wave

Who acts: way energy, something, waves, you, She, Sound · What happens: move, say, get, travel, rise, wave · To what, where: attention, hand, sound waves, science, sadness, beach · Speech: someone speaks here

«wave» in the school dictionary: its 6 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: wave in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A moving ridge of water on the sea or a lake.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 ridge	det
2	moving	move	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 ridge	amod
3	ridge	ridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 water	case
5	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ridge	nmod
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 sea	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sea	det
8	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ridge	nmod
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 lake	cc
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 lake	det
11	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sea	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ridge	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	gerund							vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme 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

A movement of your hand to say hello, goodbye or to get attention.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 movement	det
2	movement	movement	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 hand	case
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 hand	nmod:poss
5	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 movement	nmod
6	to	to	PART	_	7 say	mark
7	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 movement	acl
8	hello	hello	INTJ	_	7 say	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 goodbye	punct
10	goodbye	goodbye	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 movement	conj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 get	cc
12	to	to	PART	_	13 get	mark
13	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 movement	conj
14	attention	attention	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 get	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 movement	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	say speech: assert	to-infinitive		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent hello=Topic
2	get	to-infinitive	attention	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer attention=Stimulus
3	move		your hand	nom movement «act transitive»: of=patient

Meaning 3

As a verb, to move your hand or something in your hand from side to side.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	3 verb	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 verb	det
3	verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 move	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 move	punct
5	to	to	PART	_	6 move	mark
6	move	move	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 hand	nmod:poss
8	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 move	obj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 something	cc
10	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 hand	conj
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 hand	case
12	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 hand	nmod:poss
13	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 move	obl
14	from	from	ADP	_	15 side	case
15	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 move	obl
16	to	to	ADP	_	17 side	case
17	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 side	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 move	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	to-infinitive		your hand		your hand		as a verb; from side to side	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.agent V NP.theme PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Agent hand=Theme in hand=Source from side=Trajectory

Meaning 4

In science, a way energy travels: sound waves, light waves.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 science	case
2	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 travels	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 science	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 energy	det
5	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 energy	compound
6	energy	energy	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 travels	nsubj
7	travels	travel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 waves	punct
9	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 waves	compound
10	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 travels	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 waves	punct
12	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 waves	compound
13	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 waves	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 travels	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	travel	present	a way energy	sound waves and light waves		science			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in science=Trajectory

Meaning 5

A sudden rise of something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 rise	det
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 rise	amod
3	rise	rise	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 something	case
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 rise	nmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 rise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rise		something						nom rise «event intransitive»: of=agent

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"a heat wave", "a wave of sadness".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 wave	punct
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 wave	det
3	heat	heat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wave	compound
4	wave	wave	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 wave	punct
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 wave	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	9 wave	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 wave	det
9	wave	wave	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wave	appos
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 sadness	case
11	sadness	sadness	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 wave	nmod
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	9 wave	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 wave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wave in a quote			sadness					nom wave «event transitive»: of=patient

Meaning 6

A curl in hair.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 curl	det
2	curl	curl	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 hair	case
4	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 curl	nmod
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 curl	punct

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

Example 1

The waves crashed on the beach.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 waves	det
2	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 crashed	nsubj
3	crashed	crash	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 beach	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 beach	det
6	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 crashed	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 crashed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	crash	past	the waves			the beach			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on beach=Location

Example 2

Wave goodbye to Grandma.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wave	wave	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	goodbye	goodbye	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Wave	obj
3	to	to	ADP	_	4 Grandma	case
4	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Wave	obl
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wave	imperative	you not said here	goodbye	Grandma				vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent goodbye=Theme to grandma=Recipient

Example 3

She waved to me from the bus.

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 waved	nsubj
2	waved	wave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	4 me	case
4	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 waved	obl
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 bus	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 bus	det
7	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 waved	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 waved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wave	past	She		me	the bus			vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to i=Recipient

Example 4

Sound travels in waves.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 travels	nsubj
2	travels	travel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 waves	case
4	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 travels	obl
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 travels	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	travel	present	Sound			waves			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wave=Trajectory

Example 5

It was a hot summer with a heat wave.

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	5 summer	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 summer	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 summer	det
4	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 summer	amod
5	summer	summer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	9 wave	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 wave	det
8	heat	heat	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 wave	compound
9	wave	wave	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 summer	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 summer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	It	a hot summer				with a heat wave	tree rules

Example 6

Wave your arm if you need help in the sea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wave	wave	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 arm	nmod:poss
3	arm	arm	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Wave	obj
4	if	if	SCONJ	_	6 need	mark
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 need	nsubj
6	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Wave	advcl
7	help	help	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 need	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 sea	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 sea	det
10	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 need	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wave	imperative	you not said here	your arm					vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Patient
2	need a condition, not said to happen	present	you	help		the sea			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot help=Theme

Example 7

A huge wave knocked me over.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 wave	det
2	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 wave	amod
3	wave	wave	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 knocked	nsubj
4	knocked	knock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 knocked	obj
6	over	over	ADP	_	4 knocked	compound:prt
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 knocked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knock over	past	a huge wave	me					vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent i=Patient

Example 8

The crowd did a Mexican wave.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 crowd	det
2	crowd	crowd	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 did	nsubj
3	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 wave	det
5	Mexican	Mexican	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 wave	amod
6	wave	wave	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 did	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past	the crowd	a Mexican wave					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wave=Eventuality

Example 9

Now a wave came rolling onward.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	4 came	advmod
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 wave	det
3	wave	wave	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 came	nsubj
4	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	rolling	roll	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 came	advcl
6	onward	onward	ADV	_	5 rolling	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	a wave				now		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	roll	gerund	a wave not said here					onward property	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wave/