sync Who acts: sync, two things, devices, people, dancers, sound · What happens: mean, make, happen, share, not match, be · To what, where: same, sync, watches, sync video · Speech: someone speaks here
«sync» 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: sync in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To sync means to make two things happen at exactly the same time, or to make devices share the same, up-to-date information.
The tree, 24 words mark nsubj mark xcomp nummod nsubj parataxis case advmod det amod obl punct cc mark conj nsubj xcomp det obj punct advmod punct case punct compound obl punct root To PART sync NOUN means VERB to PART make VERB two NUM things NOUN happen VERB at ADP exactly ADV the DET same ADJ time NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ to PART make VERB devices NOUN share VERB the DET same ADJ , PUNCT up ADV - PUNCT to ADP - PUNCT date NOUN information NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 sync mark 2 sync sync NOUN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 make mark 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means xcomp 6 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 things nummod 7 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 8 happen nsubj 8 happen happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 make parataxis 9 at at ADP _ 13 time case 10 exactly exactly ADV _ 13 time advmod 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 time det 12 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 13 time amod 13 time time NOUN Number=Sing 8 happen obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 make punct 15 or or CCONJ _ 17 make cc 16 to to PART _ 17 make mark 17 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 make conj 18 devices device NOUN Number=Plur 19 share nsubj 19 share share VERB VerbForm=Inf 17 make xcomp 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 same det 21 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 19 share obj 22 , , PUNCT _ 28 information punct 23 up up ADV _ 28 information advmod 24 - - PUNCT _ 23 up punct 25 to to ADP _ 27 date case 26 - - PUNCT _ 25 to punct 27 date date NOUN Number=Sing 28 information compound 28 information information NOUN Number=Sing 19 share obl 29 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present sync vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 make not said to happen to-infinitive sync not said here vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 3 happen present two things time vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 make to-infinitive sync not said here tree rules 5 share infinitive devices the same date information obl tree rules
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 In sync means happening together at the same time or speed; out of sync means not matching.
The tree, 17 words case nsubj xcomp advmod case det amod obl cc conj punct case case nsubj parataxis advmod ccomp punct root In ADP sync NOUN means VERB happening VERB together ADV at ADP the DET same ADJ time NOUN or CCONJ speed NOUN ; PUNCT out ADP of ADP sync NOUN means VERB not PART matching VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 sync case 2 sync sync NOUN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 happening happen VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 means xcomp 5 together together ADV _ 4 happening advmod 6 at at ADP _ 9 time case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 time det 8 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 9 time amod 9 time time NOUN Number=Sing 4 happening obl 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 speed cc 11 speed speed NOUN Number=Sing 9 time conj 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 16 means punct 13 out out ADP _ 15 sync case 14 of of ADP _ 15 sync case 15 sync sync NOUN Number=Sing 16 means nsubj 16 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 means parataxis 17 not not PART Polarity=Neg 18 matching advmod 18 matching match VERB VerbForm=Ger 16 means ccomp 19 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present sync vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 happen not said to happen gerund sync not said here time together property vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 mean present sync vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 not match gerund vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
If people are in sync, they agree or get on well and think alike.
The tree, 14 words mark nsubj cop case advcl punct nsubj cc conj advmod advmod cc conj xcomp punct root If SCONJ people NOUN are AUX in ADP sync NOUN , PUNCT they PRON agree VERB or CCONJ get VERB on ADV well ADV and CCONJ think VERB alike ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 5 sync mark 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 sync nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 sync cop 4 in in ADP _ 5 sync case 5 sync sync NOUN Number=Sing 8 agree advcl 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 sync punct 7 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 agree nsubj 8 agree agree VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 get cc 10 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 agree conj 11 on on ADV _ 10 get advmod 12 well well ADV Degree=Pos 10 get advmod 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 think cc 14 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 get conj 15 alike alike ADJ Degree=Pos 14 think xcomp 16 . . PUNCT _ 8 agree punct
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1 is a condition, not said to happen present people sync tree rules 2 agree speech: agree present people vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 get on present people not said here well property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 4 think speech: other present people not said here alike property vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 My tablet syncs my photos to the cloud.
nmod:poss compound nsubj nmod:poss case det nmod punct root My PRON tablet NOUN syncs NOUN my PRON photos NOUN to ADP the DET cloud NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 syncs nmod:poss 2 tablet tablet NOUN Number=Sing 3 syncs compound 3 syncs sync NOUN Number=Plur 5 photos nsubj 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 photos nmod:poss 5 photos photo NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 to to ADP _ 8 cloud case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 cloud det 8 cloud cloud NOUN Number=Sing 5 photos nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 photos punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2 The dancers moved perfectly in sync.
det nsubj advmod case obl punct root The DET dancers NOUN moved VERB perfectly ADV in ADP sync NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dancers det 2 dancers dancer NOUN Number=Plur 3 moved nsubj 3 moved move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 perfectly perfectly ADV _ 3 moved advmod 5 in in ADP _ 6 sync case 6 sync sync NOUN Number=Sing 3 moved obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 moved punct
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1 move past the dancers sync perfectly property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in sync=Trajectory
Example 3 The sound in the video was out of sync with the lips.
det nsubj case det nmod cop case case case det nmod punct root The DET sound NOUN in ADP the DET video NOUN was AUX out ADP of ADP sync NOUN with ADP the DET lips NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sound det 2 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 9 sync nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 video case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 video det 5 video video NOUN Number=Sing 2 sound nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 sync cop 7 out out ADP _ 9 sync case 8 of of ADP _ 9 sync case 9 sync sync NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 with with ADP _ 12 lips case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 lips det 12 lips lip NOUN Number=Plur 9 sync nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 sync punct
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1 is past the sound in the video sync with the lips tree rules
Example 4 We synced our watches before the race.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root We PRON synced VERB our PRON watches NOUN before ADP the DET race NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 synced nsubj 2 synced sync VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 watches nmod:poss 4 watches watch NOUN Number=Plur 2 synced obj 5 before before ADP _ 7 race case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 race det 7 race race NOUN Number=Sing 2 synced obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 synced punct
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1 sync past We our watches before the race tree rules
Example 5 She and her best friend are always in sync.
nsubj cc nmod:poss amod conj cop advmod case punct root She PRON and CCONJ her PRON best ADJ friend NOUN are AUX always ADV in ADP sync NOUN . PUNCT 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 9 sync nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 5 friend cc 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 friend nmod:poss 4 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 5 friend amod 5 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 1 She conj 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 sync cop 7 always always ADV PronType=Tot 9 sync advmod 8 in in ADP _ 9 sync case 9 sync sync NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 sync punct
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1 is present She sync always property tree rules
Example 6 Kids made a lip-sync video for the talent show.
nsubj det compound punct compound obj case det compound obl punct root Kids NOUN made VERB a DET lip NOUN - PUNCT sync NOUN video NOUN for ADP the DET talent NOUN show NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kids kid NOUN Number=Plur 2 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 video det 4 lip lip NOUN Number=Sing 6 sync compound 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 lip punct 6 sync sync NOUN Number=Sing 7 video compound 7 video video NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 8 for for ADP _ 11 show case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 show det 10 talent talent NOUN Number=Sing 11 show compound 11 show show NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past Kids a sync video for the talent show vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent video=Product for show=Asset
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