seep Who acts: liquid, feeling, idea, someone, Light, Rainwater · What happens: seep, flow, spread, mind, come in, become · To what, where: small holes, mind, gap, ground, groundwater, door
«seep» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: seep in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 When a liquid seeps, it flows slowly through small holes or cracks, a little at a time.
The tree, 17 words mark det nsubj advcl punct nsubj advmod case amod obl cc conj punct det amod case det obl punct root When SCONJ a DET liquid NOUN seeps VERB , PUNCT it PRON flows VERB slowly ADV through ADP small ADJ holes NOUN or CCONJ cracks NOUN , PUNCT a DET little ADJ at ADP a DET time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when SCONJ _ 4 seeps mark 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 liquid det 3 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 4 seeps nsubj 4 seeps seep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 flows advcl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 seeps punct 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 flows nsubj 7 flows flow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 slowly slowly ADV _ 7 flows advmod 9 through through ADP _ 11 holes case 10 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 11 holes amod 11 holes hole NOUN Number=Plur 7 flows obl 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 cracks cc 13 cracks crack NOUN Number=Plur 11 holes conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 little punct 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 little det 16 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 11 holes amod 17 at at ADP _ 19 time case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 time det 19 time time NOUN Number=Sing 16 little obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 7 flows punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 seep present a liquid vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source 2 flow present liquid small holes or cracks slowly property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through hole=Location
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 When a feeling or an idea seeps in, it slowly spreads into someone's mind.
The tree, 15 words mark det nsubj cc det conj advcl advmod punct nsubj advmod case nmod:poss case obl punct root When SCONJ a DET feeling NOUN or CCONJ an DET idea NOUN seeps VERB in ADV , PUNCT it PRON slowly ADV spreads VERB into ADP someone PRON 's PART mind NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when SCONJ _ 7 seeps mark 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 feeling det 3 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing 7 seeps nsubj 4 or or CCONJ _ 6 idea cc 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 idea det 6 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 3 feeling conj 7 seeps seep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 spreads advcl 8 in in ADV _ 7 seeps advmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 7 seeps punct 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 spreads nsubj 11 slowly slowly ADV _ 12 spreads advmod 12 spreads spread VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 13 into into ADP _ 16 mind case 14 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 16 mind nmod:poss 15 's 's PART _ 14 someone case 16 mind mind NOUN Number=Sing 12 spreads obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 12 spreads punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 seep present a feeling or a idea vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source 2 spread present idea someone's mind slowly property vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into mind=Destination 3 mind someone nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 3 Light, cold or smell can seep in through a gap, coming in slowly.
The tree, 13 words nsubj punct amod cc conj aux advmod case det obl punct advcl advmod advmod punct root Light NOUN , PUNCT cold ADJ or CCONJ smell NOUN can AUX seep VERB in ADV through ADP a DET gap NOUN , PUNCT coming VERB in ADV slowly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Light light NOUN Number=Sing 7 seep nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 cold punct 3 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Light amod 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 smell cc 5 smell smell NOUN Number=Sing 1 Light conj 6 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 seep aux 7 seep seep VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 in in ADV _ 7 seep advmod 9 through through ADP _ 11 gap case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 gap det 11 gap gap NOUN Number=Sing 7 seep obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 coming punct 13 coming come VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 seep advcl 14 in in ADV _ 13 coming advmod 15 slowly slowly ADV _ 13 coming advmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 7 seep punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 seep can Light or smell a gap vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through gap=Location 2 come in gerund Light or smell not said here slowly property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 Rainwater seeps into the ground and becomes groundwater.
nsubj case det obl cc conj xcomp punct root Rainwater NOUN seeps VERB into ADP the DET ground NOUN and CCONJ becomes VERB groundwater NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rainwater rainwater NOUN Number=Sing 2 seeps nsubj 2 seeps seep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 into into ADP _ 5 ground case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ground det 5 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 2 seeps obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 becomes cc 7 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 seeps conj 8 groundwater groundwater NOUN Number=Sing 7 becomes xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 seeps punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 seep present Rainwater the ground vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into ground=Location 2 become present Rainwater not said here groundwater vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 2 Water seeped under the door during the storm.
