serve Who acts: dish, shop assistant, serve, It, you, One pizza · What happens: serve, be, help, start, mean, deserve · To what, where: 4, enough food, others, customers, tennis, play · Speech: someone speaks here
«serve» in the school dictionary: its 6 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: serve in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To serve is to give food or drink to people.
mark csubj cop mark obj cc conj case obl punct root To PART serve VERB is AUX to PART give VERB food NOUN or CCONJ drink NOUN to ADP people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 serve mark 2 serve serve VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 give csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 give cop 4 to to PART _ 5 give mark 5 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 food food NOUN Number=Sing 5 give obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 drink cc 8 drink drink NOUN Number=Sing 6 food conj 9 to to ADP _ 10 people case 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 give obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 give punct
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1 serve to-infinitive vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent 2 is present to people; give property 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 A dish that serves 4 is enough food for 4 people.
det nsubj nsubj acl:relcl obj cop amod case nummod nmod punct root A DET dish NOUN that PRON serves VERB 4 NUM is AUX enough ADJ food NOUN for ADP 4 NUM people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 dish det 2 dish dish NOUN Number=Sing 8 food nsubj 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 4 serves nsubj 4 serves serve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 dish acl:relcl 5 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 serves obj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 food cop 7 enough enough ADJ Degree=Pos 8 food amod 8 food food NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 for for ADP _ 11 people case 10 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 people nummod 11 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 food nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 food punct
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1 serve present a dish 4 vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4=Attribute 2 is a present a dish enough food for 4 people tree rules
Meaning 3 To serve is to work for or help others, like a shop assistant serves customers.
The tree, 15 words mark csubj cop mark obl cc conj obj punct mark det compound nsubj advcl obj punct root To PART serve VERB is AUX to PART work VERB for ADP or CCONJ help VERB others NOUN , PUNCT like SCONJ a DET shop NOUN assistant NOUN serves VERB customers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 serve mark 2 serve serve VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 work csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 work cop 4 to to PART _ 5 work mark 5 work work VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 for for ADP _ 5 work obl 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 help cc 8 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 work conj 9 others other NOUN Number=Plur 8 help obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 15 serves punct 11 like like SCONJ _ 15 serves mark 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 assistant det 13 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 14 assistant compound 14 assistant assistant NOUN Number=Sing 15 serves nsubj 15 serves serve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 help advcl 16 customers customer NOUN Number=Plur 15 serves obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 work punct
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1 serve to-infinitive vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent 2 is present work property tree rules 3 help infinitive others vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent other=Beneficiary 4 serve present a shop assistant customers vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent customer=Attribute
Meaning 4 In tennis or volleyball, to serve is to hit the ball to start play; a serve is that hit.
The tree, 19 words case obl cc conj punct mark advcl cop mark det obj mark advcl obj punct det nsubj cop det obl punct root In ADP tennis NOUN or CCONJ volleyball NOUN , PUNCT to PART serve VERB is AUX to PART hit VERB the DET ball NOUN to PART start VERB play NOUN ; PUNCT a DET serve NOUN is AUX that DET hit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 tennis case 2 tennis tennis NOUN Number=Sing 10 hit obl 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 volleyball cc 4 volleyball volleyball NOUN Number=Sing 2 tennis conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 tennis punct 6 to to PART _ 7 serve mark 7 serve serve VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 , advcl 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 hit cop 9 to to PART _ 10 hit mark 10 hit hit VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 ball det 12 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 10 hit obj 13 to to PART _ 14 start mark 14 start start VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 hit advcl 15 play play NOUN Number=Sing 14 start obj 16 ; ; PUNCT _ 21 hit punct 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 serve det 18 serve serve NOUN Number=Sing 21 hit nsubj 19 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 hit cop 20 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 21 hit det 21 hit hit NOUN Number=Sing 10 hit obl 22 . . PUNCT _ 10 hit punct
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1 serve to-infinitive vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent 2 is present tennis or volleyball hit property tree rules 3 start to-infinitive play vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent play=Eventuality 4 is a present a serve that hit tree rules
Meaning 5 To serve in the army or on a team is to work in it.
The tree, 14 words mark advcl case det obl cc case det conj cop mark case obl punct root To PART serve VERB in ADP the DET army NOUN or CCONJ on ADP a DET team NOUN is AUX to PART work VERB in ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 serve mark 2 serve serve VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 work advcl 3 in in ADP _ 5 army case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 army det 5 army army NOUN Number=Sing 2 serve obl 6 or or CCONJ _ 9 team cc 7 on on ADP _ 9 team case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 team det 9 team team NOUN Number=Sing 5 army conj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 work cop 11 to to PART _ 12 work mark 12 work work VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 13 in in ADP _ 14 it case 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 work obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 12 work punct
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1 serve to-infinitive in the army or a team vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent in army=Attribute 2 is present team work property tree rules
Meaning 6 «It serves you right» means you deserved the bad thing.
