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sever

Who acts: sharp rock, storm, two countries, you, He, axe · What happens: cut, separate, end, sever, not touch, raise · To what, where: it, relationship, rope, power line, ties, severed cable

«sever» 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: sever in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To cut right through something, separating it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 cut	mark
2	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	right	right	ADV	_	2 cut	advmod
4	through	through	ADP	_	5 something	case
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 cut	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 separating	punct
7	separating	separate	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 cut	advcl
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 separating	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut	to-infinitive						through something; right property	vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent through something=Patient
2	separate	gerund		it					vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

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

To end a relationship or connection completely: «sever ties».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 end	mark
2	end	end	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 relationship	det
4	relationship	relationship	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 end	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 connection	cc
6	connection	connection	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 relationship	conj
7	completely	completely	ADV	_	6 connection	advmod
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 ties	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 ties	punct
10	sever	sever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 ties	amod
11	ties	tie	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 relationship	appos
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 ties	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 end	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	end	to-infinitive		a relationship or connection					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality relationship=Eventuality

Example 1

The rope was severed by a sharp rock.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rope	det
2	rope	rope	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 severed	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 severed	aux:pass
4	severed	sever	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	by	by	ADP	_	8 rock	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 rock	det
7	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 rock	amod
8	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 severed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 severed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sever	past · passive	a sharp rock	the rope					vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme

Example 2

The storm severed the power line.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 storm	det
2	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 severed	nsubj
3	severed	sever	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 line	det
5	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 line	compound
6	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 severed	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 severed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sever	past	the storm	the power line					vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Theme

Example 3

The two countries severed ties.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 countries	det
2	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 countries	nummod
3	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 severed	nsubj
4	severed	sever	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	ties	tie	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 severed	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 severed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sever	past	the two countries	ties					vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tie=Theme

Example 4

Don't touch a severed cable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 touch	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 touch	advmod
3	touch	touch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 cable	det
5	severed	sever	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 cable	amod
6	cable	cable	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 touch	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 touch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not touch	imperative · do-support	you not said here	a severed cable					vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme cable=Co-Theme
2	sever	participle							vn separate-23.1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Example 5

He severed his friendship with the bully.

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 severed	nsubj
2	severed	sever	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 friendship	nmod:poss
4	friendship	friendship	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 severed	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 bully	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 bully	det
7	bully	bully	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 severed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 severed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sever	past	He	his friendship				with the bully	vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friendship=Theme

Example 6

The axe severed the branch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 axe	det
2	axe	axe	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 severed	nsubj
3	severed	sever	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 branch	det
5	branch	branch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 severed	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 severed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sever	past	the axe	the branch					vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent branch=Theme

Example 7

The Childe raised his shining sword, and severed the head of his faithful hound.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Childe	det
2	Childe	Childe	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 raised	nsubj
3	raised	raise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 sword	nmod:poss
5	shining	shining	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sword	amod
6	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 raised	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 severed	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 severed	cc
9	severed	sever	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 raised	conj
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 head	det
11	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 severed	obj
12	of	of	ADP	_	15 hound	case
13	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 hound	nmod:poss
14	faithful	faithful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 hound	amod
15	hound	hound	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 head	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 raised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	raise	past	the Childe	Childe's shining sword					vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sword=Theme
2	sever	past	the Childe not said here	the head of Childe's faithful hound					vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Theme

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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