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title: hotspot — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hotspot» in the school dictionary: A hotspot is a place where there is a lot of a certain activity, such as a tourist hotspot or a crime hotspot. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hotspot

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**Who acts:** hotspot, lot, Wi Fi hotspot, place, you, hot rock · **What happens:** be, let, connect, rise, make, form · **To what, where:** place, you, Earth, volcanoes, area, danger

<!-- .vabout -->
«hotspot» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [hotspot in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hotspot.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hotspot is a place where there is a lot of a certain activity, such as a tourist hotspot or a crime hotspot.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hotspot:m1:1
# text = A hotspot is a place where there is a lot of a certain activity, such as a tourist hotspot or a crime hotspot.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hotspot	hotspot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	advmod	_	_
7	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	8	expl	_	_
8	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	20	case	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	tourist	tourist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	hotspot	hotspot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	crime	crime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	hotspot	hotspot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a hotspot | a place |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** | present | a lot of a certain activity |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .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 -->
A Wi-Fi hotspot is a place or device that lets you connect to the internet without wires.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hotspot:m2:1
# text = A Wi-Fi hotspot is a place or device that lets you connect to the internet without wires.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	Wi	Wi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Fi	fi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	hotspot	hotspot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	device	device	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	connect	connect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	internet	internet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	without	without	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	wires	wire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a Wi Fi hotspot | a place or device |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **let** | present | a place or device | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **connect** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the internet; without wires | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient to internet=Co-Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hotspot is a place where hot rock rises from deep in the Earth, making volcanoes, as under Hawaii or Iceland.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hotspot:m3:1
# text = A hotspot is a place where hot rock rises from deep in the Earth, making volcanoes, as under Hawaii or Iceland.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hotspot	hotspot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	rises	rise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	deep	deep	ADV	RB	_	9	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
17	volcanoes	volcano	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	under	under	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Hawaii	Hawaii	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	Iceland	Iceland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a hotspot | a place |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **rise** | present | hot rock |  |  | the Earth |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in earth=Location |
| 3 | **make** | gerund | a hotspot *not said here* | volcanoes |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset volcano=Product |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A biodiversity hotspot is an area with very many different kinds of plants and animals that are in danger.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hotspot:m4:1
# text = A biodiversity hotspot is an area with very many different kinds of plants and animals that are in danger.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	biodiversity	biodiversity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	hotspot	hotspot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
17	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a biodiversity hotspot | a area |  |  |  | with many different kinds of plants and animals | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | plants and animals |  |  | danger |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Hawaiian islands formed over a volcanic hotspot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hotspot:x1:1
# text = The Hawaiian islands formed over a volcanic hotspot.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Hawaiian	hawaiian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	formed	form	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	volcanic	volcanic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	hotspot	hotspot	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 | **form** | past | the Hawaiian islands |  |  | a volcanic hotspot |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over hotspot=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The café has a free Wi-Fi hotspot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hotspot:x2:1
# text = The café has a free Wi-Fi hotspot.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	café	café	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
6	Wi	Wi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Fi	fi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	hotspot	hotspot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the café | a free Wi Fi hotspot |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hotspot=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum turned her phone into a hotspot for my tablet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hotspot:x3:1
# text = Mum turned her phone into a hotspot for my tablet.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hotspot	hotspot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	tablet	tablet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | Mum | Mum's phone |  | a hotspot |  | for my tablet | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent phone=Theme into hotspot=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The beach is a tourist hotspot in summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hotspot:x4:1
# text = The beach is a tourist hotspot in summer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	tourist	tourist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	hotspot	hotspot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the beach | a tourist hotspot |  |  | summer |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hotspot:x5:1
# text = Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot.
1	Madagascar	Madagascar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	biodiversity	biodiversity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	hotspot	hotspot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be careful what you share on public hotspots.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hotspot:x6:1
# text = Be careful what you share on public hotspots.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	hotspots	hotspot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **share** | present | you |  |  | public hotspots |  |  | tree rules |

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