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title: bi — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bi» in the school dictionary: Two or twice, as in bicycle (two wheels), bilingual (two languages), biannual (twice a year). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bi

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**Who acts:** bicycle, you, She, Birds, Binary numbers, He · **What happens:** attract, have, bisect, be, speak, walk · **To what, where:** two wheels, angle, bilingual, English, bipeds, two legs · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«bi» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [bi in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bi.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: prefix — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two or twice, as in bicycle (two wheels), bilingual (two languages), biannual (twice a year).

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bi:m1:1
# text = Two or twice, as in bicycle (two wheels), bilingual (two languages), biannual (twice a year).
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	bicycle	bicycle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	wheels	wheel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
13	bilingual	bilingual	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	biannual	biannual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	parataxis	_	_
20	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	23	advmod	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Short for bisexual: attracted to more than one gender.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bi:m2:1
# text = Short for bisexual: attracted to more than one gender.
1	Short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	bisexual	bisexual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	attracted	attract	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	9	advmod	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	gender	gender	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attract** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | to one gender *result* | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent to gender=Result |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Short for "bye" in some texting (bi or bai — slang).

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bi:m3:1
# text = Short for "bye" in some texting (bi or bai — slang).
1	Short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	bye	bye	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	texting	texting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	bi	bi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	bai	bai	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
14	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bicycle has two wheels.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bi:x1:1
# text = A bicycle has two wheels.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bicycle	bicycle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	wheels	wheel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a bicycle | two wheels |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wheel=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bisect the angle with your compass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bi:x2:1
# text = Bisect the angle with your compass.
1	Bisect	bisect	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	angle	angle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	compass	compass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bisect** | imperative | you *not said here* | the angle |  |  |  | with your compass | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent angle=Patient with compass=Instrument |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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She is bilingual: she speaks English and Welsh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bi:x3:1
# text = She is bilingual: she speaks English and Welsh.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	bilingual	bilingual	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Welsh	Welsh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | bilingual |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | she | English and Welsh |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Birds are bipeds because they walk on two legs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bi:x4:1
# text = Birds are bipeds because they walk on two legs.
1	Birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	bipeds	biped	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	walk	walk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Birds | bipeds |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** | present | Birds *= bird* | bipeds *not said here* |  | two legs |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent biped=Theme on leg=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Binary numbers use only 0 and 1.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bi:x5:1
# text = Binary numbers use only 0 and 1.
1	Binary	binary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	0	0	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Binary numbers | 0 |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 0=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He told his friends he is bi.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bi:x6:1
# text = He told his friends he is bi.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	iobj	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	bi	bi	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | He |  | his friends |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent friend=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | bi *property* | tree rules |

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