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title: floating — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «floating» in the school dictionary: Floating means staying on top of water or another liquid without sinking. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# floating

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**Who acts:** Floating, duck, We, objects, balloon, you · **What happens:** float, mean, stay, sink, drift, move around · **To what, where:** top, air, pond, sky, water, back · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Floating means staying on top of water or another liquid without sinking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:floating:m1:1
# text = Floating means staying on top of water or another liquid without sinking.
1	Floating	float	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	staying	stay	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
11	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	sinking	sink	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **float** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **stay** *not said to happen* | gerund |  |  |  | top of water or another liquid |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on top=Location |
| 4 | **sink** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .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 -->
Floating also means drifting slowly in the air, like a balloon or a feather.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:floating:m2:1
# text = Floating also means drifting slowly in the air, like a balloon or a feather.
1	Floating	float	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	drifting	drift	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	balloon	balloon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	feather	feather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **float** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Floating |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **drift** *not said to happen* | gerund | Floating *not said here* |  |  | the air |  | like a balloon or a feather; slowly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in air=Trajectory |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Floating can mean moving around without a fixed place, like a floating teacher.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:floating:m3:1
# text = Floating can mean moving around without a fixed place, like a floating teacher.
1	Floating	float	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	around	around	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	fixed	fixed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	floating	float	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	amod	_	_
14	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **float** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **move around** *not said to happen* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | without a fixed place and a floating teacher; around *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **float** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The duck is floating on the pond.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:floating:x1:1
# text = The duck is floating on the pond.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	duck	duck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	floating	float	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **float** | present · progressive | the duck |  |  | the pond |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on pond=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We tested which objects were floating and which sank.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:floating:x2:1
# text = We tested which objects were floating and which sank.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tested	test	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	4	det	_	_
4	objects	object	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	floating	float	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	sank	sink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **test** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **float** | past · progressive | which objects |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **sink** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A balloon was floating up into the sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:floating:x3:1
# text = A balloon was floating up into the sky.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	balloon	balloon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	floating	float	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **float up** | past · progressive | a balloon |  |  | the sky |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into sky=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you fall in the water, try floating on your back.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:floating:x4:1
# text = If you fall in the water, try floating on your back.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fall	fall	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	floating	float	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  | the water |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in water=Location |
| 2 | **try** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **float** *not said to happen* | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  | your back |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on back=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clouds were floating across the sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:floating:x5:1
# text = Clouds were floating across the sky.
1	Clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	floating	float	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **float** | past · progressive | Clouds |  |  | the sky |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across sky=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ice cube kept floating in my drink.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:floating:x6:1
# text = The ice cube kept floating in my drink.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cube	cube	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	floating	float	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | the ice cube |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **float** | gerund | the ice cube *not said here* |  |  | my drink |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in drink=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An apple floats but a stone sinks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:floating:x7:1
# text = An apple floats but a stone sinks.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	floats	float	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sinks	sink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **float** | present | a apple |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sink** | present | a stone |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leaves were floating down the stream.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:floating:x8:1
# text = Leaves were floating down the stream.
1	Leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	floating	float	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **float** | past · progressive | Leaves |  |  | the stream |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme down stream=Trajectory |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A strong chain kept it from floating away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:floating:x9:1
# text = A strong chain kept it from floating away.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	chain	chain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	floating	float	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | a strong chain | it |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **float away** | gerund | a strong chain *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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