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title: drowsy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «drowsy» in the school dictionary: Drowsy means sleepy, when your eyes feel heavy and you could easily fall asleep. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# drowsy

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**Who acts:** Drowsy, eyes, you, drowsy place, people, medicines · **What happens:** mean, feel, fall, be, make, warn · **To what, where:** you, machines, drowsy cat, drowsy Sunday, anything, drowsy yawn · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«drowsy» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [drowsy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drowsy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Drowsy means sleepy, when your eyes feel heavy and you could easily fall asleep.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drowsy:m1:1
# text = Drowsy means sleepy, when your eyes feel heavy and you could easily fall asleep.
1	Drowsy	drowsy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sleepy	sleepy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
15	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Drowsy |  |  |  |  | sleepy *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **feel** | present | your eyes |  |  |  |  | heavy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **fall** | could | you |  |  |  |  | asleep, easily *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .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 -->
A drowsy place or time is quiet and slow, making people feel sleepy, like a warm summer afternoon.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drowsy:m2:1
# text = A drowsy place or time is quiet and slow, making people feel sleepy, like a warm summer afternoon.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	drowsy	drowsy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	sleepy	sleepy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
18	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
19	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a drowsy place or time |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a drowsy place or time *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | gerund | a drowsy place or time *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **feel** | infinitive | people |  |  |  | afternoon | sleepy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some medicines can make you drowsy; the label warns you not to drive or use machines.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drowsy:m3:1
# text = Some medicines can make you drowsy; the label warns you not to drive or use machines.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	medicines	medicine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	drowsy	drowsy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	warns	warn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	drive	drive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	_
17	machines	machine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | some medicines | you |  |  |  | drowsy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |
| 2 | **warn** *speech: warn* | present | the label |  | you |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **drive** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **use** | infinitive |  | machines |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent machine=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the big lunch I felt drowsy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drowsy:x1:1
# text = After the big lunch I felt drowsy.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	drowsy	drowsy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | I |  |  |  | after the big lunch | drowsy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The drowsy cat curled up by the fire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drowsy:x2:1
# text = The drowsy cat curled up by the fire.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	drowsy	drowsy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	curled	curl	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **curl up** | participle |  | the drowsy cat *not said here* |  |  |  | by the fire | vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This medicine may make you drowsy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drowsy:x3:1
# text = This medicine may make you drowsy.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	drowsy	drowsy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | may | this medicine | you |  |  |  | drowsy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was a drowsy Sunday, and nobody wanted to do anything.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drowsy:x4:1
# text = It was a drowsy Sunday, and nobody wanted to do anything.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	drowsy	drowsy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	9	nsubj	_	_
9	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a drowsy Sunday |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **want** | past | nobody | a drowsy Sunday *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a drowsy Sunday *not said here* | anything |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum said drowsy drivers should stop and rest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drowsy:x5:1
# text = Mum said drowsy drivers should stop and rest.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	drowsy	drowsy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	drivers	driver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **stop** | should | drowsy drivers |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 3 | **rest** | infinitive | drowsy drivers *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby gave a drowsy yawn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drowsy:x6:1
# text = The baby gave a drowsy yawn.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	drowsy	drowsy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	yawn	yawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the baby | a drowsy yawn |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yawn=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The warm classroom made everyone drowsy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drowsy:x7:1
# text = The warm classroom made everyone drowsy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	obj	_	_
6	drowsy	drowsy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the warm classroom | everyone |  |  |  | drowsy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset everyone=Product |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He answered drowsily from under the blanket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drowsy:x8:1
# text = He answered drowsily from under the blanket.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	drowsily	drowsily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | He |  |  | the blanket |  | drowsily *property* | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The relief from pain and hunger made me drowsy, and presently I fell asleep.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drowsy:x9:1
# text = The relief from pain and hunger made me drowsy, and presently I fell asleep.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	relief	relief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	hunger	hunger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	drowsy	drowsy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	presently	presently	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
15	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the relief from pain and hunger | me |  |  |  | drowsy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset i=Product |
| 2 | **fall** | past | I |  |  |  |  | asleep, presently *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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