---
title: like — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «like» in the school dictionary: To like something is to enjoy it or think it is good. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/like/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/) / like

# like

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** it, you, preposition, like, click, filler word · **What happens:** like, be, think, say, want, mean · **To what, where:** something, polite way, click, post, filler word, pause · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«like» in the school dictionary: its 10 meanings for a pupil and its 13 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: [like in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/like.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To like something is to enjoy it or think it is good.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:m1:1
# text = To like something is to enjoy it or think it is good.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	enjoy	enjoy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	think	think	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot something=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | enjoy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .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 -->
«Would like» is a polite way to say you want something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:m2:1
# text = «Would like» is a polite way to say you want something.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
13	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** *in a quote* | would |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a polite way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **want** | present | you | something |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot something=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Like (preposition) means similar to or the same as: she sings like a bird.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:m3:1
# text = Like (preposition) means similar to or the same as: she sings like a bird.
1	Like	like	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	preposition	preposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	similar	similar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	sings	sing	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | preposition |  |  |  |  | similar *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | present | preposition |  |  |  |  | like a bird | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Like means for example: fruit like apples and pears.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:m4:1
# text = Like means for example: fruit like apples and pears.
1	Like	like	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	pears	pear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | for example | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot for example=Attribute |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A like is a click that shows you enjoy a post online.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:m5:1
# text = A like is a click that shows you enjoy a post online.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	like	like	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	click	click	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	enjoy	enjoy	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	online	online	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a like | a click |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | present | a click |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **enjoy** | present | you | a post |  |  |  | online *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer post=Stimulus |

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Like is a filler word that fills a pause or softens: «it was, like, huge».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:m6:1
# text = Like is a filler word that fills a pause or softens: «it was, like, huge».
1	Like	like	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
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	filler	filler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	fills	fill	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pause	pause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	softens	soften	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	19	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a filler word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fill** | present | a filler word | a pause |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent pause=Patient |
| 3 | **soften** | present | a filler word *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** *in a quote* | past | pause |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 7 {#m7}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Like means about or roughly before a number: «like 20 people came» means about 20.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:m7:1
# text = Like means about or roughly before a number: «like 20 people came» means about 20.
1	Like	like	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	roughly	roughly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	14	discourse	_	_
12	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
17	about	about	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | roughly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **come** *in a quote* | past | 20 people |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** | present |  | 20 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 8 {#m8}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Be like» reports what someone said or did: «and she's like, no way».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:m8:1
# text = «Be like» reports what someone said or did: «and she's like, no way».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	cop	_	_
3	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	reports	report	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	obj	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nsubj	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
16	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	19	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	19	det	_	_
19	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | someone |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
| 3 | **do** | past | someone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | she | no way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 9 {#m9}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Like» at the end of a sentence just adds weight: «I was only joking, like.».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:m9:1
# text = «Like» at the end of a sentence just adds weight: «I was only joking, like.».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Like	like	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	adds	add	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	only	only	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	joking	joke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | present | weight |  |  |  | at the end of a sentence |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **joke** *speech: other* *in a quote* | past · progressive | weight |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 10 {#m10}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Akin to», «in the manner of» and «would wish to» are stiff ways to say like.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:m10:1
# text = «Akin to», «in the manner of» and «would wish to» are stiff ways to say like.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Akin	Akin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	wish	wish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
18	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
19	stiff	stiff	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	acl	_	_
23	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	22	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** *in a quote* | would | Akin *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Akin | stiff ways |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
12 pupils like apples and 8 like pears.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:x1:1
# text = 12 pupils like apples and 8 like pears.
1	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	pears	pear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many more like apples?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:x2:1
# text = How many more like apples?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She would like 3 more stickers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:x3:1
# text = She would like 3 more stickers.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	stickers	sticker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | would | She | 3 more stickers |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sticker=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He has as many cards as Tom, like his brother.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:x4:1
# text = He has as many cards as Tom, like his brother.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	like	like	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	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | He | many cards and Tom's brother |  |  |  | as Tom | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I like reading comics in bed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:x5:1
# text = I like reading comics in bed.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	reading	read	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	comics	comic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **read** *not said to happen* | gerund | I *not said here* | comics |  | bed |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent comic=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What would you like for lunch?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:x6:1
# text = What would you like for lunch?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | would | you |  |  |  |  | for lunch | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus for lunch=Attribute |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cloud looks like a dragon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:x7:1
# text = The cloud looks like a dragon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dragon	dragon	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 | **look** | present | the cloud |  |  |  |  | like a dragon | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bring things like hats and sunscreen to the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:x8:1
# text = Bring things like hats and sunscreen to the beach.
1	Bring	bring	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	hats	hat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sunscreen	sunscreen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | imperative | you *not said here* | things |  | the beach |  | like hats and sunscreen | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent thing=Theme to beach=Destination |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
there was like 20 kids at the party, it was, like, mad (casual)

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:x9:1
# text = there was like 20 kids at the party, it was, like, mad (casual)
1	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	15	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
15	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	casual	casual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | party |  |  |  |  | mad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | party *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
and she's like «give me 3 back» and i'm like «no way» (casual)

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:x10:1
# text = and she's like «give me 3 back» and i'm like «no way» (casual)
1	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
12	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	17	det	_	_
17	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
19	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	casual	casual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	20	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | she |  | me |  |  | give *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | i |  |  |  |  | like no way | tree rules |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I don't like your attitude, so shut it. (rough)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* I don't like your attitude, so shut it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:x11:1
# text = I don't like your attitude, so shut it.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	attitude	attitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	shut	shut	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **like** | present · do-support | I | your attitude |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot attitude=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (rough)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:x11:2
# text = (rough)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 12 {#x12}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Of the 20 respondents, 12 expressed a preference for apples; state the number who did not. (formal exam)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Of the 20 respondents, 12 expressed a preference for apples; state the number who did not.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:x12:1
# text = Of the 20 respondents, 12 expressed a preference for apples; state the number who did not.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	respondents	respondent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nsubj	_	_
7	expressed	express	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	preference	preference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
13	state	state	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
18	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **express** | past | 12 | a preference |  |  |  | of the 20 respondents; for apples | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent preference=Theme of respondent=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **state** *speech: other* | infinitive | 12 *not said here* | the number |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent number=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **do** | past | the number |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (formal exam)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:x12:2
# text = (formal exam)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	exam	exam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 13 {#x13}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Would you like to hear it?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:like:x13:1
# text = Would you like to hear it?
1	Would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | would | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **hear** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [lightweight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lightweight/)
- next →: [likeable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/likeable/)
- ↑ back to [L in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/)