCONJ	_	10 lost	cc
8	forty	forty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 people	nummod
9	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 lost	nsubj
10	lost	lose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 called	conj
11	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 jobs	nmod:poss
12	jobs	job	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 lost	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	call	past	the firm	it	tree rules
2	rightsize	gerund	the firm not said here		tree rules
3	lose	past	forty people	people's jobs	vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality
4	job		people		nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

After the rightsizing, Mum's office had only six staff.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	3 rightsizing	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 rightsizing	det
3	rightsizing	rightsizing	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 had	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 rightsizing	punct
5	Mum	Mum	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 office	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 Mum	case
7	office	office	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 had	nsubj
8	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	only	only	ADV	_	10 six	advmod
10	six	six	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 staff	nummod
11	staff	staff	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 had	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	Mum's office	six staff			after the rightsizing		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent staff=Patient

Example 3

"Rightsizing? That means sacking people," muttered Grandpa.

Sentence 1: "Rightsizing?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Rightsizing	punct
2	Rightsizing	rightsizing	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 Rightsizing	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: That means sacking people," muttered Grandpa.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	sacking	sack	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 muttered	advcl
4	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sacking	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 people	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 sacking	punct
7	muttered	mutter	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 means	ccomp
8	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 muttered	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	mean	present	That		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	sack	gerund		people	vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme
3	mutter speech: assert in a quote	past		Grandpa	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grandpa=Topic

Example 4

They are rightsizing their house now the kids have left.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 rightsizing	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 rightsizing	aux
3	rightsizing	rightsize	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 house	nmod:poss
5	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 rightsizing	obj
6	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	10 left	advmod
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 kids	det
8	kids	kid	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 left	nsubj:pass
9	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 left	aux
10	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 rightsizing	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 rightsizing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rightsize	present · progressive	They	their house					tree rules
2	leave	present · perfect · passive		the kids			now		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 5

The company is rightsizing its cloud computers to save money.

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	4 rightsizing	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 rightsizing	aux
4	rightsizing	rightsize	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 computers	nmod:poss
6	cloud	cloud	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 computers	compound
7	computers	computer	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 rightsizing	obj
8	to	to	PART	_	9 save	mark
9	save	save	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 rightsizing	advcl
10	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 save	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 rightsizing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rightsize	present · progressive	the company	company's cloud computers					tree rules
2	save	to-infinitive	the company not said here	money					vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme

Example 6

Workers protested against the rightsizing plan.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Workers	worker	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 protested	nsubj
2	protested	protest	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	against	against	ADP	_	6 plan	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 plan	det
5	rightsizing	rightsizing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 plan	amod
6	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 protested	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 protested	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	protest speech: disagree	past	Workers					against the rightsizing plan	vn rebel-71.2-2 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent against plan=Topic

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