traverse

Who acts: traverse, route, explorers, It, bridge, you · What happens: traverse, be, mean, go back, go, take · To what, where: place, something, route, climbing, slope, icy plains

«traverse» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: traverse in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To traverse a place is to travel across or through it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 traverse	mark
2	traverse	traverse	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 travel	advcl
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 place	det
4	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 traverse	obj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 travel	cop
6	to	to	PART	_	7 travel	mark
7	travel	travel	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	across	across	ADV	_	7 travel	advmod
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 it	cc
10	through	through	ADP	_	11 it	case
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 travel	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 travel	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	traverse	to-infinitive		a place					vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme place=Co-Theme
2	is	present						across, travel property	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

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To traverse can mean to go back and forth across something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	ADP	_	2 traverse	case
2	traverse	traverse	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mean	obl
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 go	mark
6	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 mean	xcomp
7	back	back	ADV	_	6 go	advmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 forth	cc
9	forth	forth	ADV	_	7 back	conj
10	across	across	ADP	_	11 something	case
11	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 go	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can						to traverse	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	go back not said to happen	to-infinitive				something			vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient

Meaning 3

In climbing, a traverse is a route that goes sideways across a slope or cliff.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 climbing	case
2	climbing	climbing	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 route	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 climbing	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 traverse	det
5	traverse	traverse	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 route	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 route	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 route	det
8	route	route	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 goes	nsubj
10	goes	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 route	acl:relcl
11	sideways	sideways	ADV	_	10 goes	advmod
12	across	across	ADP	_	14 slope	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 slope	det
14	slope	slope	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 goes	obl
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 cliff	cc
16	cliff	cliff	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 slope	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 route	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a traverse	a route		climbing			tree rules
2	go	present	a route			a slope or cliff		sideways property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme across slope=Initial_Location

Example 1

The explorers traversed the icy plains.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 explorers	det
2	explorers	explorer	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 traversed	nsubj
3	traversed	traverse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 plains	det
5	icy	icy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 plains	amod
6	plains	plain	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 traversed	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 traversed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	traverse	past	the explorers	the icy plains					vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme plain=Co-Theme

Example 2

It took three days to traverse the forest.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 took	nsubj
2	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 days	nummod
4	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 took	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 traverse	mark
6	traverse	traverse	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 took	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 forest	det
8	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 traverse	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	It				day		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	traverse	to-infinitive		the forest					vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme forest=Co-Theme

Example 3

A bridge traverses the river.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 bridge	det
2	bridge	bridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 traverses	nsubj
3	traverses	traverse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 river	det
5	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 traverses	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 traverses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	traverse	present	a bridge	the river					vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme river=Co-Theme

Example 4

Can you traverse this shape without lifting your pencil?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 traverse	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 traverse	nsubj
3	traverse	traverse	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 shape	det
5	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 traverse	obj
6	without	without	SCONJ	_	7 lifting	mark
7	lifting	lift	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 traverse	advcl
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 pencil	nmod:poss
9	pencil	pencil	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lifting	obj
10	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 traverse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	traverse	can	you	this shape					vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme shape=Co-Theme
2	lift	gerund	you not said here	your pencil					vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pencil=Theme

Example 5

The climber made a slow traverse across the cliff.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 climber	det
2	climber	climber	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 traverse	det
5	slow	slow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 traverse	amod
6	traverse	traverse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
7	across	across	ADP	_	9 cliff	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 cliff	det
9	cliff	cliff	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the climber	a slow traverse		the cliff			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset traverse=Product

Example 6

The searchlight traversed the dark sky.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 searchlight	det
2	searchlight	searchlight	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	traversed	traverse	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 searchlight	acl
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 sky	det
5	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sky	amod
6	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 traversed	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 searchlight	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	traverse	participle	the searchlight not said here	the dark sky					vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sky=Co-Theme

Example 7

Ants traverse the garden path all day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ants	ant	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 traverse	nsubj
2	traverse	traverse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 path	det
4	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 path	compound
5	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 traverse	obj
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	7 day	det
7	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 traverse	obl:unmarked
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 traverse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	traverse	present	Ants	the garden path			day		vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme path=Co-Theme

Example 8

They traversed 15 km each day for 4 days, so 60 km in total.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 traversed	nsubj
2	traversed	traverse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	15	15	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 km	nummod
4	km	km	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 traversed	obj
5	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	6 day	det
6	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 traversed	obl:unmarked
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 days	case
8	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 days	nummod
9	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 traversed	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 total	punct
11	so	so	ADV	_	15 total	advmod
12	60	60	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	13 km	nummod
13	km	km	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 total	nsubj
14	in	in	ADP	_	15 total	case
15	total	total	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 traversed	parataxis
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 traversed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	traverse	past	They	15 km			day		vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme km=Co-Theme

Example 9

One shooting star after another traversed the sky.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 star	nummod
2	shooting	shooting	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 star	compound
3	star	star	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	after	after	ADP	_	8 sky	case
5	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	8 sky	det
6	traversed	traverse	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 sky	amod
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sky	det
8	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 star	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 star	punct

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

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