secure Who acts: Secure, it, something, Feeling, He, box · What happens: mean, protect, fix, not move, fall, secure · To what, where: something, it, place, team, 4 nails, board · Speech: someone speaks here
«secure» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: secure in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Secure means safe, protected from danger or harm.
nsubj xcomp punct conj case obl cc conj punct root Secure ADJ means VERB safe ADJ , PUNCT protected VERB from ADP danger NOUN or CCONJ harm NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Secure secure ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 safe safe ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 protected punct 5 protected protect VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 safe conj 6 from from ADP _ 7 danger case 7 danger danger NOUN Number=Sing 5 protected obl 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 harm cc 9 harm harm NOUN Number=Sing 7 danger conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Secure safe property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 protect participle Secure not said here from danger or harm vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent from danger=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 Secure means firmly fixed so it will not move or fall.
nsubj advmod ccomp advmod nsubj aux advmod advcl cc conj punct root Secure ADJ means VERB firmly ADV fixed VERB so ADV it PRON will AUX not PART move VERB or CCONJ fall VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Secure secure ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 firmly firmly ADV _ 4 fixed advmod 4 fixed fix VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means ccomp 5 so so ADV _ 9 move advmod 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 move nsubj 7 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 move aux 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 move advmod 9 move move VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 fixed advcl 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 fall cc 11 fall fall VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 move conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Secure vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 fix participle firmly property vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient 3 not move future it vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 4 fall infinitive vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 To secure something is to fix it firmly or to lock it.
mark advcl obj cop mark obj advmod cc mark conj obj punct root To PART secure VERB something PRON is AUX to PART fix VERB it PRON firmly ADV or CCONJ to PART lock VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 secure mark 2 secure secure VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 fix advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 secure obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 fix cop 5 to to PART _ 6 fix mark 6 fix fix VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 fix obj 8 firmly firmly ADV _ 6 fix advmod 9 or or CCONJ _ 11 lock cc 10 to to PART _ 11 lock mark 11 lock lock VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 fix conj 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 lock obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 fix punct
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1 secure to-infinitive something vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition something=Theme 2 is present firmly, fix property tree rules 3 lock to-infinitive it vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient
Meaning 4 To secure something is to get it after trying, like secure a place on the team.
The tree, 16 words mark nsubj cop mark ccomp obj mark advcl punct case conj det obj case det obl punct root To PART secure VERB something PRON is AUX to PART get VERB it PRON after SCONJ trying VERB , PUNCT like ADP secure VERB a DET place NOUN on ADP the DET team NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 secure mark 2 secure secure VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 get nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 get cop 5 to to PART _ 6 get mark 6 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 secure ccomp 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 get obj 8 after after SCONJ _ 9 trying mark 9 trying try VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 get advcl 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 secure punct 11 like like ADP _ 12 secure case 12 secure secure VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 get conj 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 place det 14 place place NOUN Number=Sing 12 secure obj 15 on on ADP _ 17 team case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 team det 17 team team NOUN Number=Sing 12 secure obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 secure punct
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1 secure to-infinitive vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition clause=Theme 2 is present something get property tree rules 3 try gerund something not said here vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 4 secure infinitive something not said here a place the team vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent place=Theme on team=Source
Meaning 5 Feeling secure means feeling safe and not worried.
csubj xcomp xcomp xcomp cc advmod conj punct root Feeling VERB secure ADJ means VERB feeling VERB safe ADJ and CCONJ not PART worried ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Feeling feel VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 means csubj 2 secure secure ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Feeling xcomp 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 feeling feel VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 means xcomp 5 safe safe ADJ Degree=Pos 4 feeling xcomp 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 worried cc 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 worried advmod 8 worried worried ADJ Degree=Pos 5 safe conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 feel gerund secure property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 2 mean present Feeling vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 feel not said to happen gerund Feeling not said here safe property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 1 He uses 4 nails to secure each board.
nsubj nummod obj mark advcl det obj punct root He PRON uses VERB 4 NUM nails NOUN to PART secure VERB each DET board NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 uses nsubj 2 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 nails nummod 4 nails nail NOUN Number=Plur 2 uses obj 5 to to PART _ 6 secure mark 6 secure secure VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 uses advcl 7 each each DET PronType=Tot 8 board det 8 board board NOUN Number=Sing 6 secure obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 uses punct
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1 use present He 4 nails vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nail=Patient 2 secure to-infinitive He not said here each board vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition board=Theme
Example 2 The box is secure.
