sick Who acts: Sick, I, dog, you, people, She · What happens: mean, be, feel, throw up, vomit, stay · To what, where: food, stomach, school, many sweets, carpet, hands
«sick» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: sick in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Sick means ill, not healthy.
nsubj xcomp punct advmod conj punct root Sick NOUN means VERB ill ADJ , PUNCT not PART healthy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sick sick NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 healthy punct 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 healthy advmod 6 healthy healthy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 ill conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Sick ill property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
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 be sick (UK) or to feel sick can mean to throw up food from your stomach (to vomit).
The tree, 19 words mark cop advcl punct appos punct cc mark conj xcomp aux mark xcomp compound:prt obj case nmod:poss obl punct mark parataxis punct punct root To PART be AUX sick ADJ ( PUNCT UK PROPN ) PUNCT or CCONJ to PART feel VERB sick ADJ can AUX mean VERB to PART throw VERB up ADP food NOUN from ADP your PRON stomach NOUN ( PUNCT to PART vomit VERB ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 3 sick mark 2 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 3 sick cop 3 sick sick ADJ Degree=Pos 12 mean advcl 4 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 UK punct 5 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 3 sick appos 6 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 UK punct 7 or or CCONJ _ 9 feel cc 8 to to PART _ 9 feel mark 9 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 sick conj 10 sick sick ADJ Degree=Pos 9 feel xcomp 11 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 mean aux 12 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 13 to to PART _ 14 throw mark 14 throw throw VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 mean xcomp 15 up up ADP _ 14 throw compound:prt 16 food food NOUN Number=Sing 14 throw obj 17 from from ADP _ 19 stomach case 18 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 stomach nmod:poss 19 stomach stomach NOUN Number=Sing 14 throw obl 20 ( ( PUNCT _ 22 vomit punct 21 to to PART _ 22 vomit mark 22 vomit vomit VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 14 throw parataxis 23 ) ) PUNCT _ 22 vomit punct 24 . . PUNCT _ 12 mean punct
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1 is to-infinitive sick property tree rules 2 feel to-infinitive sick property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 3 mean can vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 throw up not said to happen to-infinitive food your stomach vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent food=Theme 5 vomit to-infinitive vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Sick of something means bored or annoyed with it because there has been too much of it.
The tree, 17 words nsubj case nmod xcomp cc conj case obl mark expl aux cop advmod conj case nmod punct root Sick NOUN of ADP something PRON means VERB bored ADJ or CCONJ annoyed ADJ with ADP it PRON because SCONJ there PRON has AUX been AUX too ADV much ADJ of ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sick sick NOUN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 3 something case 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Sick nmod 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 bored bored ADJ Degree=Pos 4 means xcomp 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 annoyed cc 7 annoyed annoyed ADJ Degree=Pos 5 bored conj 8 with with ADP _ 9 it case 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 annoyed obl 10 because because SCONJ _ 15 much mark 11 there there PRON PronType=Dem 13 been expl 12 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 been aux 13 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 15 much cop 14 too too ADV _ 15 much advmod 15 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 4 means conj 16 of of ADP _ 17 it case 17 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 much nmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Sick of something bored property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 is participle Sick of something not said here of Sick; much property tree rules
Meaning 4 In slang, «sick» can mean very cool or great.
case parataxis punct punct amod punct aux advmod ccomp cc conj punct root In ADP slang NOUN , PUNCT « PUNCT sick ADJ » PUNCT can AUX mean VERB very ADV cool ADJ or CCONJ great ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 slang case 2 slang slang NOUN Number=Sing 8 mean parataxis 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 sick punct 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 sick punct 5 sick sick ADJ Degree=Pos 2 slang amod 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 sick punct 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 mean aux 8 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 very very ADV _ 10 cool advmod 10 cool cool ADJ Degree=Pos 8 mean ccomp 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 great cc 12 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 10 cool conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 mean punct
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1 mean can vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 I stayed home from school because I was sick.
nsubj advmod case obl mark nsubj cop advcl punct root I PRON stayed VERB home ADV from ADP school NOUN because SCONJ I PRON was AUX sick ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 stayed nsubj 2 stayed stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 home home ADV _ 2 stayed advmod 4 from from ADP _ 5 school case 5 school school NOUN Number=Sing 2 stayed obl 6 because because SCONJ _ 9 sick mark 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 sick nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 sick cop 9 sick sick ADJ Degree=Pos 2 stayed advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 stayed punct
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1 stay past I school home property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is past I sick property tree rules
Example 2 I feel sick after eating too many sweets.
