---
title: acute — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «acute» in the school dictionary: An acute angle is less than 90 degrees, smaller than a right angle. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acute/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/) / acute

# acute

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** acute angle, three angles, Dogs, acute shortage, Owls, one · **What happens:** be, start, last, oppose, have, sense · **To what, where:** 90 degrees, acute sense, smell, He, hospital, village · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«acute» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [acute in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/acute.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An acute angle is less than 90 degrees, smaller than a right angle.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acute:m1:1
# text = An acute angle is less than 90 degrees, smaller than a right angle.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	acute	acute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	angle	angle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	90	90	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	degrees	degree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	conj	_	_
11	than	than	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	angle	angle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a acute angle |  |  |  |  | than 90 degrees; less *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a acute angle *not said here* |  |  |  |  | than a right angle | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very serious or severe, like acute pain or an acute shortage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acute:m2:1
# text = Very serious or severe, like acute pain or an acute shortage.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	severe	severe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	acute	acute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	acute	acute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	shortage	shortage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: medicine — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Starting suddenly and lasting a short time, as opposed to chronic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acute:m3:1
# text = Starting suddenly and lasting a short time, as opposed to chronic.
1	Starting	start	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
2	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	lasting	last	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	opposed	oppose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	chronic	chronic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | suddenly *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **last** | gerund |  |  |  |  | time |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **oppose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | to chronic | vn amalgamate-22.2-3 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very sharp and good, about senses or the mind, like acute hearing.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acute:m4:1
# text = Very sharp and good, about senses or the mind, like acute hearing.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	senses	sens	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	acute	acute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	hearing	hearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An acute angle is smaller than a right angle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acute:x1:1
# text = An acute angle is smaller than a right angle.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	acute	acute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	angle	angle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	angle	angle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a acute angle |  |  |  |  | than a right angle; small *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All three angles in an acute triangle are less than 90 degrees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acute:x2:1
# text = All three angles in an acute triangle are less than 90 degrees.
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	angles	angle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	acute	acute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	triangle	triangle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
9	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	11	advmod	_	_
10	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	90	90	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	degrees	degree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | all three angles in a acute triangle | 90 degrees |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dogs have an acute sense of smell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acute:x3:1
# text = Dogs have an acute sense of smell.
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	acute	acute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Dogs | a acute sense of smell |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sense=Patient |
| 2 | **sense** |  |  | smell |  |  |  |  | nom sense «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was taken to hospital with acute stomach pain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acute:x4:1
# text = He was taken to hospital with acute stomach pain.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	acute	acute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past · passive |  | He |  | hospital |  | with acute stomach pain | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to hospital=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is an acute shortage of water in the village.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acute:x5:1
# text = There is an acute shortage of water in the village.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	acute	acute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	shortage	shortage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a acute shortage of water |  |  | the village; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in village=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Owls have acute hearing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acute:x6:1
# text = Owls have acute hearing.
1	Owls	owl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	acute	acute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	hearing	hearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Owls | acute hearing |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hearing=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This one possessed the sense of hearing to a very high degree: so acute was this sense, that it was said he could hear the grass grow.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acute:x7:1
# text = This one possessed the sense of hearing to a very high degree: so acute was this sense, that it was said he could hear the grass grow.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	possessed	possess	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	hearing	hearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	degree	degree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
15	acute	acute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	18	det	_	_
18	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
20	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
22	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux:pass	_	_
23	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	advcl	_	_
24	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
25	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
26	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	conj	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	_
29	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | past | this one | the sense of hearing |  |  |  | to a high degree | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot sense=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past | acute | this sense |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · passive |  | acute |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |
| 4 | **hear** | could | he | the grass |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **grow** | infinitive | the grass *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **sense** |  |  | hearing |  |  |  |  | nom sense «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [acuity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acuity/)
- next →: [ad](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ad/)
- ↑ back to [A in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/)