upset Who acts: Upset, something, upset stomach, weaker team, She, friend · What happens: mean, hurt, happen, upset, be, spoil · To what, where: someone, something, it, cup, plans, mild illness · Speech: someone speaks here
«upset» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: upset in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Upset means unhappy, worried or hurt because something bad happened.
nsubj xcomp punct conj cc conj mark nsubj amod advcl punct root Upset ADJ means VERB unhappy ADJ , PUNCT worried ADJ or CCONJ hurt VERB because SCONJ something PRON bad ADJ happened VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Upset upset ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 unhappy unhappy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 worried punct 5 worried worried ADJ Degree=Pos 3 unhappy conj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 hurt cc 7 hurt hurt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 worried conj 8 because because SCONJ _ 11 happened mark 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 happened nsubj 10 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 9 something amod 11 happened happen VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 hurt advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Upset unhappy property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 hurt participle Upset not said here vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 3 happen past something vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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 upset someone is to make them unhappy or worried.
mark csubj obj cop mark obj xcomp cc conj punct root To PART upset VERB someone PRON is AUX to PART make VERB them PRON unhappy ADJ or CCONJ worried ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 upset mark 2 upset upset VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 make csubj 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 upset obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 make cop 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 make obj 8 unhappy unhappy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 make xcomp 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 worried cc 10 worried worried ADJ Degree=Pos 8 unhappy conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 make punct
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1 upset to-infinitive someone vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer 2 is present make, unhappy property tree rules
Meaning 3 To upset something is to knock it over or spoil it: «upset a cup», «upset the plans».
The tree, 17 words mark advcl obj cop mark obj compound:prt cc conj obj punct punct parataxis det obj punct punct punct conj det obj punct punct root To PART upset VERB something PRON is AUX to PART knock VERB it PRON over ADP or CCONJ spoil VERB it PRON : PUNCT « PUNCT upset VERB a DET cup NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT upset VERB the DET plans NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 upset mark 2 upset upset VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 knock advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 upset obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 knock cop 5 to to PART _ 6 knock mark 6 knock knock VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 knock obj 8 over over ADP _ 6 knock compound:prt 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 spoil cc 10 spoil spoil VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 knock conj 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 spoil obj 12 : : PUNCT _ 14 upset punct 13 « « PUNCT _ 14 upset punct 14 upset upset VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 knock parataxis 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 cup det 16 cup cup NOUN Number=Sing 14 upset obj 17 » » PUNCT _ 14 upset punct 18 , , PUNCT _ 20 upset punct 19 « « PUNCT _ 20 upset punct 20 upset upset VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 upset conj 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 plans det 22 plans plan NOUN Number=Plur 20 upset obj 23 » » PUNCT _ 20 upset punct 24 . . PUNCT _ 6 knock punct
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1 upset to-infinitive something vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus something=Experiencer 2 is present knock property tree rules 3 spoil infinitive it tree rules 4 upset in a quote infinitive a cup vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus cup=Experiencer 5 upset in a quote past the plans vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus plan=Experiencer
Meaning 4 An upset stomach is a mild illness of the tummy.
det amod nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct root An DET upset ADJ stomach NOUN is AUX a DET mild ADJ illness NOUN of ADP the DET tummy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 stomach det 2 upset upset ADJ Degree=Pos 3 stomach amod 3 stomach stomach NOUN Number=Sing 7 illness nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 illness cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 illness det 6 mild mild ADJ Degree=Pos 7 illness amod 7 illness illness NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 10 tummy case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 tummy det 10 tummy tummy NOUN Number=Sing 7 illness nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 illness punct
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1 is a present a upset stomach a mild illness of the tummy tree rules
Meaning 5 In sport an upset is a surprising result where the weaker team wins.
case obl det nsubj cop det amod advmod det amod nsubj advcl punct root In ADP sport NOUN an DET upset NOUN is AUX a DET surprising ADJ result NOUN where ADV the DET weaker ADJ team NOUN wins VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 sport case 2 sport sport NOUN Number=Sing 8 result obl 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 upset det 4 upset upset NOUN Number=Sing 8 result nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 result cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 result det 7 surprising surprising ADJ Degree=Pos 8 result amod 8 result result NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 where where ADV PronType=Rel 13 wins advmod 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 team det 11 weaker weak ADJ Degree=Cmp 12 team amod 12 team team NOUN Number=Sing 13 wins nsubj 13 wins win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 result advcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 8 result punct
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1 is a present a upset a surprising result sport tree rules 2 win present the weaker team vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 She was upset when her friend moved away.
