supine

Who acts: doctor, we, opposite, prone, cat, newspaper · What happens: lie, accept, protest, ask, lay, breathe · To what, where: back, things, patient, supine, bed, yoga · Speech: someone speaks here

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

Meaning 1

Lying flat on your back, face upwards.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lying	lie	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	flat	flat	ADV	_	1 Lying	advmod
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 back	case
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 back	nmod:poss
5	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Lying	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 face	punct
7	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 back	conj
8	upwards	upwards	ADV	_	1 Lying	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Lying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lie	gerund				your back and face		flat, upwards property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on back=Location

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.

Weak, lazy or too willing to accept things without protesting.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Weak	weak	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 lazy	punct
3	lazy	lazy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Weak	conj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 willing	cc
5	too	too	ADV	_	6 willing	advmod
6	willing	willing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Weak	conj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 accept	mark
8	accept	accept	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 willing	xcomp
9	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 accept	obj
10	without	without	SCONJ	_	11 protesting	mark
11	protesting	protest	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 accept	advcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Weak	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	accept	to-infinitive		things					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme
2	protest speech: disagree	gerund							vn rebel-71.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The doctor asked the patient to lie supine on the bed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 doctor	det
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	nsubj
3	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 patient	det
5	patient	patient	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 lie	mark
7	lie	lie	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 patient	acl
8	supine	supine	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lie	obj
9	on	on	ADP	_	11 bed	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 bed	det
11	bed	bed	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lie	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	the doctor	the patient					vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent patient=Recipient
2	lie	to-infinitive	the doctor not said here	supine		the bed			vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location supine=Theme

Example 2

In yoga, we lay supine and breathed slowly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 yoga	case
2	yoga	yoga	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lay	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 yoga	punct
4	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 lay	nsubj
5	lay	lay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	supine	supine	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lay	obj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 breathed	cc
8	breathed	breathe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 lay	conj
9	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	8 breathed	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 lay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lay	present	we	supine		yoga			vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent supine=Theme in yoga=Destination
2	breathe	past	we not said here					slowly property	vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

The opposite of supine is prone, lying face down.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 opposite	det
2	opposite	opposite	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 prone	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 supine	case
4	supine	supine	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 opposite	nmod
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 prone	cop
6	prone	prone	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 lying	punct
8	lying	lie	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 prone	acl
9	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lying	obj
10	down	down	ADP	_	8 lying	compound:prt
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 prone	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the opposite of supine	prone					tree rules
2	lie down	gerund	prone not said here	face					tree rules

Example 4

The cat lay supine in the sun with its paws in the air.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lay	nsubj
3	lay	lay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	supine	supine	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lay	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 sun	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 sun	det
7	sun	sun	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lay	obl
8	with	with	ADP	_	10 paws	case
9	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 paws	nmod:poss
10	paws	paw	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 lay	obl
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 air	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 air	det
13	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lay	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lay	infinitive	the cat	supine		the sun		with cat's paws; in the air	vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent supine=Theme in sun=Destination

Example 5

The newspaper called the council supine for doing nothing about the potholes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 newspaper	det
2	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 newspaper	acl
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 supine	det
5	council	council	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 supine	compound
6	supine	supine	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 called	obj
7	for	for	SCONJ	_	8 doing	mark
8	doing	do	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 supine	acl
9	nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	8 doing	obj
10	about	about	ADP	_	12 potholes	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 potholes	det
12	potholes	pothole	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 nothing	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 newspaper	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	participle	the newspaper not said here	the council supine					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent supine=Recipient
2	do	gerund	the council supine not said here	nothing				about the potholes	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Eventuality

Example 6

For this exercise, start in a supine position with your knees bent.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	3 exercise	case
2	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 exercise	det
3	exercise	exercise	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 start	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 exercise	punct
5	start	start	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 position	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 position	det
8	supine	supine	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 position	compound
9	position	position	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 start	obl
10	with	with	ADP	_	12 knees	case
11	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 knees	nmod:poss
12	knees	knee	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 position	nmod
13	bent	bent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 knees	amod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 start	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	start	imperative	you not said here			a supine position with your knees		for this exercise	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

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