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title: supine — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «supine» in the school dictionary: Lying flat on your back, face upwards. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# supine

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**Who acts:** doctor, we, opposite, prone, cat, newspaper · **What happens:** lie, accept, protest, ask, lay, breathe · **To what, where:** back, things, patient, supine, bed, yoga · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«supine» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [supine in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/supine.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Lying flat on your back, face upwards.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supine:m1:1
# text = Lying flat on your back, face upwards.
1	Lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	flat	flat	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	upwards	upwards	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | gerund |  |  |  | your back and face |  | flat, upwards *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on back=Location |

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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}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Weak, lazy or too willing to accept things without protesting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supine:m2:1
# text = Weak, lazy or too willing to accept things without protesting.
1	Weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	lazy	lazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	willing	willing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	accept	accept	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	protesting	protest	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | to-infinitive |  | things |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 2 | **protest** *speech: disagree* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn rebel-71.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor asked the patient to lie supine on the bed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supine:x1:1
# text = The doctor asked the patient to lie supine on the bed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	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	patient	patient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	lie	lie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	supine	supine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the doctor | the patient |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent patient=Recipient |
| 2 | **lie** | to-infinitive | the doctor *not said here* | supine |  | the bed |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location supine=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In yoga, we lay supine and breathed slowly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supine:x2:1
# text = In yoga, we lay supine and breathed slowly.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	yoga	yoga	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	lay	lay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	supine	supine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	breathed	breathe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
9	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | present | we | supine |  | yoga |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent supine=Theme in yoga=Destination |
| 2 | **breathe** | past | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The opposite of supine is prone, lying face down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supine:x3:1
# text = The opposite of supine is prone, lying face down.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	opposite	opposite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	supine	supine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	prone	prone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	down	down	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the opposite of supine | prone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lie down** | gerund | prone *not said here* | face |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat lay supine in the sun with its paws in the air.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supine:x4:1
# text = The cat lay supine in the sun with its paws in the air.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lay	lay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	supine	supine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	paws	paw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | infinitive | the cat | supine |  | the sun |  | with cat's paws; in the air | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent supine=Theme in sun=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The newspaper called the council supine for doing nothing about the potholes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supine:x5:1
# text = The newspaper called the council supine for doing nothing about the potholes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	supine	supine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	8	obj	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	potholes	pothole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle | the newspaper *not said here* | the council supine |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent supine=Recipient |
| 2 | **do** | gerund | the council supine *not said here* | nothing |  |  |  | about the potholes | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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For this exercise, start in a supine position with your knees bent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supine:x6:1
# text = For this exercise, start in a supine position with your knees bent.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	exercise	exercise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	start	start	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	supine	supine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	knees	knee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
13	bent	bent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | a supine position with your knees |  | for this exercise | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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