tout Who acts: people, tout, person, Ticket touts, Street sellers, Tout le monde · What happens: tout, mean, try, sell, praise, buy · To what, where: something, it, person, tickets, higher price, all · Speech: someone speaks here
«tout» 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: tout in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To tout means to try hard to sell something or to praise it loudly, so people will buy or believe it.
The tree, 21 words mark csubj mark ccomp advmod mark xcomp obj cc mark conj obj advmod punct advmod nsubj aux conj cc conj obj punct root To PART tout VERB means VERB to PART try VERB hard ADV to PART sell VERB something PRON or CCONJ to PART praise VERB it PRON loudly ADV , PUNCT so ADV people NOUN will AUX buy VERB or CCONJ believe VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 tout mark 2 tout tout VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means csubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 try mark 5 try try VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means ccomp 6 hard hard ADV Degree=Pos 5 try advmod 7 to to PART _ 8 sell mark 8 sell sell VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 try xcomp 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 sell obj 10 or or CCONJ _ 12 praise cc 11 to to PART _ 12 praise mark 12 praise praise VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 sell conj 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 praise obj 14 loudly loudly ADV _ 12 praise advmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 19 buy punct 16 so so ADV _ 19 buy advmod 17 people people NOUN Number=Plur 19 buy nsubj 18 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 19 buy aux 19 buy buy VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 try conj 20 or or CCONJ _ 21 believe cc 21 believe believe VERB VerbForm=Inf 19 buy conj 22 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 21 believe obj 23 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 tout speech: other to-infinitive vn overstate-37.12 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 try not said to happen to-infinitive hard property vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 4 sell not said to happen to-infinitive something vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme 5 praise to-infinitive it loudly property vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 6 buy future people vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent 7 believe infinitive people not said here it vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
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: UK — kept apart, not parsed.
A tout (ticket tout) is a person who buys tickets for concerts or matches and sells them at a higher price.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj punct compound appos punct cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj case obl cc conj cc conj obj case det amod obl punct root A DET tout NOUN ( PUNCT ticket NOUN tout NOUN ) PUNCT is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON buys VERB tickets NOUN for ADP concerts NOUN or CCONJ matches NOUN and CCONJ sells VERB them PRON at ADP a DET higher ADJ price NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tout det 2 tout tout NOUN Number=Sing 9 person nsubj 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 tout punct 4 ticket ticket NOUN Number=Sing 5 tout compound 5 tout tout NOUN Number=Sing 2 tout appos 6 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 tout punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 person cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 person det 9 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 buys nsubj 11 buys buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 person acl:relcl 12 tickets ticket NOUN Number=Plur 11 buys obj 13 for for ADP _ 14 concerts case 14 concerts concert NOUN Number=Plur 11 buys obl 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 matches cc 16 matches match NOUN Number=Plur 14 concerts conj 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 sells cc 18 sells sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 buys conj 19 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 sells obj 20 at at ADP _ 23 price case 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 price det 22 higher high ADJ Degree=Cmp 23 price amod 23 price price NOUN Number=Sing 18 sells obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 9 person punct
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1 is a present a tout a person tree rules 2 buy present a person tickets for concerts or matches vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent ticket=Theme for concert=Beneficiary 3 sell present a person not said here tickets = ticket a higher price vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent they=Theme at price=Asset
Meaning 3 Usage: French — kept apart, not parsed.
«Tout» means «all» or «everything», as in «tout le monde» (everybody); it sounds like «too».
The tree, 15 words punct nsubj punct punct obj punct cc punct conj punct punct case case punct compound compound parataxis punct punct appos punct punct nsubj parataxis case punct advmod punct punct root « PUNCT Tout NOUN » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT all DET » PUNCT or CCONJ « PUNCT everything PRON » PUNCT , PUNCT as ADP in ADP « PUNCT tout NOUN le NOUN monde NOUN » PUNCT ( PUNCT everybody PRON ) PUNCT ; PUNCT it PRON sounds VERB like ADP « PUNCT too ADV » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Tout punct 2 Tout tout NOUN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Tout punct 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 all punct 6 all all DET PronType=Tot 4 means obj 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 all punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 everything cc 9 « « PUNCT _ 10 everything punct 10 everything everything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 6 all conj 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 everything punct 12 , , PUNCT _ 18 monde punct 13 as as ADP _ 18 monde case 14 in in ADP _ 18 monde case 15 « « PUNCT _ 18 monde punct 16 tout tout NOUN Number=Sing 17 le compound 17 le le NOUN Number=Sing 18 monde compound 18 monde monde NOUN Number=Sing 4 means parataxis 19 » » PUNCT _ 18 monde punct 20 ( ( PUNCT _ 21 everybody punct 21 everybody everybody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 18 monde appos 22 ) ) PUNCT _ 21 everybody punct 23 ; ; PUNCT _ 25 sounds punct 24 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 25 sounds nsubj 25 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 means parataxis 26 like like ADP _ 28 too case 27 « « PUNCT _ 28 too punct 28 too too ADV _ 25 sounds advmod 29 » » PUNCT _ 28 too punct 30 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Tout all tree rules 2 sound present Tout vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 1 He was touted as the next football star.