punct nsubj csubj obj advmod punct nsubj ccomp det amod obj punct root « PUNCT It PRON serves VERB you PRON right ADV » PUNCT means VERB you PRON deserved VERB the DET bad ADJ thing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 serves punct 2 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 serves nsubj 3 serves serve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 means csubj 4 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 serves obj 5 right right ADV _ 3 serves advmod 6 » » PUNCT _ 3 serves punct 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 deserved nsubj 9 deserved deserve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 means ccomp 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 thing det 11 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 12 thing amod 12 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 9 deserved obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 serve in a quote present It you right property vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Attribute 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 deserve past you the bad thing tree rules
Example 1 One pizza serves 4 people.
nummod nsubj nummod obj punct root One NUM pizza NOUN serves VERB 4 NUM people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 One one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 pizza nummod 2 pizza pizza NOUN Number=Sing 3 serves nsubj 3 serves serve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 people nummod 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 serves obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 serves punct
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1 serve present One pizza 4 people vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Attribute
Example 2 The cafe served 120 meals today.
det nsubj nummod obj obl:unmarked punct root The DET cafe NOUN served VERB 120 NUM meals NOUN today NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cafe det 2 cafe cafe NOUN Number=Sing 3 served nsubj 3 served serve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 120 120 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 meals nummod 5 meals meal NOUN Number=Plur 3 served obj 6 today today NOUN Number=Sing 3 served obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 served punct
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1 serve past the cafe 120 meals today vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meal=Attribute
Example 3 How many pizzas does she need to serve 20 people?
advmod amod nsubj aux nsubj mark xcomp nummod obj punct root How ADV many ADJ pizzas NOUN does AUX she PRON need VERB to PART serve VERB 20 NUM people 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 pizzas amod 3 pizzas pizza NOUN Number=Plur 6 need nsubj 4 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 need aux 5 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 need nsubj 6 need need VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 to to PART _ 8 serve mark 8 serve serve VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 need xcomp 9 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 people nummod 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 serve obj 11 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 need punct
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1 need present · do-support many pizzas vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 serve not said to happen to-infinitive many pizzas not said here 20 people vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Attribute
Example 4 Each cook serves 15 plates an hour.
det nsubj nummod obj det obl:unmarked punct root Each DET cook NOUN serves VERB 15 NUM plates NOUN an DET hour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 cook det 2 cook cook NOUN Number=Sing 3 serves nsubj 3 serves serve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 15 15 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 plates nummod 5 plates plate NOUN Number=Plur 3 serves obj 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 hour det 7 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 3 serves obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 serves punct
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1 serve present each cook 15 plates hour vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plate=Attribute
Example 5 The waiter served our drinks first.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj advmod punct root The DET waiter NOUN served VERB our PRON drinks NOUN first ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 waiter det 2 waiter waiter NOUN Number=Sing 3 served nsubj 3 served serve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 drinks nmod:poss 5 drinks drink NOUN Number=Plur 3 served obj 6 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 served advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 served punct
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1 serve past the waiter our drinks first property vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drink=Attribute
Example 6 Are you being served? asked the shop assistant.
aux:pass nsubj aux:pass punct conj det compound obj punct root Are AUX you PRON being AUX served VERB ? PUNCT asked VERB the DET shop NOUN assistant NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 served aux:pass 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 served nsubj 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 served aux:pass 4 served serve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 asked punct 6 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 served conj 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 assistant det 8 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 9 assistant compound 9 assistant assistant NOUN Number=Sing 6 asked obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 served punct
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1 serve present · passive you vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Attribute 2 ask speech: ask past the shop assistant vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent assistant=Recipient
Example 7 She served the ball hard over the net.
nsubj det obj advmod case det obl punct root She PRON served VERB the DET ball NOUN hard ADV over ADP the DET net NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 served nsubj 2 served serve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 ball det 4 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 2 served obj 5 hard hard ADV Degree=Pos 2 served advmod 6 over over ADP _ 8 net case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 net det 8 net net NOUN Number=Sing 2 served obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 served punct
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1 serve past She the ball the net hard property vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Attribute
Example 8 Grandma served in the navy when she was young.
nsubj case det obl advmod nsubj cop advcl punct root Grandma NOUN served VERB in ADP the DET navy NOUN when ADV she PRON was AUX young ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 served nsubj 2 served serve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 navy case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 navy det 5 navy navy NOUN Number=Sing 2 served obl 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 young advmod 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 young nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 young cop 9 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 2 served advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 served punct
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1 serve past Grandma in the navy vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent in navy=Attribute 2 is past Grandma young property tree rules
Example 9 Serve the soup while it is hot.
det obj mark nsubj cop advcl punct root Serve VERB the DET soup NOUN while SCONJ it PRON is AUX hot ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Serve serve VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 soup det 3 soup soup NOUN Number=Sing 1 Serve obj 4 while while SCONJ _ 7 hot mark 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 hot nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 hot cop 7 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Serve advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Serve punct
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1 serve imperative you not said here the soup vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soup=Attribute 2 is present soup hot property tree rules
Example 10 For dinner the Fox served soup.
case obl det nsubj obj punct root For ADP dinner NOUN the DET Fox NOUN served VERB soup NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 For for ADP _ 2 dinner case 2 dinner dinner NOUN Number=Sing 5 served obl 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 Fox det 4 Fox fox NOUN Number=Sing 5 served nsubj 5 served serve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 soup soup NOUN Number=Sing 5 served obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 served punct
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1 serve past the Fox soup for dinner vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent soup=Theme for dinner=Recipient
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