slightly

Who acts: door, jumper, box, She, you, two answers · What happens: mean, build, be, turn, feel, incline · To what, where: little bit, small way, dial, left, She · Speech: someone speaks here

«slightly» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: slightly in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Slightly means a little bit, not very much.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Slightly	slightly	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 bit	det
4	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bit	amod
5	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 much	punct
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 much	advmod
8	very	very	ADV	_	9 much	advmod
9	much	much	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present		a little bit				slightly property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bit=Topic

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

Slightly can mean in a small or thin way, as in «slightly built» for a small, thin person.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Slightly	slightly	ADV	_	3 mean	advmod
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	9 way	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 way	det
6	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 way	amod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 thin	cc
8	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 small	conj
9	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 built	punct
11	as	as	SCONJ	_	15 built	mark
12	in	in	ADP	_	11 as	fixed
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 built	punct
14	slightly	slightly	ADV	_	15 built	advmod
15	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 mean	parataxis
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 built	punct
17	for	for	ADP	_	22 person	case
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 person	det
19	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 person	amod
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 small	punct
21	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 person	amod
22	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 built	obl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can				a small way		slightly property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	build in a quote	participle						for a small thin person; slightly property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for person=Beneficiary

Example 1

The door was slightly open.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 door	det
2	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 open	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 open	cop
4	slightly	slightly	ADV	_	5 open	advmod
5	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 open	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the door					open, slightly property	tree rules

Example 2

My jumper is slightly too big.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 jumper	nmod:poss
2	jumper	jumper	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 big	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 big	cop
4	slightly	slightly	ADV	_	6 big	advmod
5	too	too	ADV	_	6 big	advmod
6	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 big	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	My jumper					big, slightly property	tree rules

Example 3

This box is slightly heavier than that one.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 box	det
2	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 heavier	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 heavier	cop
4	slightly	slightly	ADV	_	5 heavier	advmod
5	heavier	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	root	root
6	than	than	ADP	_	8 one	case
7	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	8 one	det
8	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 heavier	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 heavier	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	this box					than that one; heavy, slightly property	tree rules

Example 4

She was slightly late for school.

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	4 late	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 late	cop
3	slightly	slightly	ADV	_	4 late	advmod
4	late	late	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 school	case
6	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 late	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 late	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	She					for school; late, slightly property	tree rules

Example 5

Turn the dial slightly to the left.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Turn	turn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 dial	det
3	dial	dial	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Turn	obj
4	slightly	slightly	ADV	_	1 Turn	advmod
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 left	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 left	det
7	left	left	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Turn	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Turn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	imperative	you not said here	the dial		the left		slightly property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent dial=Theme to left=Trajectory

Example 6

The two answers are slightly different.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 answers	det
2	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 answers	nummod
3	answers	answer	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 different	nsubj
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 different	cop
5	slightly	slightly	ADV	_	6 different	advmod
6	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 different	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the two answers					different, slightly property	tree rules

Example 7

The water was slightly warm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 water	det
2	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 warm	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 warm	cop
4	slightly	slightly	ADV	_	5 warm	advmod
5	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 warm	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the water					slightly, warm property	tree rules

Example 8

He felt slightly better after a rest.

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 felt	nsubj
2	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	slightly	slightly	ADV	_	2 felt	advmod
4	better	good	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 felt	xcomp
5	after	after	ADP	_	7 rest	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 rest	det
7	rest	rest	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 felt	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	past	He				after a rest	good, slightly property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 9

She was slightly inclined to embonpoint.

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	4 inclined	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 inclined	aux:pass
3	slightly	slightly	ADV	_	4 inclined	advmod
4	inclined	incline	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	6 embonpoint	case
6	embonpoint	embonpoint	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 inclined	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 inclined	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	incline	past · passive		She				to embonpoint; slightly property	vn addict-96 «NP V NP PP.Theme»: subject=Patient to embonpoint=Theme

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