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title: fingertip — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fingertip» in the school dictionary: The very end of a finger. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# fingertip

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**Who acts:** you, fingertips, fingertip, lines, whole library, She · **What happens:** reach, find, use, read, go, touch · **To what, where:** information, fingertips, Braille, snow, fabric, own pattern · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The very end of a finger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fingertip:m1:1
# text = The very end of a finger.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At your fingertips: easy to reach or find, ready for you to use (information at your fingertips).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fingertip:m2:1
# text = At your fingertips: easy to reach or find, ready for you to use (information at your fingertips).
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	fingertips	fingertip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
12	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	fingertips	fingertip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **find** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **use** | to-infinitive | you | information |  | your fingertips |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent information=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Braille is read with the fingertips.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fingertip:x1:1
# text = Braille is read with the fingertips.
1	Braille	braille	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	read	read	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fingertips	fingertip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | present · passive |  | Braille |  |  |  | with the fingertips | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My fingertips went numb in the snow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fingertip:x2:1
# text = My fingertips went numb in the snow.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	fingertips	fingertip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	numb	numb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | My fingertips |  |  | the snow |  | numb *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in snow=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Touch the fabric gently with your fingertips.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fingertip:x3:1
# text = Touch the fabric gently with your fingertips.
1	Touch	touch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fabric	fabric	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	fingertips	fingertip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **touch** | imperative | you *not said here* | the fabric |  |  |  | with your fingertips; gently *property* | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent fabric=Experiencer with fingertip=Instrument |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every fingertip has its own pattern of lines called a fingerprint.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fingertip:x4:1
# text = Every fingertip has its own pattern of lines called a fingerprint.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	fingertip	fingertip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fingerprint	fingerprint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | every fingertip | fingertip's own pattern of lines |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pattern=Patient |
| 2 | **call** | participle | lines *not said here* | a fingerprint |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent fingerprint=Recipient |
| 3 | **pattern** |  | lines |  |  |  |  |  | nom pattern «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
With a tablet, a whole library is at your fingertips.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fingertip:x5:1
# text = With a tablet, a whole library is at your fingertips.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	tablet	tablet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	fingertips	fingertip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a whole library |  |  | your fingertips |  | with a tablet | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep your fingertips away from the door hinge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fingertip:x6:1
# text = Keep your fingertips away from the door hinge.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	fingertips	fingertip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	hinge	hinge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | your fingertips |  |  |  | away *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fingertip=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was an artist to her fingertips.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fingertip:x7:1
# text = She was an artist to her fingertips.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	artist	artist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	fingertips	fingertip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | She | a artist |  |  |  | to her fingertips | tree rules |

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