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title: emote — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «emote» in the school dictionary: To show feelings in a strong, often over-the-top way, especially when acting. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# emote

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**Who acts:** emote, character, we, She, He, singer · **What happens:** show, act, be, do, emote, wave · **To what, where:** feelings, animation, small picture, feeling, actor, arms

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«emote» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [emote in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/emote.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To show feelings in a strong, often over-the-top way, especially when acting.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emote:m1:1
# text = To show feelings in a strong, often over-the-top way, especially when acting.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
6	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	often	often	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	over-the-top	over-the-top	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
14	acting	act	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | to-infinitive |  | feelings |  |  |  | in a strong way | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent feeling=Patient in way=Topic |
| 2 | **act** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | especially *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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}

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Usage: gaming, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An «emote» is an animation or small picture that a character in a video game does to show a feeling, like a dance or a wave.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emote:m2:1
# text = An «emote» is an animation or small picture that a character in a video game does to show a feeling, like a dance or a wave.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	emote	emote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	animation	animation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	obj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
18	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	like	like	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
27	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	wave	wave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a emote | a animation or small picture |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | present | a character in a video game | small picture |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **show** | to-infinitive | a character in a video game *not said here* | a feeling and a dance or a wave |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent feeling=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The actor emoted wildly, waving his arms about.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emote:x1:1
# text = The actor emoted wildly, waving his arms about.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	actor	actor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	emoted	emote	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	wildly	wildly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	waving	wave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	about	about	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **emote** | participle |  | the actor *not said here* |  |  |  | wildly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wave** | gerund |  | his arms |  |  |  | about *property* | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In drama class we practised how to emote without shouting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emote:x2:1
# text = In drama class we practised how to emote without shouting.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	drama	drama	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	practised	practise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	emote	emote	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
9	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	shouting	shout	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **practise** | past | we |  |  | drama class |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **emote** | to-infinitive | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **shout** *speech: express* | gerund | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She did a victory dance emote after winning the game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emote:x3:1
# text = She did a victory dance emote after winning the game.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	victory	victory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	emote	emote	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
7	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	winning	win	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | She | a victory dance |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dance=Eventuality |
| 2 | **emote** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **win** | gerund |  | the game |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He spent his pocket money on a new emote.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emote:x4:1
# text = He spent his pocket money on a new emote.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spent	spend	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	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	emote	emote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | past | He | his pocket money |  |  |  | on a new emote *goal* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent money=Asset on emote=Goal |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The singer emoted every word of the sad song.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emote:x5:1
# text = The singer emoted every word of the sad song.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	emoted	emote	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **emote** | participle | the singer *not said here* | every word of the sad song |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **word** |  |  | the sad song |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chat filled with laughing emotes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emote:x6:1
# text = Chat filled with laughing emotes.
1	Chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	laughing	laughing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	emotes	emote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | participle |  | Chat *not said here* |  |  |  | with laughing | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with laughing=Instrument |
| 2 | **emote** | present | Chat |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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