secrete

Who acts: mouth, you, stomach, Snails, She · What happens: secrete, be, give out, mean, hide, smell · To what, where: liquid, part, something, it, saliva, food · Speech: someone speaks here

«secrete» 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: secrete in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

To secrete is to make and give out a liquid or substance from a part of a plant or animal body: glands secrete sweat, tears and saliva.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 secrete	mark
2	secrete	secrete	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 make	csubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 make	cop
4	to	to	PART	_	5 make	mark
5	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 give	cc
7	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 make	conj
8	out	out	ADP	_	7 give	compound:prt
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 liquid	det
10	liquid	liquid	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 give	obj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 substance	cc
12	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 liquid	conj
13	from	from	ADP	_	15 part	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 part	det
15	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 give	obl
16	of	of	ADP	_	18 plant	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 plant	det
18	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 part	nmod
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 body	cc
20	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 body	compound
21	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 plant	conj
22	:	:	PUNCT	_	23 glands	punct
23	glands	gland	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 make	parataxis
24	secrete	secrete	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 sweat	amod
25	sweat	sweat	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 glands	nmod:unmarked
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 tears	punct
27	tears	tear	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 glands	conj
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	29 saliva	cc
29	saliva	saliva	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 glands	conj
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	secrete	to-infinitive				tree rules
2	is	present			make property	tree rules
3	give out	infinitive	a liquid or substance	a part of a plant or animal body		vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent liquid=Theme

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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To secrete something can also mean to hide it secretly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 secrete	mark
2	secrete	secrete	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 mean	csubj
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 secrete	obj
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 mean	aux
5	also	also	ADV	_	6 mean	advmod
6	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	8 hide	mark
8	hide	hide	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 mean	xcomp
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 hide	obj
10	secretly	secretly	ADV	_	8 hide	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	secrete	to-infinitive	something		tree rules
2	mean	can			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	hide not said to happen	to-infinitive	it	secretly property	vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Example 1

Your mouth secretes saliva when you smell food.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 mouth	nmod:poss
2	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 secretes	nsubj
3	secretes	secrete	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	saliva	saliva	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 secretes	obj
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	7 smell	advmod
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 smell	nsubj
7	smell	smell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 secretes	advcl
8	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 smell	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 secretes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	secrete	present	Your mouth	saliva					tree rules
2	smell	present	you	food					vn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer food=Stimulus

Example 2

Bees secrete wax to build their honeycomb.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bees	bee	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 wax	nsubj
2	secrete	secrete	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 wax	amod
3	wax	wax	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 build	mark
5	build	build	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 wax	acl
6	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 honeycomb	nmod:poss
7	honeycomb	honeycomb	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 build	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wax	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	to-infinitive		Bees's honeycomb					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset honeycomb=Product

Example 3

Some frogs secrete poison through their skin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 frogs	det
2	frogs	frog	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 poison	nsubj
3	secrete	secrete	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 poison	amod
4	poison	poison	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	through	through	ADP	_	7 skin	case
6	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 skin	nmod:poss
7	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 poison	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 poison	punct

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

Example 4

The stomach secretes acid to digest food.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 stomach	det
2	stomach	stomach	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 secretes	nsubj
3	secretes	secrete	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	acid	acid	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 secretes	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 digest	mark
6	digest	digest	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 secretes	advcl
7	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 digest	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 secretes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	secrete	present	the stomach	acid					tree rules
2	digest	to-infinitive	the stomach not said here	food					tree rules

Example 5

Sweat glands secrete sweat to cool you down.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sweat	sweat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 glands	compound
2	glands	gland	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 sweat	nsubj
3	secrete	secrete	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 sweat	amod
4	sweat	sweat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 cool	mark
6	cool	cool	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 sweat	acl
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 cool	obj
8	down	down	ADP	_	6 cool	compound:prt
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sweat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cool down	to-infinitive		you					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent you=Patient

Example 6

Snails secrete slime so they can slide along.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Snails	snail	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 slime	nsubj
2	secrete	secrete	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 slime	amod
3	slime	slime	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	so	so	SCONJ	_	7 slide	mark
5	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 slide	nsubj
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 slide	aux
7	slide	slide	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 slime	acl
8	along	along	ADV	_	7 slide	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 slime	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slide	can	Snails = snail	secrete slime not said here				along property	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slime=Agent

Example 7

(formal) She secreted the key inside her shoe.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	5 secreted	punct
2	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 secreted	advcl
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
4	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 secreted	nsubj
5	secreted	secrete	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 key	det
7	key	key	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 secreted	obj
8	inside	inside	ADP	_	10 shoe	case
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 shoe	nmod:poss
10	shoe	shoe	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 key	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 secreted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	secrete	past	She	the key		her shoe			tree rules

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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