tender

Who acts: your, small boat, steam train, you, carrots, knee · What happens: cut, chew, touch, offer, give, tender · To what, where: tender meat, something, resignation, job, people, bigger ship

«tender» in the school dictionary: its 8 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: tender in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Soft and easy to cut or chew (tender meat).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 easy	cc
3	easy	easy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Soft	conj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 cut	mark
5	cut	cut	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 easy	xcomp
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 chew	cc
7	chew	chew	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 cut	conj
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 meat	punct
9	tender	tender	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 meat	amod
10	meat	meat	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 chew	obj
11	)	)	PUNCT	_	10 meat	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Soft	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut	to-infinitive							vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	chew	infinitive		tender meat					vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meat=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

Painful when touched (a tender bruise).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Painful	painful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	3 touched	advmod
3	touched	touch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Painful	advcl
4	(	(	PUNCT	_	7 bruise	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 bruise	det
6	tender	tender	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 bruise	amod
7	bruise	bruise	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Painful	parataxis
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	7 bruise	punct
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Painful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	touch	participle							vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Gentle, kind and loving (a tender smile).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gentle	gentle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 kind	punct
3	kind	kind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Gentle	conj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 loving	cc
5	loving	loving	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Gentle	conj
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 smile	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 smile	det
8	tender	tender	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 smile	amod
9	smile	smile	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 loving	obl
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 smile	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Gentle	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 4

Young and not experienced (at a tender age).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 experienced	nsubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 experienced	cc
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 experienced	advmod
4	experienced	experienced	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 age	punct
6	at	at	ADP	_	9 age	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 age	det
8	tender	tender	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 age	amod
9	age	age	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 experienced	obl
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 age	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 experienced	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 5

Usage: formal verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To offer or give something formally (tender your resignation, tender money).

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 offer	mark
2	offer	offer	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 give	cc
4	give	give	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 offer	conj
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 give	obj
6	formally	formally	ADV	_	4 give	advmod
7	(	(	PUNCT	_	8 tender	punct
8	tender	tender	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 give	conj
9	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 resignation	nmod:poss
10	resignation	resignation	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tender	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 money	punct
12	tender	tender	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 money	amod
13	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 resignation	conj
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	8 tender	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 offer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	offer	to-infinitive				vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
2	give	infinitive		something	formally property	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme
3	tender	infinitive		your resignation and tender money		tree rules
4	resign		your			nom resignation «feeling transitive»: poss=agent

Meaning 6

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A formal offer to do a job for a price.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 offer	det
2	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 offer	amod
3	offer	offer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 do	mark
5	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 offer	acl
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 job	det
7	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 do	obj
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 price	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 price	det
10	price	price	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 do	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 offer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive		a job				for a price	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality

Meaning 7

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A small boat that carries people to a bigger ship, or a wagon behind a steam train carrying coal.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 boat	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 boat	amod
3	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 carries	nsubj
5	carries	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 boat	acl:relcl
6	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 carries	obj
7	to	to	ADP	_	10 ship	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 ship	det
9	bigger	big	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	10 ship	amod
10	ship	ship	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 carries	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 wagon	punct
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 wagon	cc
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 wagon	det
14	wagon	wagon	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 carries	parataxis
15	behind	behind	ADP	_	18 train	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 train	det
17	steam	steam	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 train	compound
18	train	train	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 wagon	nmod
19	carrying	carry	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	18 train	acl
20	coal	coal	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 carrying	obj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 boat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	present	a small boat	people		a bigger ship			vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent people=Theme to ship=Destination
2	carry	gerund	a steam train not said here	coal					vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coal=Theme

Meaning 8

«Legal tender»: money that must be accepted in payment.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 tender	punct
2	Legal	legal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 tender	amod
3	tender	tender	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 tender	punct
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 money	punct
6	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tender	conj
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 accepted	nsubj:pass
8	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 accepted	aux
9	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 accepted	aux:pass
10	accepted	accept	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 money	acl:relcl
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 payment	case
12	payment	payment	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 accepted	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tender	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	accept	must · passive		money		payment			vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 1

Cook the carrots until they are tender.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cook	cook	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 carrots	det
3	carrots	carrot	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Cook	obj
4	until	until	ADP	_	7 tender	case
5	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 tender	nsubj
6	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 tender	cop
7	tender	tender	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Cook	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Cook	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cook	imperative	you not said here	the carrots					vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent carrot=Patient
2	is	present	carrots = carrot				until tender		tree rules

Example 2

My knee is still tender where I fell.

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	2 knee	nmod:poss
2	knee	knee	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tender	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 tender	cop
4	still	still	ADV	_	5 tender	advmod
5	tender	tender	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	8 fell	advmod
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 fell	nsubj
8	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 tender	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 tender	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	My knee				still	tender property	tree rules
2	fall	past	I						vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

She gave the puppy a tender pat.

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 gave	nsubj
2	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 puppy	det
4	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	obj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 pat	det
6	tender	tender	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 pat	amod
7	pat	pat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	She	a tender pat	the puppy				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent puppy=Recipient pat=Theme

Example 4

He started piano at the tender age of four.

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 started	nsubj
2	started	start	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	piano	piano	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 started	obj
4	at	at	ADP	_	7 age	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 age	det
6	tender	tender	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 age	amod
7	age	age	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 started	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 four	case
9	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 age	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 started	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	start	past	He	piano			at the tender age of four		vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piano=Eventuality

Example 5

Please tender the exact fare.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	2 tender	discourse
2	tender	tender	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 fare	det
4	exact	exact	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 fare	amod
5	fare	fare	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tender	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tender	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tender	imperative	you not said here	the exact fare					tree rules

Example 6

The builders put in a tender for the new school.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 builders	det
2	builders	builder	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 put	nsubj
3	put	put	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 tender	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 tender	det
6	tender	tender	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 put	obl
7	for	for	ADP	_	10 school	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 school	det
9	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 school	amod
10	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 put	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	past	the builders			a tender		for the new school	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in tender=Destination

Example 7

Coins and notes are legal tender.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Coins	coin	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 tender	nsubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 notes	cc
3	notes	note	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Coins	conj
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 tender	cop
5	legal	legal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 tender	amod
6	tender	tender	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 tender	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Coins and notes	legal tender					tree rules

Example 8

We took a tender from the cruise ship to the shore.

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 took	nsubj
2	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 tender	det
4	tender	tender	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 took	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	8 ship	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 ship	det
7	cruise	cruise	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 ship	compound
8	ship	ship	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 took	obl
9	to	to	ADP	_	11 shore	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 shore	det
11	shore	shore	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 took	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	We	a tender		the cruise ship		to the shore	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent tender=Theme from ship=Initial_Location to shore=Destination

Example 9

From the old roots shot forth new tender stems.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	From	from	ADP	_	4 roots	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 roots	det
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 roots	amod
4	roots	root	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 shot	obl
5	shot	shoot	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	forth	forth	ADV	_	5 shot	advmod
7	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 stems	amod
8	tender	tender	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 stems	compound
9	stems	stem	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 shot	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 shot	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shoot	past		new tender stems		the old roots		forth property	vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent stem=Theme from root=Initial_Location

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