wasting Who acts: Wasting, you, wasting illness, body, dripping tap, He · What happens: mean, use, lose, waste, need, make · To what, where: something, Wasting, more, body, 2 litres, money · Speech: someone speaks here
«wasting» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: wasting in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Wasting means using something for nothing or losing it, like wasting time, water, food or money.
The tree, 16 words nsubj xcomp obj case obl cc conj obj punct mark conj obj punct conj punct conj cc conj punct root Wasting NOUN means VERB using VERB something PRON for ADP nothing PRON or CCONJ losing VERB it PRON , PUNCT like SCONJ wasting VERB time NOUN , PUNCT water NOUN , PUNCT food NOUN or CCONJ money NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wasting wasting NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 using use VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 using obj 5 for for ADP _ 6 nothing case 6 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 3 using obl 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 losing cc 8 losing lose VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 using conj 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 losing obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 wasting punct 11 like like SCONJ _ 12 wasting mark 12 wasting waste VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 using conj 13 time time NOUN Number=Sing 12 wasting obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 water punct 15 water water NOUN Number=Sing 13 time conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 food punct 17 food food NOUN Number=Sing 13 time conj 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 money cc 19 money money NOUN Number=Sing 17 food conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Wasting vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 use not said to happen gerund Wasting not said here something for nothing vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent something=Theme for nothing=Eventuality 3 lose gerund Wasting not said here Wasting vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality 4 waste gerund Wasting not said here time vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
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 Wasting also means using more than you need.
csubj advmod xcomp obj mark nsubj advcl punct root Wasting VERB also ADV means VERB using VERB more ADJ than SCONJ you PRON need VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wasting waste VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 means csubj 2 also also ADV _ 3 means advmod 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 using use VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 means xcomp 5 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 using obj 6 than than SCONJ _ 8 need mark 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 need nsubj 8 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 more advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 waste gerund vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 mean present Wasting vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 use not said to happen gerund Wasting not said here more vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Patient 4 need present you vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
Meaning 3 A wasting illness makes the body grow thin and weak.
det compound nsubj det obj xcomp xcomp cc conj punct root A DET wasting NOUN illness NOUN makes VERB the DET body NOUN grow VERB thin ADJ and CCONJ weak ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 illness det 2 wasting wasting NOUN Number=Sing 3 illness compound 3 illness illness NOUN Number=Sing 4 makes nsubj 4 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 body det 6 body body NOUN Number=Sing 4 makes obj 7 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 makes xcomp 8 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 7 grow xcomp 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 weak cc 10 weak weak ADJ Degree=Pos 8 thin conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 makes punct
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1 make present a wasting illness the body tree rules 2 grow infinitive the body not said here thin property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 A dripping tap is wasting 2 litres an hour.
det amod nsubj aux nummod obj det nmod:unmarked punct root A DET dripping VERB tap NOUN is AUX wasting VERB 2 NUM litres NOUN an DET hour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 tap det 2 dripping drip VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 tap amod 3 tap tap NOUN Number=Sing 5 wasting nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 wasting aux 5 wasting waste VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 litres nummod 7 litres litre NOUN Number=Plur 5 wasting obj 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 hour det 9 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 7 litres nmod:unmarked 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 wasting punct
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1 drip gerund vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source 2 waste present · progressive a dripping tap 2 litres a hour vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litre=Patient
Example 2 He is wasting 15 minutes a day.
nsubj aux nummod obj det obl:unmarked punct root He PRON is AUX wasting VERB 15 NUM minutes NOUN a DET day 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 wasting nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 wasting aux 3 wasting waste VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 15 15 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 minutes nummod 5 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 3 wasting obj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 day det 7 day day NOUN Number=Sing 3 wasting obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 wasting punct
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1 waste present · progressive He day; minute vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 3 How much water is it wasting in a day?
advmod amod nsubj aux nsubj case det obl punct root How ADV much ADJ water NOUN is AUX it PRON wasting VERB in ADP a DET day NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 much advmod 2 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 3 water amod 3 water water NOUN Number=Sing 6 wasting nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 wasting aux 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 wasting nsubj 6 wasting waste VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 7 in in ADP _ 9 day case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 day det 9 day day NOUN Number=Sing 6 wasting obl 10 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 wasting punct
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1 waste present · progressive much water day vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Stop wasting your money.
xcomp nmod:poss obj punct root Stop VERB wasting VERB your PRON money NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stop stop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 wasting waste VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 Stop xcomp 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 money nmod:poss 4 money money NOUN Number=Sing 2 wasting obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stop punct
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1 stop imperative you not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 2 waste gerund you not said here your money vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Patient
Example 5 Leaving the lights on is wasting electricity.
csubj det obj obl aux obj punct root Leaving VERB the DET lights NOUN on ADP is AUX wasting VERB electricity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Leaving leave VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 wasting csubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 lights det 3 lights light NOUN Number=Plur 1 Leaving obj 4 on on ADP _ 1 Leaving obl 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 wasting aux 6 wasting waste VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 7 electricity electricity NOUN Number=Sing 6 wasting obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 wasting punct
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1 leave gerund the lights vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent light=Theme 2 waste present · progressive Leaving electricity vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent electricity=Patient
Example 6 We are wasting time; let us start.
nsubj aux obj punct parataxis obj xcomp punct root We PRON are AUX wasting VERB time NOUN ; PUNCT let VERB us PRON start VERB . 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 3 wasting nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 wasting aux 3 wasting waste VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 wasting obj 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 6 let punct 6 let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 wasting parataxis 7 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 let obj 8 start start VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 let xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 wasting punct
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1 waste present · progressive We time vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 let infinitive us tree rules 3 start infinitive us not said here vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 7 Throwing away good food is wasting it.
csubj advmod amod obj aux obj punct root Throwing VERB away ADV good ADJ food NOUN is AUX wasting VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Throwing throw VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 wasting csubj 2 away away ADV _ 1 Throwing advmod 3 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 4 food amod 4 food food NOUN Number=Sing 1 Throwing obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 wasting aux 6 wasting waste VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 wasting obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 wasting punct
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1 throw away gerund good food away property vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme 2 waste present · progressive Throwing food vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient
Example 8 You are wasting your breath; he is not listening.
nsubj aux nmod:poss obj punct nsubj aux advmod conj punct root You PRON are AUX wasting VERB your PRON breath NOUN ; PUNCT he PRON is AUX not PART listening VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 wasting nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 wasting aux 3 wasting waste VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 breath nmod:poss 5 breath breath NOUN Number=Sing 3 wasting obj 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 listening punct 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 listening nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 listening aux 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 listening advmod 10 listening listen VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 wasting conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 wasting punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 waste present · progressive You your breath vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breath=Patient 2 not listen present · progressive he vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
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