solicit

Who acts: charity, teacher, sign, council, It, shop · What happens: ask, try, get, forbid, do, solicit · To what, where: business, someone, public place, donations, ideas, soliciting · Speech: someone speaks here

«solicit» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: solicit in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To ask for something such as money, help or opinions, especially politely or officially.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 ask	mark
2	ask	ask	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	4 something	case
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 ask	obl
5	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	7 money	case
6	as	as	ADP	_	5 such	fixed
7	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 something	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 help	punct
9	help	help	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 something	nmod
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 opinions	cc
11	opinions	opinion	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 help	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 politely	punct
13	especially	especially	ADV	_	14 politely	advmod
14	politely	politely	ADV	_	2 ask	advmod
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 officially	cc
16	officially	officially	ADV	_	14 politely	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ask	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	to-infinitive						for something; politely property	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: 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

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To try to get business or customers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 try	mark
2	try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 get	mark
4	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 try	xcomp
5	business	business	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 get	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 customers	cc
7	customers	customer	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 business	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	to-infinitive							vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	get not said to happen	to-infinitive		business or customers					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer business=Stimulus

Meaning 3

Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.

To ask someone in a public place for something illegal, which adults are forbidden to do.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 ask	mark
2	ask	ask	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 ask	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 place	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 place	det
6	public	public	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 place	amod
7	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ask	obl
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 something	case
9	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 place	nmod
10	illegal	illegal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 something	amod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 forbidden	punct
12	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 forbidden	nsubj:pass
13	adults	adult	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 forbidden	nsubj
14	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 forbidden	aux:pass
15	forbidden	forbid	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 something	acl
16	to	to	PART	_	17 do	mark
17	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 forbidden	xcomp
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ask	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	to whom	where	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	to-infinitive	someone	a public place for something	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient
2	forbid	present · passive			tree rules
3	do	to-infinitive			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The charity solicited donations for the flood victims.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 charity	det
2	charity	charity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 solicited	nsubj
3	solicited	solicit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	donations	donation	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 solicited	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	8 victims	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 victims	det
7	flood	flood	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 victims	compound
8	victims	victim	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 solicited	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 solicited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	solicit	past	the charity	donations				for the flood victims	tree rules

Example 2

The teacher solicited our ideas for the class trip.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 solicited	nsubj
3	solicited	solicit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 ideas	nmod:poss
5	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 solicited	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	9 trip	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 trip	det
8	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 trip	compound
9	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 solicited	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 solicited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	solicit	past	the teacher	our ideas				for the class trip	tree rules

Example 3

The sign on the door said «No soliciting».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sign	det
2	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 said	nsubj
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 door	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 door	det
5	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sign	nmod
6	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 soliciting	punct
8	No	no	DET	PronType=Neg	9 soliciting	det
9	soliciting	soliciting	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 said	obj
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 soliciting	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the sign on the door	no soliciting					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent soliciting=Topic

Example 4

The council solicited opinions from people in the town.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 council	det
2	council	council	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 solicited	nsubj
3	solicited	solicit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	opinions	opinion	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 solicited	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 people	case
6	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 solicited	obl
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 town	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 town	det
9	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 solicited	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 solicited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	solicit	past	the council	opinions		the town		from people	tree rules

Example 5

It is against the rules to solicit money in the school car park.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 rules	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 rules	cop
3	against	against	ADP	_	5 rules	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 rules	det
5	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 solicit	mark
7	solicit	solicit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 rules	acl
8	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 solicit	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	13 park	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 park	det
11	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 car	compound
12	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 park	compound
13	park	park	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 solicit	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 rules	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It					against the rules	tree rules
2	solicit	to-infinitive		money		the car park			tree rules

Example 6

The shop solicited feedback from its customers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 shop	det
2	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 solicited	nsubj
3	solicited	solicit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	feedback	feedback	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 solicited	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 customers	case
6	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 customers	nmod:poss
7	customers	customer	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 solicited	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 solicited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	solicit	past	the shop	feedback		shop's customers			tree rules

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