straighten

Who acts: you, Braces, picture, 's, He, Mum · What happens: make, become, stand up, fix, straighten, sit · To what, where: something, place tidy, problem, back, desk, books · Speech: someone speaks here

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

Meaning 1

To make something straight, or to become straight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 become	advcl
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 make	obj
4	straight	straight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 something	amod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 become	punct
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 become	cc
7	to	to	PART	_	8 become	mark
8	become	become	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	straight	straight	ADV	_	8 become	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 become	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		something					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product
2	become	to-infinitive						straight property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

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: straighten up — kept apart, not parsed.

To stand up straight, or to make a place tidy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 stand	mark
2	stand	stand	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 stand	compound:prt
4	straight	straight	ADV	_	2 stand	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 make	punct
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 make	cc
7	to	to	PART	_	8 make	mark
8	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 stand	conj
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 tidy	det
10	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 tidy	compound
11	tidy	tidy	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 make	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand up	to-infinitive						straight property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	make	to-infinitive		a place tidy					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tidy=Product

Meaning 3

Usage: straighten out — kept apart, not parsed.

To fix a problem or misunderstanding.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 fix	mark
2	fix	fix	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 problem	det
4	problem	problem	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fix	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 misunderstanding	cc
6	misunderstanding	misunderstanding	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 problem	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fix	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fix	to-infinitive		a problem or misunderstanding					vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent problem=Patient

Example 1

Straighten your back when you sit at your desk.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Straighten	straighten	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 back	nmod:poss
3	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Straighten	obj
4	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	6 sit	advmod
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 sit	nsubj
6	sit	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Straighten	advcl
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 desk	case
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 desk	nmod:poss
9	desk	desk	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sit	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Straighten	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	straighten	imperative	you not said here	your back					vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent back=Patient
2	sit	present	you			your desk			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at desk=Location

Example 2

Please straighten the books on the shelf.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	2 straighten	discourse
2	straighten	straighten	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 books	det
4	books	book	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 straighten	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 shelf	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 shelf	det
7	shelf	shelf	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 straighten	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 straighten	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	straighten	imperative	you not said here	the books		the shelf			vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent book=Patient

Example 3

Braces will straighten your teeth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Braces	brace	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 straighten	nsubj
2	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 straighten	aux
3	straighten	straighten	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 teeth	nmod:poss
5	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 straighten	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 straighten	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	straighten	future	Braces	your teeth					vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient

Example 4

The picture is crooked — can you straighten it?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 picture	det
2	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 crooked	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 crooked	cop
4	crooked	crooked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	—	-	PUNCT	_	8 straighten	punct
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 straighten	aux
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 straighten	nsubj
8	straighten	straighten	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 crooked	conj
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 straighten	obj
10	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 crooked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the picture					crooked property	tree rules
2	straighten	can	you	picture					vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Example 5

Let's straighten out this misunderstanding.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	's	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	1 Let	obj
3	straighten	straighten	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Let	xcomp
4	out	out	ADP	_	3 straighten	compound:prt
5	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 misunderstanding	det
6	misunderstanding	misunderstanding	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 straighten	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	let	imperative	you not said here	's					tree rules
2	straighten out	infinitive	's not said here	this misunderstanding					vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent misunderstanding=Patient

Example 6

He straightened up and smiled.

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 straightened	nsubj
2	straightened	straighten	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 straightened	compound:prt
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 smiled	cc
5	smiled	smile	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 straightened	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 straightened	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	straighten up	past	He						vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	smile	past	He not said here						vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

Straighten the wire before you use it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Straighten	straighten	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 wire	det
3	wire	wire	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Straighten	obj
4	before	before	SCONJ	_	6 use	mark
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 use	nsubj
6	use	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Straighten	advcl
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 use	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Straighten	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	straighten	imperative	you not said here	the wire					vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent wire=Patient
2	use	present	you	wire					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Example 8

Mum told us to straighten up the playroom.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 told	nsubj
2	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 told	iobj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 straighten	mark
5	straighten	straighten	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 told	xcomp
6	up	up	ADP	_	5 straighten	compound:prt
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 playroom	det
8	playroom	playroom	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 straighten	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 told	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	past	Mum		us				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic
2	straighten up not said to happen	to-infinitive	Mum not said here	the playroom					vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent playroom=Patient

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