weird Who acts: Weird, way, someone, their, That, pencil · What happens: mean, be, explain, decide, fate, lay · To what, where: fate, weird animal, eggs, beak, weird dream, adult · Speech: someone speaks here
«weird» 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: weird in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Weird means very strange or unusual, in a way that is surprising or hard to explain.
The tree, 16 words nsubj advmod xcomp cc conj punct case det parataxis nsubj cop acl:relcl cc conj mark xcomp punct root Weird NOUN means VERB very ADV strange ADJ or CCONJ unusual ADJ , PUNCT in ADP a DET way NOUN that PRON is AUX surprising ADJ or CCONJ hard ADJ to PART explain VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Weird weird NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 very very ADV _ 4 strange advmod 4 strange strange ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 unusual cc 6 unusual unusual ADJ Degree=Pos 4 strange conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 way punct 8 in in ADP _ 10 way case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 way det 10 way way NOUN Number=Sing 2 means parataxis 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 13 surprising nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 surprising cop 13 surprising surprising ADJ Degree=Pos 10 way acl:relcl 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 hard cc 15 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 13 surprising conj 16 to to PART _ 17 explain mark 17 explain explain VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 hard xcomp 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Weird strange property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 is present a way surprising property tree rules 3 be a way not said here tree rules 4 explain speech: assert to-infinitive a way not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: 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 Weird can mean strange in a slightly scary or magical way: «a weird light in the sky».
The tree, 17 words nsubj aux xcomp case det advmod amod cc conj obl punct punct det amod parataxis case det nmod punct punct root Weird NOUN can AUX mean VERB strange ADJ in ADP a DET slightly ADV scary ADJ or CCONJ magical ADJ way NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET weird ADJ light NOUN in ADP the DET sky NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Weird weird NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 strange strange ADJ Degree=Pos 3 mean xcomp 5 in in ADP _ 11 way case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 way det 7 slightly slightly ADV _ 8 scary advmod 8 scary scary ADJ Degree=Pos 11 way amod 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 magical cc 10 magical magical ADJ Degree=Pos 8 scary conj 11 way way NOUN Number=Sing 4 strange obl 12 : : PUNCT _ 16 light punct 13 « « PUNCT _ 16 light punct 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 light det 15 weird weird ADJ Degree=Pos 16 light amod 16 light light NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean parataxis 17 in in ADP _ 19 sky case 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 sky det 19 sky sky NOUN Number=Sing 16 light nmod 20 » » PUNCT _ 16 light punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can Weird strange property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Meaning 3 Usage: Old — kept apart, not parsed.
To weird someone means to decide their fate or gift them something by magic.
The tree, 14 words mark amod nsubj mark xcomp nmod:poss obj cc conj nmod obj case obl punct root To PART weird ADJ someone PRON means VERB to PART decide VERB their PRON fate NOUN or CCONJ gift NOUN them PRON something PRON by ADP magic NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 weird mark 2 weird weird ADJ Degree=Pos 3 someone amod 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 means nsubj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 decide mark 6 decide decide VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means xcomp 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 fate nmod:poss 8 fate fate NOUN Number=Sing 6 decide obj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 gift cc 10 gift gift NOUN Number=Sing 8 fate conj 11 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 fate nmod 12 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 decide obj 13 by by ADP _ 14 magic case 14 magic magic NOUN Number=Sing 6 decide obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present someone vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 decide not said to happen to-infinitive someone not said here their fate fate or gift by magic tree rules 3 fate their = they nom fate «event transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 That's weird — my pencil was here a minute ago.
nsubj cop punct nmod:poss nsubj cop conj det obl:unmarked advmod punct root That PRON 's AUX weird ADJ — PUNCT my PRON pencil NOUN was AUX here ADV a DET minute NOUN ago ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 weird nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 weird cop 3 weird weird ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 — - PUNCT _ 3 weird punct 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 pencil nmod:poss 6 pencil pencil NOUN Number=Sing 8 here nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 here cop 8 here here ADV PronType=Dem 3 weird conj 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 minute det 10 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 11 ago obl:unmarked 11 ago ago ADV _ 8 here advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 weird punct
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1 is present That weird property tree rules 2 is past my pencil ago, here property tree rules
Example 2 The platypus is a weird animal: it lays eggs and has a beak.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop det amod punct nsubj parataxis obj cc conj det obj punct root The DET platypus NOUN is AUX a DET weird ADJ animal NOUN : PUNCT it PRON lays VERB eggs NOUN and CCONJ has VERB a DET beak NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 platypus det 2 platypus platypus NOUN Number=Sing 6 animal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 animal cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 animal det 5 weird weird ADJ Degree=Pos 6 animal amod 6 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 : : PUNCT _ 9 lays punct 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 lays nsubj 9 lays lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 animal parataxis 10 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 9 lays obj 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 has cc 12 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 lays conj 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 beak det 14 beak beak NOUN Number=Sing 12 has obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 animal punct
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1 is a present the platypus a weird animal tree rules 2 lay present platypus eggs vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result 3 have present platypus not said here a beak vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beak=Patient
Example 3 There was a weird noise in the attic.
