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title: headfirst — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «headfirst» in the school dictionary: With your head going in front of the rest of your body. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# headfirst

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**Who acts:** you, He, pool, cat, She, baseball player · **What happens:** go, stop, think, rush, slide, not dive · **To what, where:** front, something, slide, pool, laundry basket, adventure · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
With your head going in front of the rest of your body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:headfirst:m1:1
# text = With your head going in front of the rest of your body.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | gerund |  |  |  | front of the rest of your body |  | with your head | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with head=Beneficiary |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Without stopping to think first; too quickly («rush headfirst into something»).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:headfirst:m2:1
# text = Without stopping to think first; too quickly («rush headfirst into something»).
1	Without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stopping	stop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	rush	rush	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	headfirst	headfirst	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **rush** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | something |  | headfirst, quickly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into something=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He slid headfirst down the slide.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:headfirst:x1:1
# text = He slid headfirst down the slide.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	slid	slide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	headfirst	headfirst	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	slide	slide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slide** | past | He |  |  | the slide |  | headfirst *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme down slide=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never dive headfirst into a pool if you do not know how deep it is.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:headfirst:x2:1
# text = Never dive headfirst into a pool if you do not know how deep it is.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	dive	dive	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	headfirst	headfirst	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
12	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
13	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	ccomp	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **dive** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | a pool |  | headfirst *property* | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into pool=Location |
| 2 | **not** **know** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | present | pool |  |  |  |  | deep *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat fell headfirst into the laundry basket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:headfirst:x3:1
# text = The cat fell headfirst into the laundry basket.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	headfirst	headfirst	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	laundry	laundry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	basket	basket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | the cat |  |  |  |  | into the laundry basket *result*; headfirst *property* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into basket=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She ran headfirst into the adventure without a plan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:headfirst:x4:1
# text = She ran headfirst into the adventure without a plan.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	headfirst	headfirst	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	adventure	adventure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	plan	plan	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 | **run** | past | She |  |  |  |  | into the adventure *result*; without a plan; headfirst *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into adventure=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baseball player slid headfirst into the base.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:headfirst:x5:1
# text = The baseball player slid headfirst into the base.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	baseball	baseball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	slid	slide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	headfirst	headfirst	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	base	base	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slide** | past | the baseball player |  |  | the base |  | headfirst *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into base=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The diver went in headfirst with a neat splash.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:headfirst:x6:1
# text = The diver went in headfirst with a neat splash.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	diver	diver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	headfirst	headfirst	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	neat	neat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	splash	splash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go in** | past | the diver |  |  |  |  | headfirst *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She plunged headfirst into the hole, and slid down the shaft after her baby.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:headfirst:x7:1
# text = She plunged headfirst into the hole, and slid down the shaft after her baby.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	plunged	plunge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	headfirst	headfirst	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	slid	slide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	down	down	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	shaft	shaft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	after	after	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plunge** | past | She |  |  | the hole |  | headfirst *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into hole=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **slide down** | past | She *not said here* | the shaft |  |  | after her baby |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shaft=Theme |

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