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title: humanoid — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «humanoid» in the school dictionary: Having a shape or features like a human being: a head, two arms, two legs, walking upright. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# humanoid

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**Who acts:** creature, scientists, museum, humanoid robot, aliens, Engineers · **What happens:** have, be, walk, look, say, wave · **To what, where:** shape, hominin, humanoid robot, hands, humanoid, film · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having a shape or features like a human being: a head, two arms, two legs, walking upright.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanoid:m1:1
# text = Having a shape or features like a human being: a head, two arms, two legs, walking upright.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	features	feature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
8	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
9	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
14	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
21	upright	upright	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | a shape or features |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | like a human head | tree rules |
| 3 | **walk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | upright *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A robot, alien or creature that looks like a person.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanoid:m2:1
# text = A robot, alien or creature that looks like a person.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	robot	robot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	alien	alien	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | creature |  |  |  |  | like a person | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A word for early human-like species in old books; scientists today usually say «hominin» or «hominid».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanoid:m3:1
# text = A word for early human-like species in old books; scientists today usually say «hominin» or «hominid».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
5	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	species	species	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
13	scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
14	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl:unmarked	_	_
15	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	hominin	hominin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	hominid	hominid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | scientists | hominin or hominid |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent hominin=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum had a humanoid robot that could wave and shake hands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanoid:x1:1
# text = The museum had a humanoid robot that could wave and shake hands.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	humanoid	humanoid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	robot	robot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	wave	wave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	shake	shake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
12	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the museum | a humanoid robot |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent robot=Patient |
| 2 | **wave** | could | a humanoid robot |  |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **shake** | infinitive | a humanoid robot *not said here* | hands |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the film, the aliens were humanoid, with two arms and two legs.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanoid:x2:1
# text = In the film, the aliens were humanoid, with two arms and two legs.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	aliens	alien	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	humanoid	humanoid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	appos	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the aliens | humanoid |  | the film |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Engineers build humanoid robots so they can walk up stairs like we do.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanoid:x3:1
# text = Engineers build humanoid robots so they can walk up stairs like we do.
1	Engineers	engineer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	build	build	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	humanoid	humanoid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	robots	robot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	stairs	stair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
11	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | present | Engineers | humanoid robots |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset robot=Product |
| 2 | **walk** | can | Engineers *= engineer* |  |  | stairs |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme up stair=Trajectory |
| 3 | **do** | present | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The statue had a humanoid shape but the head of a bird.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanoid:x4:1
# text = The statue had a humanoid shape but the head of a bird.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	statue	statue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	humanoid	humanoid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the statue | a humanoid shape but the head of a bird |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A humanoid robot fell over when it tried to kick a ball.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanoid:x5:1
# text = A humanoid robot fell over when it tried to kick a ball.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	humanoid	humanoid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	robot	robot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	over	over	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	kick	kick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall over** | past | a humanoid robot |  |  |  |  | over *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **try** | past | robot |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **kick** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | robot *not said here* | a ball |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent ball=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class drew humanoid aliens for the space story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanoid:x6:1
# text = Our class drew humanoid aliens for the space story.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	humanoid	humanoid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	aliens	alien	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | Our class | humanoid aliens |  |  |  | for the space story | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent alien=Result for story=Beneficiary |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not every robot is humanoid; a robot vacuum is shaped like a disc.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:humanoid:x7:1
# text = Not every robot is humanoid; a robot vacuum is shaped like a disc.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
2	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	robot	robot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	humanoid	humanoid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	robot	robot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	vacuum	vacuum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	disc	disc	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | every robot | humanoid |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shape** | present · passive | humanoid *not said here* | a robot vacuum |  |  |  | like a disc | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

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