expl det amod nsubj case det nmod punct root There PRON was VERB a DET weird ADJ noise NOUN in ADP the DET attic NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 was expl 2 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 noise det 4 weird weird ADJ Degree=Pos 5 noise amod 5 noise noise NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 6 in in ADP _ 8 attic case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 attic det 8 attic attic NOUN Number=Sing 5 noise nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be past a weird noise in the attic there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 I had a weird dream last night.
nsubj det amod obj amod obl:unmarked punct root I PRON had VERB a DET weird ADJ dream NOUN last ADJ night 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 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 dream det 4 weird weird ADJ Degree=Pos 5 dream amod 5 dream dream NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 6 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 7 night amod 7 night night NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past I a weird dream night vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dream=Patient
Example 5 If something online feels weird, tell an adult.
mark nsubj advmod advcl xcomp punct det obj punct root If SCONJ something PRON online ADV feels VERB weird ADJ , PUNCT tell VERB an DET adult NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 4 feels mark 2 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 feels nsubj 3 online online ADV _ 2 something advmod 4 feels feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 tell advcl 5 weird weird ADJ Degree=Pos 4 feels xcomp 6 , , PUNCT _ 4 feels punct 7 tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 adult det 9 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 7 tell obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 tell punct
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1 feel a condition, not said to happen present something weird property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 2 tell speech: assert imperative you not said here a adult vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient
Example 6 It's weird how fast the year went.
nsubj cop advmod advmod det obl:unmarked parataxis punct root It PRON 's AUX weird ADJ how ADV fast ADV the DET year NOUN went 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 weird nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 weird cop 3 weird weird ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 how how ADV PronType=Int 5 fast advmod 5 fast fast ADV Degree=Pos 8 went advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 year det 7 year year NOUN Number=Sing 8 went obl:unmarked 8 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 weird parataxis 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 weird punct
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1 is present It weird property tree rules 2 go past year fast property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 The soup tasted weird.
det nsubj xcomp punct root The DET soup NOUN tasted VERB weird ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 soup det 2 soup soup NOUN Number=Sing 3 tasted nsubj 3 tasted taste VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 weird weird ADJ Degree=Pos 3 tasted xcomp 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 tasted punct
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1 taste past the soup weird property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 8 The second said: “I weird her such a sweet voice as shall far exceed the nightingale.”
The tree, 16 words det nsubj punct punct nsubj ccomp nsubj det:predet det amod obl mark aux advmod ccomp det obj punct punct root The DET second NOUN said VERB : PUNCT “ PUNCT I PRON weird ADJ her PRON such DET a DET sweet ADJ voice NOUN as SCONJ shall AUX far ADV exceed VERB the DET nightingale NOUN . PUNCT ” PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 second det 2 second second NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 : : PUNCT _ 7 weird punct 5 “ " PUNCT _ 7 weird punct 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 weird nsubj 7 weird weird ADJ Degree=Pos 3 said ccomp 8 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 weird nsubj 9 such such DET PronType=Ind 12 voice det:predet 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 voice det 11 sweet sweet ADJ Degree=Pos 12 voice amod 12 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 3 said obl 13 as as SCONJ _ 16 exceed mark 14 shall shall AUX VerbForm=Fin 16 exceed aux 15 far far ADV Degree=Pos 16 exceed advmod 16 exceed exceed VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 said ccomp 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 nightingale det 18 nightingale nightingale NOUN Number=Sing 16 exceed obj 19 . . PUNCT _ 16 exceed punct 20 ” " PUNCT _ 16 exceed punct
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1 say speech: assert past the second such sweet voice vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 exceed in a quote shall the nightingale far property vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot nightingale=Theme
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