sober Who acts: Sober, Sober colours, someone, bus driver, town, He · What happens: mean, not affect, be, not be, sober up, sober · To what, where: someone, alcohol, sober mood, sober grey suit, sobering thought, everyone
«sober» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: sober in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Sober means not drunk, not affected by alcohol.
nsubj advmod ccomp punct advmod conj case obl punct root Sober ADJ means VERB not PART drunk ADJ , PUNCT not PART affected VERB by ADP alcohol NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sober sober ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 drunk advmod 4 drunk drunk ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means ccomp 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 affected punct 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 affected advmod 7 affected affect VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 drunk conj 8 by by ADP _ 9 alcohol case 9 alcohol alcohol NOUN Number=Sing 7 affected obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Sober vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 not affect participle Sober not said here by alcohol vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
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 Sober means serious, calm and sensible: a sober mood.
nsubj xcomp punct conj cc conj punct det amod conj punct root Sober ADJ means VERB serious ADJ , PUNCT calm ADJ and CCONJ sensible ADJ : PUNCT a DET sober ADJ mood NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sober sober ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 calm punct 5 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 3 serious conj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 sensible cc 7 sensible sensible ADJ Degree=Pos 3 serious conj 8 : : PUNCT _ 11 mood punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 mood det 10 sober sober ADJ Degree=Pos 11 mood amod 11 mood mood NOUN Number=Sing 2 means conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Sober serious property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Sober colours or clothes are plain and dull, not bright.
amod nsubj cc conj cop cc conj punct advmod conj punct root Sober ADJ colours NOUN or CCONJ clothes NOUN are AUX plain ADJ and CCONJ dull ADJ , PUNCT not PART bright ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sober sober ADJ Degree=Pos 2 colours amod 2 colours colour NOUN Number=Plur 6 plain nsubj 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 clothes cc 4 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 2 colours conj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 plain cop 6 plain plain ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 dull cc 8 dull dull ADJ Degree=Pos 6 plain conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 bright punct 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 bright advmod 11 bright bright ADJ Degree=Pos 6 plain conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 plain punct
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1 is present Sober colours or clothes plain property tree rules 2 be Sober colours or clothes not said here tree rules 3 not be Sober colours or clothes not said here tree rules
Meaning 4 To sober up is to stop being drunk; to sober (someone) is to make them serious.
The tree, 16 words mark advcl compound:prt cop mark cop xcomp punct mark conj punct nsubj punct cop mark ccomp obj xcomp punct root To PART sober VERB up ADP is AUX to PART stop VERB being AUX drunk ADJ ; PUNCT to PART sober VERB ( PUNCT someone PRON ) PUNCT is AUX to PART make VERB them PRON serious ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 sober mark 2 sober sober VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 stop advcl 3 up up ADP _ 2 sober compound:prt 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 stop cop 5 to to PART _ 6 stop mark 6 stop stop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 drunk cop 8 drunk drunk ADJ Degree=Pos 6 stop xcomp 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 sober punct 10 to to PART _ 11 sober mark 11 sober sober VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 stop conj 12 ( ( PUNCT _ 13 someone punct 13 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 17 make nsubj 14 ) ) PUNCT _ 13 someone punct 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 make cop 16 to to PART _ 17 make mark 17 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 sober ccomp 18 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 make obj 19 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 17 make xcomp 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 stop punct
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1 sober up to-infinitive vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 is present stop property tree rules 3 is gerund drunk property tree rules 4 sober to-infinitive tree rules 5 is present someone make, serious property tree rules
Meaning 5 Sober also describes someone who has stopped drinking alcohol for good.
nsubj advmod obj nsubj aux acl:relcl xcomp obj case obl punct root Sober PROPN also ADV describes VERB someone PRON who PRON has AUX stopped VERB drinking VERB alcohol NOUN for ADP good ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sober Sober PROPN Number=Sing 3 describes nsubj 2 also also ADV _ 3 describes advmod 3 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 describes obj 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 stopped nsubj 6 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 stopped aux 7 stopped stop VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 4 someone acl:relcl 8 drinking drink VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 stopped xcomp 9 alcohol alcohol NOUN Number=Sing 8 drinking obj 10 for for ADP _ 11 good case 11 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 8 drinking obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 describes punct
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1 describe present Sober someone vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent someone=Theme 2 stop present · perfect vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 3 drink gerund alcohol for good vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alcohol=Patient
Example 1 The bus driver must be sober.
det compound nsubj aux cop punct root The DET bus NOUN driver NOUN must AUX be AUX sober ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 driver det 2 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 3 driver compound 3 driver driver NOUN Number=Sing 6 sober nsubj 4 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 sober aux 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 sober cop 6 sober sober ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 sober punct
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1 is must the bus driver sober property tree rules
Example 2 After the accident, the town was in a sober mood.