nsubj cop advmod nmod:poss nsubj advcl advmod punct root She PRON was AUX upset ADJ when ADV her PRON friend NOUN moved VERB away ADV . 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 3 upset nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 upset cop 3 upset upset ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 moved advmod 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 friend nmod:poss 6 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 7 moved nsubj 7 moved move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 upset advcl 8 away away ADV _ 7 moved advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 upset punct
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1 is past She upset property tree rules 2 move away past her friend away property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Don't upset your sister.
aux advmod nmod:poss obj punct root Do AUX n't PART upset VERB your PRON sister NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 upset aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 upset advmod 3 upset upset VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 sister nmod:poss 5 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 3 upset obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 upset punct
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1 not upset imperative · do-support you not said here your sister vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus sister=Experiencer
Example 3 The cat upset the vase of flowers.
det nsubj det obj case nmod punct root The DET cat NOUN upset VERB the DET vase NOUN of ADP flowers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 3 upset nsubj 3 upset upset VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 vase det 5 vase vase NOUN Number=Sing 3 upset obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 flowers case 7 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 5 vase nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 upset punct
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1 upset past the cat the vase of flowers vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus vase=Experiencer
Example 4 I have an upset stomach.
nsubj det amod obj punct root I PRON have VERB an DET upset ADJ stomach NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 stomach det 4 upset upset ADJ Degree=Pos 5 stomach amod 5 stomach stomach NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present I a upset stomach vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stomach=Patient
Example 5 He got upset about losing the game.
nsubj xcomp mark advcl det obj punct root He PRON got VERB upset ADJ about SCONJ losing VERB the DET game 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 2 got nsubj 2 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 upset upset ADJ Degree=Pos 2 got xcomp 4 about about SCONJ _ 5 losing mark 5 losing lose VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 upset advcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 game det 7 game game NOUN Number=Sing 5 losing obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 got punct
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1 get past He upset property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 2 lose gerund He not said here the game vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality
Example 6 The rain upset our picnic plans.
det nsubj nmod:poss compound obj punct root The DET rain NOUN upset VERB our PRON picnic NOUN plans NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rain det 2 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 3 upset nsubj 3 upset upset VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 plans nmod:poss 5 picnic picnic NOUN Number=Sing 6 plans compound 6 plans plan NOUN Number=Plur 3 upset obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 upset punct
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1 upset past the rain our picnic plans vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus plan=Experiencer 2 plan our nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 It's okay to be upset; let's talk.
nsubj cop mark cop csubj punct conj obj xcomp punct root It PRON 's AUX okay ADJ to PART be AUX upset ADJ ; PUNCT let VERB 's PRON talk VERB . PUNCT 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 3 okay nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 okay cop 3 okay okay ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 6 upset mark 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 upset cop 6 upset upset ADJ Degree=Pos 3 okay csubj 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 let punct 8 let let VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 okay conj 9 's we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 let obj 10 talk talk VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 let xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 okay punct
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1 is present It okay property tree rules 2 is to-infinitive upset property tree rules 3 let infinitive 's tree rules 4 talk infinitive 's not said here vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 8 The small team caused a big upset.
det amod nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET small ADJ team NOUN caused VERB a DET big ADJ upset NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 team det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 3 team amod 3 team team NOUN Number=Sing 4 caused nsubj 4 caused cause VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 upset det 6 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 7 upset amod 7 upset upset NOUN Number=Sing 4 caused obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 caused punct
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1 cause past the small team a big upset vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition upset=Patient
Example 9 A jar of honey was upset and the sticky sweetness flowed out on the table.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj case nmod cop cc det amod conj acl compound:prt case det obl punct root A DET jar NOUN of ADP honey NOUN was AUX upset ADJ and CCONJ the DET sticky ADJ sweetness NOUN flowed VERB out ADP on ADP the DET table NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 jar det 2 jar jar NOUN Number=Sing 6 upset nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 honey case 4 honey honey NOUN Number=Sing 2 jar nmod 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 upset cop 6 upset upset ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 and and CCONJ _ 10 sweetness cc 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 sweetness det 9 sticky sticky ADJ Degree=Pos 10 sweetness amod 10 sweetness sweetness NOUN Number=Sing 6 upset conj 11 flowed flow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 sweetness acl 12 out out ADP _ 11 flowed compound:prt 13 on on ADP _ 15 table case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 table det 15 table table NOUN Number=Sing 11 flowed obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 upset punct
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1 is past a jar of honey upset property tree rules 2 flow out participle the sticky sweetness not said here the table vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on table=Location
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