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weighing

Who acts: ing form, form, parcel, Thinking, act, We · What happens: measure, be, weigh, form, have, think · To what, where: something, flour, weigh, certain weight, 2 kilograms, choices · Speech: someone speaks here

«weighing» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: weighing in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The -ing form of «weigh»: measuring how heavy something is: «She is weighing the flour.».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 form	det
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	1 The	punct
3	ing	ing	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 form	compound
4	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 is	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 weigh	case
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 weigh	punct
7	weigh	weigh	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 form	nmod
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 weigh	punct
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 measuring	punct
10	measuring	measure	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 is	csubj
11	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	12 heavy	advmod
12	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 something	amod
13	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 measuring	obj
14	is	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
15	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 is	punct
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 weighing	punct
17	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 weighing	nsubj
18	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 weighing	aux
19	weighing	weigh	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 is	parataxis
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 flour	det
21	flour	flour	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 weighing	obj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	19 weighing	punct
23	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 weighing	punct
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 is	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	measure	gerund		something					vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme something=Value
2	be	present	the ing form of weigh						tree rules
3	weigh in a quote	present · progressive	form	the flour					vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme flour=Value
4	form			weigh					nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient

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

Having a certain weight: «a parcel weighing 2 kilograms».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Having	have	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 weight	det
3	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 weight	amod
4	weight	weight	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Having	obj
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Having	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 parcel	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 parcel	det
8	parcel	parcel	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Having	obl
9	weighing	weigh	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 parcel	acl
10	2	2	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	11 kilograms	nummod
11	kilograms	kilogram	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 weighing	obj
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 parcel	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Having	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	gerund		a certain weight				a parcel obl	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weight=Patient
2	weigh in a quote	gerund	a parcel not said here	2 kilograms					vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme kilogram=Value

Meaning 3

Thinking carefully about something before deciding: «weighing up the choices».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thinking	think	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 deciding	csubj
2	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	1 Thinking	advmod
3	about	about	ADP	_	4 something	case
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Thinking	obl
5	before	before	SCONJ	_	6 deciding	mark
6	deciding	decide	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 deciding	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 weighing	punct
9	weighing	weigh	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 deciding	conj
10	up	up	ADP	_	9 weighing	compound:prt
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 choices	det
12	choices	choice	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 weighing	obj
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 weighing	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 deciding	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	gerund						about something; carefully property	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about something=Topic
2	decide	gerund	Thinking						vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	weigh up in a quote	gerund	Thinking not said here	the choices					vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme choice=Value

Meaning 4

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

The act of measuring weight: «the weighing of the babies».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 act	det
2	act	act	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 measuring	mark
4	measuring	measure	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 act	acl
5	weight	weight	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 measuring	obj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 weighing	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 weighing	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 weighing	det
9	weighing	weighing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 act	appos
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 babies	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 babies	det
12	babies	baby	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 weighing	nmod
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 weighing	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 act	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	measure	gerund	the act not said here	weight					vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme weight=Value
2	weigh in a quote			the babies					nom weighing «cognition transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

We are weighing the apples on the kitchen scales.

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 weighing	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 weighing	aux
3	weighing	weigh	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 apples	det
5	apples	apple	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 weighing	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 scales	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 scales	det
8	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 scales	compound
9	scales	scale	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 apples	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 weighing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	weigh	present · progressive	We	the apples		the kitchen scales			vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme apple=Value

Example 2

A bag weighing 5 kg is too heavy for me.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 bag	det
2	bag	bag	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 heavy	nsubj
3	weighing	weigh	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 bag	acl
4	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 kg	nummod
5	kg	kg	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 weighing	obj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 heavy	cop
7	too	too	ADV	_	8 heavy	advmod
8	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 me	case
10	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 heavy	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 heavy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	weigh	gerund	a bag not said here	5 kg					vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme kg=Value
2	is	present	a bag					for me; heavy property	tree rules

Example 3

She is weighing up whether to join the choir or the football club.

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 weighing	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 weighing	aux
3	weighing	weigh	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 weighing	compound:prt
5	whether	whether	SCONJ	_	7 join	mark
6	to	to	PART	_	7 join	mark
7	join	join	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 weighing	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 choir	det
9	choir	choir	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 join	obj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 club	cc
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 club	det
12	football	football	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 club	compound
13	club	club	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 choir	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 weighing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	weigh up	present · progressive	She						vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
2	join	to-infinitive	She not said here	the choir or the football club					vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent choir=Patient

Example 4

The test has been weighing on my mind all week.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 test	det
2	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 weighing	nsubj
3	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 weighing	aux
4	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 weighing	aux
5	weighing	weigh	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 mind	case
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 mind	nmod:poss
8	mind	mind	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 weighing	obl
9	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	10 week	det
10	week	week	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 weighing	obl:unmarked
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 weighing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	weigh	present · perfect · progressive	the test			my mind	week		vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
2	mind		my						nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

The boxer was weighing in at 70 kilograms.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boxer	det
2	boxer	boxer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 weighing	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 weighing	aux
4	weighing	weigh	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	in	in	ADV	_	4 weighing	advmod
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 kilograms	case
7	70	70	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 kilograms	nummod
8	kilograms	kilogram	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 weighing	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 weighing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	weigh in	past · progressive	the boxer			70 kilograms			vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent at kilogram=Value

Example 6

Weighing the ingredients carefully makes a better cake.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Weighing	weigh	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 makes	csubj
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 ingredients	det
3	ingredients	ingredient	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Weighing	obj
4	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	1 Weighing	advmod
5	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 cake	det
7	better	good	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	8 cake	amod
8	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 makes	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	weigh	gerund		the ingredients				carefully property	vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme ingredient=Value
2	make	present	Weighing	a better cake					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset cake=Product

Example 7

Hmm, I'm still weighing it up.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hmm	hmm	INTJ	_	6 weighing	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Hmm	punct
3	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 weighing	nsubj
4	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 weighing	aux
5	still	still	ADV	_	6 weighing	advmod
6	weighing	weigh	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 weighing	obj
8	up	up	ADP	_	6 weighing	compound:prt
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 weighing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	weigh up	present · progressive	I	it			still		vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme it=Value

Example 8

He passed over the Ghetto, and saw the old Jews bargaining with each other, and weighing out money in copper scales.

The tree, 21 words

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 passed	nsubj
2	passed	pass	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	over	over	ADP	_	5 Ghetto	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Ghetto	det
5	Ghetto	Ghetto	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 passed	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 saw	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 saw	cc
8	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 passed	conj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 Jews	det
10	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 Jews	amod
11	Jews	Jew	PROPN	Number=Plur	8 saw	obj
12	bargaining	bargain	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 Jews	acl
13	with	with	ADP	_	14 each	case
14	each	each	DET	ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp	12 bargaining	obl
15	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 each	fixed
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 weighing	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 weighing	cc
18	weighing	weigh	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 saw	advcl
19	out	out	ADP	_	18 weighing	compound:prt
20	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 weighing	obj
21	in	in	ADP	_	23 scales	case
22	copper	copper	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 scales	compound
23	scales	scale	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 weighing	obl
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 passed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pass	past	He			the Ghetto			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme over ghetto=Location
2	see	past	He not said here	the old Jews					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer jew=Stimulus
3	bargain	gerund	the old Jews not said here					with each	vn battle-36.4 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with each=Co-Agent
4	weigh out	gerund	He not said here	money		copper scales			vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme money=Value

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