case det obl punct det nsubj cop case det amod punct root After ADP the DET accident NOUN , PUNCT the DET town NOUN was AUX in ADP a DET sober ADJ mood NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 3 accident case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 accident det 3 accident accident NOUN Number=Sing 11 mood obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 accident punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 town det 6 town town NOUN Number=Sing 11 mood nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 mood cop 8 in in ADP _ 11 mood case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 mood det 10 sober sober ADJ Degree=Pos 11 mood amod 11 mood mood NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 mood punct
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1 is past the town a sober mood after the accident tree rules
Example 3 He wore a sober grey suit to the funeral.
nsubj det amod amod obj case det obl punct root He PRON wore VERB a DET sober ADJ grey ADJ suit NOUN to ADP the DET funeral NOUN . PUNCT 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 wore nsubj 2 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 suit det 4 sober sober ADJ Degree=Pos 6 suit amod 5 grey grey ADJ Degree=Pos 6 suit amod 6 suit suit NOUN Number=Sing 2 wore obj 7 to to ADP _ 9 funeral case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 funeral det 9 funeral funeral NOUN Number=Sing 2 wore obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 wore punct
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1 wear past He a sober grey suit to the funeral vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent suit=Theme
Example 4 Uncle Pete has been sober for five years.
compound nsubj aux cop case nummod obl punct root Uncle PROPN Pete PROPN has AUX been AUX sober ADJ for ADP five NUM years NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Uncle Uncle PROPN Number=Sing 2 Pete compound 2 Pete Pete PROPN Number=Sing 5 sober nsubj 3 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 sober aux 4 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 5 sober cop 5 sober sober ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 for for ADP _ 8 years case 7 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 years nummod 8 years year NOUN Number=Plur 5 sober obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 sober punct
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1 is present · perfect Uncle Pete year sober property tree rules
Example 5 That was a sobering thought.
nsubj cop det amod punct root That PRON was AUX a DET sobering VERB thought NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 thought nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 thought cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 thought det 4 sobering sober VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 thought amod 5 thought thought NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 thought punct
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1 sober gerund vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 is a past That a sobering thought tree rules
Example 6 The news sobered everyone up quickly.
det nsubj obj compound:prt advmod punct root The DET news NOUN sobered VERB everyone PRON up ADP quickly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 news det 2 news news NOUN Number=Sing 3 sobered nsubj 3 sobered sober VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 3 sobered obj 5 up up ADP _ 3 sobered compound:prt 6 quickly quickly ADV _ 3 sobered advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 sobered punct
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1 sober up past the news everyone quickly property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus everyone=Experiencer
Example 7 She gave a sober account of what happened.
nsubj det amod obj mark nsubj acl punct root She PRON gave VERB a DET sober ADJ account NOUN of SCONJ what PRON happened VERB . 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 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 account det 4 sober sober ADJ Degree=Pos 5 account amod 5 account account NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 6 of of SCONJ _ 8 happened mark 7 what what PRON PronType=Int 8 happened nsubj 8 happened happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 account acl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past She a sober account vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent account=Theme 2 happen past a sober account vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 8 Lastly came the youngest brother, Henry, with quiet steps and a sober, thought-ful look.
The tree, 15 words advmod det amod nsubj punct appos punct case amod obl cc det amod punct amod punct amod conj punct root Lastly ADV came VERB the DET youngest ADJ brother NOUN , PUNCT Henry PROPN , PUNCT with ADP quiet ADJ steps NOUN and CCONJ a DET sober ADJ , PUNCT thought VERB - PUNCT ful ADJ look NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lastly lastly ADV _ 2 came advmod 2 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 brother det 4 youngest young ADJ Degree=Sup 5 brother amod 5 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 2 came nsubj 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 Henry punct 7 Henry Henry PROPN Number=Sing 5 brother appos 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 steps punct 9 with with ADP _ 11 steps case 10 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos 11 steps amod 11 steps step NOUN Number=Plur 2 came obl 12 and and CCONJ _ 19 look cc 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 look det 14 sober sober ADJ Degree=Pos 19 look amod 15 , , PUNCT _ 14 sober punct 16 thought think VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 19 look amod 17 - - PUNCT _ 16 thought punct 18 ful ful ADJ Degree=Pos 19 look amod 19 look look NOUN Number=Sing 11 steps conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 came punct
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1 come past the youngest brother with quiet steps and a sober thought ful look; lastly property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 think speech: other participle vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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