nsubj case det obl case det obl punct root Water NOUN seeped VERB under ADP the DET door NOUN during ADP the DET storm NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Water water NOUN Number=Sing 2 seeped nsubj 2 seeped seep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 under under ADP _ 5 door case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 door det 5 door door NOUN Number=Sing 2 seeped obl 6 during during ADP _ 8 storm case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 storm det 8 storm storm NOUN Number=Sing 2 seeped obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 seeped punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 seep past Water the door during the storm vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source
Example 3 The juice seeped through the paper bag.
det nsubj case det compound obl punct root The DET juice NOUN seeped VERB through ADP the DET paper NOUN bag NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 juice det 2 juice juice NOUN Number=Sing 3 seeped nsubj 3 seeped seep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 through through ADP _ 7 bag case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bag det 6 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 7 bag compound 7 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 3 seeped obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 seeped punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 seep past the juice the paper bag vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through bag=Location
Example 4 Cold air seeped in through the cracked window.
amod nsubj advmod case det amod obl punct root Cold ADJ air NOUN seeped VERB in ADV through ADP the DET cracked VERB window NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 2 air amod 2 air air NOUN Number=Sing 3 seeped nsubj 3 seeped seep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADV _ 3 seeped advmod 5 through through ADP _ 8 window case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 window det 7 cracked crack VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 window amod 8 window window NOUN Number=Sing 3 seeped obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 seeped punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 seep past Cold air the cracked window vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through window=Location 2 crack participle vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 Ink seeped through the page and spoiled the next one.
nsubj case det obl cc conj det amod obj punct root Ink PROPN seeped VERB through ADP the DET page NOUN and CCONJ spoiled VERB the DET next ADJ one NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ink Ink PROPN Number=Sing 2 seeped nsubj 2 seeped seep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 through through ADP _ 5 page case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 page det 5 page page NOUN Number=Sing 2 seeped obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 spoiled cc 7 spoiled spoil VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 seeped conj 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 one det 9 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 10 one amod 10 one one NOUN Number=Sing 7 spoiled obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 seeped punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 seep past Ink the page vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through page=Location 2 spoil past Ink not said here the next one tree rules
Example 6 Slowly the truth seeped into his mind: he had lost the key.
advmod det nsubj case nmod:poss obl punct nsubj aux conj det obj punct root Slowly ADV the DET truth NOUN seeped VERB into ADP his PRON mind NOUN : PUNCT he PRON had AUX lost VERB the DET key NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Slowly slowly ADV _ 4 seeped advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 truth det 3 truth truth NOUN Number=Sing 4 seeped nsubj 4 seeped seep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 into into ADP _ 7 mind case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 mind nmod:poss 7 mind mind NOUN Number=Sing 4 seeped obl 8 : : PUNCT _ 11 lost punct 9 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 lost nsubj 10 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 lost aux 11 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 4 seeped conj 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 key det 13 key key NOUN Number=Sing 11 lost obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 seeped punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 seep past the truth truth's mind slowly property vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into mind=Location 2 lose past · perfect truth the key vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent key=Eventuality 3 mind truth nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 Oil seeped out of the old car onto the driveway.
nsubj case case det amod obl case det obl punct root Oil NOUN seeped VERB out ADP of ADP the DET old ADJ car NOUN onto ADP the DET driveway NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Oil oil NOUN Number=Sing 2 seeped nsubj 2 seeped seep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 out out ADP _ 7 car case 4 of of ADP _ 7 car case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 car det 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 7 car amod 7 car car NOUN Number=Sing 2 seeped obl 8 onto onto ADP _ 10 driveway case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 driveway det 10 driveway driveway NOUN Number=Sing 2 seeped obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 seeped punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 seep past Oil the old car onto the driveway vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out car=Location
Example 8 Sand lets water seep through faster than clay does.
nsubj compound xcomp case advmod mark nsubj advcl punct root Sand NOUN lets VERB water NOUN seep VERB through ADP faster ADV than SCONJ clay NOUN does VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 2 lets nsubj 2 lets let VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 water water NOUN Number=Sing 4 seep compound 4 seep seep VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 lets xcomp 5 through through ADP _ 6 faster case 6 faster fast ADV Degree=Cmp 4 seep advmod 7 than than SCONJ _ 9 does mark 8 clay clay NOUN Number=Sing 9 does nsubj 9 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 faster advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 lets punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 let present Sand tree rules 2 seep infinitive Sand not said here fast property vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source 3 do present clay vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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.
← previous seeminglynext → seeping↑ back to S in school dictionary This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seep/