nsubj aux:pass case det amod compound obl punct root He PRON was AUX touted VERB as ADP the DET next ADJ football NOUN star NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 touted nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 touted aux:pass 3 touted tout VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 as as ADP _ 8 star case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 star det 6 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 8 star amod 7 football football NOUN Number=Sing 8 star compound 8 star star NOUN Number=Sing 3 touted obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 touted punct
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1 tout speech: other past · passive He as the next football star vn overstate-37.12 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 2 Ticket touts were selling seats for double the price.
compound nsubj aux obj case punct det obl punct root Ticket NOUN touts NOUN were AUX selling VERB seats NOUN for ADP double PUNCT the DET price NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ticket ticket NOUN Number=Sing 2 touts compound 2 touts tout NOUN Number=Plur 4 selling nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 selling aux 4 selling sell VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 seats seat NOUN Number=Plur 4 selling obj 6 for for ADP _ 9 price case 7 double double PUNCT _ 9 price punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 price det 9 price price NOUN Number=Sing 4 selling obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 selling punct
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1 sell past · progressive Ticket touts seats for the price vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent seat=Theme for price=Asset
Example 3 Street sellers touted cheap watches.
amod nsubj amod obj punct root Street ADJ sellers NOUN touted VERB cheap ADJ watches NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Street street ADJ Degree=Pos 2 sellers amod 2 sellers seller NOUN Number=Plur 3 touted nsubj 3 touted tout VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 cheap cheap ADJ Degree=Pos 5 watches amod 5 watches watch NOUN Number=Plur 3 touted obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 touted punct
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1 tout speech: other past Street sellers cheap watches vn overstate-37.12 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent watch=Theme
Example 4 «Tout le monde» means everybody in French.
punct compound compound nsubj punct obj case nmod punct root « PUNCT Tout NOUN le NOUN monde NOUN » PUNCT means VERB everybody PRON in ADP French PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 monde punct 2 Tout tout NOUN Number=Sing 4 monde compound 3 le le NOUN Number=Sing 4 monde compound 4 monde monde NOUN Number=Sing 6 means nsubj 5 » » PUNCT _ 4 monde punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 everybody everybody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 6 means obj 8 in in ADP _ 9 French case 9 French French PROPN Number=Sing 7 everybody nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 mean present Tout le monde everybody in French vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot everybody=Theme in french=Attribute
Example 5 The new game was touted as the best ever.
det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl advmod punct root The DET new ADJ game NOUN was AUX touted VERB as ADP the DET best ADJ ever ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 game det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 game amod 3 game game NOUN Number=Sing 5 touted nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 touted aux:pass 5 touted tout VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 as as ADP _ 8 best case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 best det 8 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 9 ever obl 9 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 5 touted advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 touted punct
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1 tout speech: other past · passive the new game ever vn overstate-37.12 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 6 Don't buy from touts — the tickets might be fake.
aux advmod case obl punct det nsubj aux cop parataxis punct root Do AUX n't PART buy VERB from ADP touts NOUN — PUNCT the DET tickets NOUN might AUX be AUX fake ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 buy aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 buy advmod 3 buy buy VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 from from ADP _ 5 touts case 5 touts tout NOUN Number=Plur 3 buy obl 6 — - PUNCT _ 11 fake punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 tickets det 8 tickets ticket NOUN Number=Plur 11 fake nsubj 9 might might AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 fake aux 10 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 11 fake cop 11 fake fake ADJ Degree=Pos 3 buy parataxis 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 buy punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not buy imperative · do-support you not said here touts vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from tout=Source 2 is might the tickets fake property tree rules
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