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title: gee — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gee» in the school dictionary: Gee is a word showing surprise, delight or mild annoyance, like "wow" or "oh". Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# gee

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**Who acts:** Gee, word, riders, horse, that, Gee whiz · **What happens:** be, show, gee up, say, make, go · **To what, where:** word, surprise, horse, someone, riders, name · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«gee» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [gee in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gee.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gee is a word showing surprise, delight or mild annoyance, like "wow" or "oh".

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gee:m1:1
# text = Gee is a word showing surprise, delight or mild annoyance, like "wow" or "oh".
1	Gee	gee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	delight	delight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	mild	mild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	annoyance	annoyance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	wow	wow	NOUN	NN	_	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	oh	oh	INTJ	UH	_	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Gee | a word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | gerund | a word *not said here* | surprise or mild annoyance |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent surprise=Recipient |

<!-- .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 -->
"Gee up" is what riders say to make a horse go faster; (UK, informal) to gee someone up means to encourage them.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gee:m2:1
# text = "Gee up" is what riders say to make a horse go faster; (UK, informal) to gee someone up means to encourage them.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Gee	gee	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	25	nsubj	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	obj	_	_
7	riders	rider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
14	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	gee	gee	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
23	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	22	obj	_	_
24	up	up	ADP	RP	_	22	compound:prt	_	_
25	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
26	to	to	PART	TO	_	27	mark	_	_
27	encourage	encourage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	xcomp	_	_
28	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	25	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gee up** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | riders |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | a horse |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **go** | infinitive | a horse *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **gee up** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 8 | **encourage** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | riders *= rider* |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gee is the name of the letter G.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gee:m3:1
# text = Gee is the name of the letter G.
1	Gee	gee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	G.	G.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Gee | the name |  |  |  | of the letter | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gee, that's a big dog!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gee:x1:1
# text = Gee, that's a big dog!
1	Gee	gee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that | a big dog |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Gee, thanks for the present!"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gee:x2:1
# text = "Gee, thanks for the present!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Gee	gee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	thanks	thanks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gee whiz, look at all that snow!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gee:x3:1
# text = Gee whiz, look at all that snow!
1	Gee	gee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	whiz	whiz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	snow	snow	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 | **look** | infinitive | Gee whiz |  |  |  |  | at all snow | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at snow=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Gee up!" shouted the farmer to his horse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gee:x4:1
# text = "Gee up!" shouted the farmer to his horse.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Gee	gee	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
6	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gee up** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | the farmer |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The coach geed the team up at half-time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gee:x5:1
# text = The coach geed the team up at half-time.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	geed	gee	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gee up** | past | the coach | the team |  |  | time |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gee, I wish I could come too.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gee:x6:1
# text = Gee, I wish I could come too.
1	Gee	gee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wish	wish	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
8	too	too	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 | **wish** | present | I |  |  |  |  | Gee *vocative* | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | could | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Gee up! gee up!" he cried; "now we've got him!" But here a stream crossed the road, and the stag plunged into the water.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* "Gee up! gee up!" he cried; "now we've got him!"

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gee:x7:1
# text = "Gee up! gee up!" he cried; "now we've got him!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Gee	gee	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
5	gee	gee	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
14	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gee up** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **gee up** *in a quote* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **get** *in a quote* | present · perfect | we | him *= he* |  |  | now |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* But here a stream crossed the road, and the stag plunged into the water.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gee:x7:2
# text = But here a stream crossed the road, and the stag plunged into the water.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	crossed	cross	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	stag	stag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	plunged	plunge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cross** | past | a stream | the road |  | here |  | the stag *obl* | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Patient |
| 2 | **plunge** | participle |  | the stag *not said here* |  | the water |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into water=Initial\_Location |

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