Mova0.5 pre-release⌕

☰

home / corpora / dictionaries / school dictionary / S / swift

swift

Who acts: small fast bird, life, swift river, cheetah, your, police · What happens: move, happen, point, spend, fly, carry away · To what, where: swift reply, most, boat, you, swift action, swift recovery

«swift» 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: swift in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Very fast, quick in moving.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 fast	advmod
2	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	4 quick	advmod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 fast	punct
4	quick	quick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	in	in	SCONJ	_	6 moving	mark
6	moving	move	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 quick	advcl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 quick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	gerund							vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

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

Happening quickly or without delay: «a swift reply».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Happening	happen	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	1 Happening	advmod
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 delay	cc
4	without	without	ADP	_	5 delay	case
5	delay	delay	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 quickly	conj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Happening	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 reply	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 reply	det
9	swift	swift	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 reply	amod
10	reply	reply	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Happening	obl
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 reply	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Happening	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	happen	gerund		a swift reply				quickly property	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

A small, fast bird with long pointed wings that spends most of its life flying.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 bird	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bird	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 small	punct
4	fast	fast	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bird	amod
5	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 spends	nsubj
6	with	with	ADP	_	9 wings	case
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 wings	amod
8	pointed	point	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 wings	amod
9	wings	wing	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 spends	obl
10	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 spends	nsubj
11	spends	spend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	11 spends	obj
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 life	case
14	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 life	nmod:poss
15	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 most	nmod
16	flying	fly	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	15 life	acl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 spends	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	point	participle							vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	spend	present	a small fast bird	most of bird's life				with long pointed wings	vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent most=Asset
3	fly	gerund	bird's life not said here						vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

The swift river carried the boat away.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 river	det
2	swift	swift	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 river	compound
3	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 carried	nsubj
4	carried	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 boat	det
6	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 carried	obj
7	away	away	ADV	_	4 carried	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 carried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry away	past	the swift river	the boat				away property	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Theme

Example 2

The cheetah is swift and strong.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cheetah	det
2	cheetah	cheetah	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 swift	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 swift	cop
4	swift	swift	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 strong	cc
6	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 swift	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 swift	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the cheetah					swift property	tree rules
2	be		the cheetah not said here						tree rules

Example 3

Thank you for your swift reply.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thank	thank	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	1 Thank	obj
3	for	for	ADP	_	6 reply	case
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 reply	nmod:poss
5	swift	swift	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 reply	amod
6	reply	reply	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Thank	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Thank	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	thank speech: thank	present			you			for your swift reply	vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent you=Theme for reply=Attribute
2	reply		your						nom reply «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

The police took swift action.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 police	det
2	police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 took	nsubj
3	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	swift	swift	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 action	amod
5	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 took	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	the police	swift action					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent action=Theme

Example 5

Swifts fly south for the winter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Swifts	swift	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 fly	nsubj
2	fly	fly	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	south	south	ADV	_	2 fly	advmod
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 winter	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 winter	det
6	winter	winter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fly	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fly	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fly	present	Swifts				winter	south property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

She made a swift recovery after her illness.

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 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 recovery	det
4	swift	swift	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 recovery	compound
5	recovery	recovery	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
6	after	after	ADP	_	8 illness	case
7	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 illness	nmod:poss
8	illness	illness	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	She	a swift recovery			after her illness		vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent recovery=Product

Example 7

A swift can fly hundreds of kilometres in a day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 swift	det
2	swift	swift	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fly	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 fly	aux
4	fly	fly	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 fly	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 kilometres	case
7	kilometres	kilometre	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 hundreds	nmod
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 day	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 day	det
10	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fly	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 fly	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fly	can	a swift	hundreds of kilometres			day		vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location hundred=Theme

Example 8

He leaped into the deep, swift stream.

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 leaped	nsubj
2	leaped	leap	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	into	into	ADP	_	8 stream	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 stream	det
5	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 stream	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 deep	punct
7	swift	swift	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 stream	amod
8	stream	stream	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 leaped	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 leaped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leap	past	He			the deep swift stream			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into stream=Destination

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swift/