symbolize

Who acts: thing, dove, red heart, hour glass, time · What happens: symbolize, be, mean, pass · To what, where: something, sign, peace, love

«symbolize» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: symbolize in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To symbolize is to stand for an idea or thing, so that it means something more than itself.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 symbolize	mark
2	symbolize	symbolize	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 stand	csubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 stand	cop
4	to	to	PART	_	5 stand	mark
5	stand	stand	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 idea	case
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 idea	det
8	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stand	obl
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 thing	cc
10	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 idea	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 means	punct
12	so	so	ADV	_	15 means	advmod
13	that	that	SCONJ	_	15 means	mark
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 means	nsubj
15	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 stand	advcl
16	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	15 means	obj
17	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	16 something	amod
18	than	than	ADP	_	19 itself	case
19	itself	itself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	17 more	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 stand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	symbolize	to-infinitive				vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
2	is	present			for a idea or thing; stand property	tree rules
3	mean	present	thing	something		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic

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

To symbolize is to be a sign of something: a dove can symbolize peace.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 symbolize	mark
2	symbolize	symbolize	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 sign	advcl
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 sign	cop
4	to	to	PART	_	7 sign	mark
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 sign	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 sign	det
7	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 something	case
9	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 sign	nmod
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 symbolize	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 dove	det
12	dove	dove	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 symbolize	nsubj
13	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 symbolize	aux
14	symbolize	symbolize	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 sign	conj
15	peace	peace	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 symbolize	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 sign	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	symbolize	to-infinitive				vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
2	is a	present		a sign	of something	tree rules
3	symbolize	can	a dove	peace		vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot peace=Theme

Example 1

A red heart can symbolize love.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 heart	det
2	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 heart	amod
3	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 symbolize	nsubj
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 symbolize	aux
5	symbolize	symbolize	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	love	love	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 symbolize	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 symbolize	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	symbolize	can	a red heart	love					vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot love=Theme

Example 2

The dove symbolizes peace.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dove	det
2	dove	dove	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 symbolizes	nsubj
3	symbolizes	symbolize	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	peace	peace	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 symbolizes	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 symbolizes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	symbolize	present	the dove	peace					vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot peace=Theme

Example 3

The hour-glass symbolizes time passing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 glass	det
2	hour	hour	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 glass	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 hour	punct
4	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 symbolizes	nsubj
5	symbolizes	symbolize	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 symbolizes	obj
7	passing	pass	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 time	acl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 symbolizes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	symbolize	present	the hour glass				time		vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
2	pass	gerund	time not said here						vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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