det nsubj cop punct root The DET box NOUN is AUX secure ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 box det 2 box box NOUN Number=Sing 4 secure nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 secure cop 4 secure secure ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 secure punct
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1 is present the box secure property tree rules
Example 3 They secured 3 more seats.
nsubj nummod amod obj punct root They PRON secured VERB 3 NUM more ADJ seats NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 secured nsubj 2 secured secure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 seats nummod 4 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 seats amod 5 seats seat NOUN Number=Plur 2 secured obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 secured punct
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1 secure past They 3 more seats vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition seat=Theme
Example 4 How many nails do you need to secure 10 boards?
advmod amod nsubj aux nsubj mark xcomp nummod obj punct root How ADV many ADJ nails NOUN do AUX you PRON need VERB to PART secure VERB 10 NUM boards NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 nails amod 3 nails nail NOUN Number=Plur 6 need nsubj 4 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 need aux 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 need nsubj 6 need need VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 to to PART _ 8 secure mark 8 secure secure VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 need xcomp 9 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 boards nummod 10 boards board NOUN Number=Plur 8 secure obj 11 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 need punct
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1 need present · do-support many nails vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 secure not said to happen to-infinitive many nails not said here 10 boards vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition board=Theme
Example 5 Make sure your bike is secure before you leave it.
xcomp nmod:poss nsubj cop ccomp mark nsubj advcl obj punct root Make VERB sure ADJ your PRON bike NOUN is AUX secure ADJ before SCONJ you PRON leave VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 sure sure ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Make xcomp 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 bike nmod:poss 4 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 6 secure nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 secure cop 6 secure secure ADJ Degree=Pos 2 sure ccomp 7 before before SCONJ _ 9 leave mark 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 leave nsubj 9 leave leave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 secure advcl 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 leave obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Make punct
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1 make imperative you not said here sure property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 2 is present your bike secure property tree rules 3 leave present you bike vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Example 6 Choose a secure password that nobody can guess.
det amod obj nsubj nsubj aux acl:relcl punct root Choose VERB a DET secure ADJ password NOUN that PRON nobody PRON can AUX guess VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Choose choose VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 password det 3 secure secure ADJ Degree=Pos 4 password amod 4 password password NOUN Number=Sing 1 Choose obj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 guess nsubj 6 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 8 guess nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 guess aux 8 guess guess VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 password acl:relcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Choose punct
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1 choose imperative you not said here a secure password vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent password=Theme 2 guess can a secure password vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 7 The climbers secured the rope to a rock.
det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET climbers NOUN secured VERB the DET rope NOUN to ADP a DET rock NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 climbers det 2 climbers climber NOUN Number=Plur 3 secured nsubj 3 secured secure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 rope det 5 rope rope NOUN Number=Sing 3 secured obj 6 to to ADP _ 8 rock case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 rock det 8 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 3 secured obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 secured punct
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1 secure past the climbers the rope to a rock vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent rope=Patient to rock=Co-Patient
Example 8 The baby felt secure in her father's arms.
det nsubj xcomp case nmod:poss nmod:poss case obl punct root The DET baby NOUN felt VERB secure ADJ in ADP her PRON father NOUN 's PART arms NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baby det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 felt nsubj 3 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 secure secure ADJ Degree=Pos 3 felt xcomp 5 in in ADP _ 9 arms case 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 father nmod:poss 7 father father NOUN Number=Sing 9 arms nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 father case 9 arms arm NOUN Number=Plur 4 secure obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 felt punct
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1 feel past the baby secure property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 9 Our class secured first place in the quiz.
nmod:poss nsubj advmod obj case det obl punct root Our PRON class NOUN secured VERB first ADV place NOUN in ADP the DET quiz NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 secured nsubj 3 secured secure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 5 place advmod 5 place place NOUN Number=Sing 3 secured obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 quiz case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 quiz det 8 quiz quiz NOUN Number=Sing 3 secured obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 secured punct
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1 secure past Our class place the quiz vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition place=Theme
Example 10 ‘Are you sure it is secure?’
punct cop nsubj nsubj cop ccomp punct punct root ‘ PUNCT Are AUX you PRON sure ADJ it PRON is AUX secure ADJ ? PUNCT ’ PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ‘ ' PUNCT _ 4 sure punct 2 Are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 sure cop 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 sure nsubj 4 sure sure ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 secure nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 secure cop 7 secure secure ADJ Degree=Pos 4 sure ccomp 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 sure punct 9 ’ ' PUNCT _ 4 sure punct
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1 is present you sure property tree rules 2 is present it secure property tree rules
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