simmer

Who acts: anger, state, you, tension, teacher, Her · What happens: cook, stay, burst out, simmer, simmer down, mean · To what, where: something, surface, anger, simmer, soup simmer, water · Speech: someone speaks here

«simmer» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: simmer in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To cook something gently in liquid just below boiling, with small bubbles.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 cook	mark
2	cook	cook	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 cook	obj
4	gently	gently	ADV	_	2 cook	advmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 liquid	case
6	liquid	liquid	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cook	obl
7	just	just	ADV	_	9 boiling	advmod
8	below	below	ADP	_	9 boiling	case
9	boiling	boiling	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cook	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 bubbles	punct
11	with	with	ADP	_	13 bubbles	case
12	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 bubbles	amod
13	bubbles	bubble	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 cook	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cook	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cook	to-infinitive		something				below boiling; with small bubbles; in liquid; gently property	vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent something=Patient in liquid=Instrument

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

Usage: of a feeling — kept apart, not parsed.

To stay strong under the surface without bursting out: anger simmering.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 stay	mark
2	stay	stay	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 stay	xcomp
4	under	under	ADP	_	6 surface	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 surface	det
6	surface	surface	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stay	obl
7	without	without	SCONJ	_	8 bursting	mark
8	bursting	burst	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 stay	advcl
9	out	out	ADP	_	8 bursting	compound:prt
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 anger	punct
11	anger	anger	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 bursting	obl
12	simmering	simmer	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 anger	acl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	stay	to-infinitive			the surface	strong property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under surface=Location
2	burst out	gerund		anger			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	simmer	gerund	anger not said here				vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Meaning 3

"Simmer down" (informal) means calm down.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Simmer	punct
2	Simmer	simmer	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 means	csubj
3	down	down	ADP	_	2 Simmer	compound:prt
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Simmer	punct
5	(	(	PUNCT	_	6 informal	punct
6	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 Simmer	parataxis
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 informal	punct
8	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	calm	calm	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 means	ccomp
10	down	down	ADP	_	9 calm	compound:prt
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	roles by
1	simmer down in a quote	infinitive	tree rules
2	mean	present	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	calm down	infinitive	vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

The state of gently bubbling.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 state	det
2	state	state	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	5 bubbling	mark
4	gently	gently	ADV	_	5 bubbling	advmod
5	bubbling	bubble	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 state	acl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 state	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bubble	gerund	the state not said here					gently property	vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"Bring to a simmer."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Bring	punct
2	Bring	bring	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 simmer	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 simmer	det
5	simmer	simmer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Bring	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Bring	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Bring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bring in a quote	imperative	you not said here			a simmer			vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to simmer=Destination

Example 1

Let the soup simmer for twenty minutes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 simmer	det
3	soup	soup	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 simmer	compound
4	simmer	simmer	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Let	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 minutes	case
6	twenty	twenty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 minutes	nummod
7	minutes	minute	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Let	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	let	imperative	you not said here	the soup simmer			minute		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent simmer=Theme

Example 2

Bring the water to a simmer, then add the pasta.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bring	bring	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 water	det
3	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Bring	obj
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 simmer	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 simmer	det
6	simmer	simmer	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Bring	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 add	punct
8	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	9 add	advmod
9	add	add	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Bring	conj
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 pasta	det
11	pasta	pasta	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 add	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Bring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bring	imperative	you not said here	the water		a simmer			vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent water=Theme to simmer=Destination
2	add speech: assert	infinitive	you not said here	the pasta			then		vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pasta=Patient

Example 3

The tension between the two teams simmered all match.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 tension	det
2	tension	tension	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 simmered	nsubj
3	between	between	ADP	_	6 teams	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 teams	det
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 teams	nummod
6	teams	team	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 tension	nmod
7	simmered	simmer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	9 match	det
9	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 simmered	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 simmered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	simmer	past	the tension between the two teams	all match					vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent match=Patient

Example 4

"Simmer down, everyone!" said the teacher.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Simmer	punct
2	Simmer	simmer	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 said	ccomp
3	down	down	ADP	_	2 Simmer	compound:prt
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 everyone	punct
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	2 Simmer	obl
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Simmer	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Simmer	punct
8	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 teacher	det
10	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 said	nsubj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	simmer down in a quote	infinitive		everyone					vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	say speech: express	past	the teacher						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Example 5

Her anger simmered as she waited.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 anger	nmod:poss
2	anger	anger	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 simmered	nsubj
3	simmered	simmer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	as	as	SCONJ	_	6 waited	mark
5	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 waited	nsubj
6	waited	wait	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 simmered	advcl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 simmered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	simmer	past	Her anger	vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	wait	past	anger	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	anger		Her = she	nom anger «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

The sauce simmered on the stove.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sauce	det
2	sauce	sauce	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	simmered	simmer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 sauce	acl
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 stove	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 stove	det
6	stove	stove	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 simmered	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sauce	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	simmer	participle		the sauce not said here				on the stove	vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient on stove=Instrument

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