nsubj xcomp mark advcl advmod amod obj punct root I PRON feel VERB sick ADJ after SCONJ eating VERB too ADV many ADJ sweets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 feel nsubj 2 feel feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sick sick ADJ Degree=Pos 2 feel xcomp 4 after after SCONJ _ 5 eating mark 5 eating eat VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 feel advcl 6 too too ADV _ 7 many advmod 7 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 8 sweets amod 8 sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 5 eating obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 feel punct
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1 feel present I sick property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 2 eat gerund I not said here many sweets vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Patient
Example 3 The dog was sick on the carpet.
det nsubj cop case det obl punct root The DET dog NOUN was AUX sick ADJ on ADP the DET carpet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 4 sick nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 sick cop 4 sick sick ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 on on ADP _ 7 carpet case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 carpet det 7 carpet carpet NOUN Number=Sing 4 sick obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 sick punct
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1 is past the dog the carpet sick property tree rules
Example 4 Wash your hands so you don't get sick.
nmod:poss obj advmod nsubj aux advmod advcl xcomp punct root Wash VERB your PRON hands NOUN so ADV you PRON do AUX n't PART get VERB sick ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wash wash VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 hands nmod:poss 3 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 1 Wash obj 4 so so ADV _ 8 get advmod 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 get nsubj 6 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 get aux 7 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 8 get advmod 8 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Wash advcl 9 sick sick ADJ Degree=Pos 8 get xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Wash punct
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1 wash imperative you not said here your hands vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient 2 not get present · do-support you sick property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 5 Some people get carsick on long trips.
det nsubj xcomp case amod obl punct root Some DET people NOUN get VERB carsick ADJ on ADP long ADJ trips NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 people det 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 get nsubj 3 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 carsick carsick ADJ Degree=Pos 3 get xcomp 5 on on ADP _ 7 trips case 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 trips amod 7 trips trip NOUN Number=Plur 3 get obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 get punct
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1 get present some people long trips carsick property vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on trip=Source
Example 6 She was homesick at summer camp and missed her family.
nsubj cop case compound obl cc conj nmod:poss obj punct root She PRON was AUX homesick ADJ at ADP summer NOUN camp NOUN and CCONJ missed VERB her PRON family 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 3 homesick nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 homesick cop 3 homesick homesick ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 at at ADP _ 6 camp case 5 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 6 camp compound 6 camp camp NOUN Number=Sing 3 homesick obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 missed cc 8 missed miss VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 homesick conj 9 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 family nmod:poss 10 family family NOUN Number=Sing 8 missed obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 homesick punct
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1 is past She summer camp homesick property tree rules 2 miss past She not said here her family vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer family=Stimulus
Example 7 I'm sick of rain; I want to play outside!
nsubj cop case obl punct nsubj conj mark xcomp advmod punct root I PRON 'm AUX sick ADJ of ADP rain NOUN ; PUNCT I PRON want VERB to PART play VERB outside ADV ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 sick nsubj 2 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 sick cop 3 sick sick ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 of of ADP _ 5 rain case 5 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 3 sick obl 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 want punct 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 want nsubj 8 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 sick conj 9 to to PART _ 10 play mark 10 play play VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 want xcomp 11 outside outside ADV _ 10 play advmod 12 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 sick punct
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1 is present I of rain; sick property tree rules 2 want present I vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 3 play not said to happen to-infinitive I not said here outside property vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 8 Look after a sick friend by bringing them a card.
case det amod obl mark advcl obj det obj punct root Look VERB after ADP a DET sick ADJ friend NOUN by SCONJ bringing VERB them PRON a DET card NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Look look VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 after after ADP _ 5 friend case 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 friend det 4 sick sick ADJ Degree=Pos 5 friend amod 5 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 1 Look obl 6 by by SCONJ _ 7 bringing mark 7 bringing bring VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Look advcl 8 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 bringing obj 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 card det 10 card card NOUN Number=Sing 7 bringing obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Look punct
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1 look imperative you not said here after a sick friend vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 2 bring gerund you not said here them = they vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent they=Destination card=Theme
Example 9 Sick and exhausted, he reached home.
cc conj punct nsubj conj advmod punct root Sick ADJ and CCONJ exhausted ADJ , PUNCT he PRON reached VERB home ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sick sick ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 exhausted cc 3 exhausted exhausted ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Sick conj 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 reached punct 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 reached nsubj 6 reached reach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 Sick conj 7 home home ADV _ 6 reached advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Sick punct
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1 reach past he home property vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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